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Since supply chains, by definition, are about the end-to-end inter-enterprise process, we highlight the growing importance
of looking outside your four walls when thinking about supply chain performance management. If you are overwhelmed by the
number of supply chain measures you are tracking, it’s bet (...)
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Since supply chains, by definition, are about the end-to-end inter-enterprise process, we highlight the growing importance
of looking outside your...
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2005-05-20
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Supply Chain Management (SCM) once viewed as a way to obtain a competitive advantage, is now perceived as a logical and necessary
extension of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP). The reasons: First, traditional ERP systems lack the advanced planning
tools necessary for companies to respond to an increa (...)
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Supply Chain Management (SCM) once viewed as a way to obtain a competitive advantage, is now perceived as a logical and necessary
extension of Ent...
Published:
2002-12-28
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Supply Chain Collaboration: The Key to Success in a Global Economy. Download Free Technology Research White Papers Linked
To Supply Chain Collaboration. Outsourcing and global competition are forcing companies to transform their supply chains from
linear processes into adaptive networks. Communities of cu (...)
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Supply Chain Collaboration: The Key to Success in a Global Economy. Download Free Technology Research White Papers Linked
To Supply Chain Collabora...
Published:
2010-03-11
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Actionable Supply Chain Intelligence : Leveraging the Services Hub. Reports and Other System to Use In Your Actionable Supply
Chain Intelligence. There’s no doubt that competing in today’s global marketplace is tough. In order to survive, organizations
must become more aware of what’s going on throu (...)
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... What It Does Not Mean. Although all of those examples at the very least identify some
elements of supply chain visibility, none really defines the term fully. ...
Published:
2010-03-11
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Your Challenge: Get Decision Makers' Approval for a Lean Supply Chain. Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant and Time-Bound.
When flexibility and speed are requisites for success, it’s the lean organization that leads the race. World-class manufacturing
organizations know the value of focusing on t (...)
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Your Challenge: Get Decision Makers' Approval for a Lean Supply Chain. Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant and
Time-Bound. When flexibility ...
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2010-03-11
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... By sharing information upstream and downstream, SCM solutions ...
in today’s marketplace, everyone is beginning to benefit from using supply chain software.
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Published:
2009-06-04
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ITV capabilities allows an organization to meet the challenges of rapidly increasing fuel prices, changes in regulatory requirements,
and provides customers with premium services without increasing the total cost of operations. Find out more in this article! (...)
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ITV capabilities allows an organization to meet the challenges of rapidly increasing fuel prices, changes in regulatory requirements,
and provides...
Published:
2009-08-31
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Aspen Technology recently acquired Petrolsoft Corporation, a maker of software for downstream refining distribution and replenishment. (...)
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Aspen Technology recently acquired Petrolsoft Corporation, a maker of software for downstream refining distribution and replenishment.
Published:
2000-06-22
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To help fashion players achieve the most out of adopting PLM methodology and systems while respecting the uniqueness of fashion
products and business processes, the article introduces a two-layer model to facilitate the process of selecting a fashion
PLM solution. (...)
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... supplier relationships by increasing transparency throughout the supply chain.
... By including people involved with upstream and downstream processes
(such as ...
Published:
2009-10-05
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... and track hazardous or controlled materials through the supply chain
increases the ... By getting people involved with upstream and downstream
processes (such ...
Published:
2009-02-09
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Global competition means more choice for consumers and increasing customer demands. Manufacturers and distributors must develop
a better understanding of what customers want so that they can configure, produce, and deliver products and services faster
and more cost-effectively. (...)
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Global competition means more choice for consumers and increasing customer demands. Manufacturers and distributors must develop
a better understan...
Published:
2008-11-28
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Retail remains a very tactile industry, focused on the hand, drape, and durability of fabrics and trim—besides which, designs
are still being sketched on paper and pinned on size models or mannequins. (...)
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Retail remains a very tactile industry, focused on the hand, drape, and durability of fabrics and trim—besides which, designs
are still being sket...
Published:
2006-06-29
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Lately demand-driven supply networks (DDSN) are a much talked about topic, yet little is written about SMBs and DDSN. By
understanding the basics of DDSN, and through selective implementation, SMBs can experience the agility, adaptability, and
alignment of DDSN. (...)
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Lately demand-driven supply networks (DDSN) are a much talked about topic, yet little is written about SMBs and DDSN. By understanding
the basics ...
Published:
2005-10-10
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Abstract:
To help fashion players achieve the most out of adopting PLM methodology and systems while respecting the uniqueness of fashion
products and business processes, the article introduces a two-layer model to facilitate the process of selecting a fashion
PLM solution. (...)
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upstream downstream supply chain examples:
... supplier relationships by increasing transparency throughout the supply chain.
... By including people involved with upstream and downstream processes
(such as ...
Published:
2009-10-05
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RedPrairie provides best-of-breed supply chain execution, workforce, and all-channel retail solutions designed to streamline
and expedite the flow of goods from raw materials into the hands of the consumer. In this article, TEC senior analyst P.J.
Jakovljevic describes how the company has positioned itse (...)
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RedPrairie provides best-of-breed supply chain execution, workforce, and all-channel retail solutions designed to streamline
and expedite the flow...
Published:
2011-12-29
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Protecting and Nurturing Your Brand: Maintain and Grow Brand Value in a Time of Crisis. Find Free Strategy and Other Solutions
to Define Your Acquisition In Relation To Brand Value and Supply Chain. Any corporate executive can tell you that a strong
brand can help achieve price premiums, promote customer (...)
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Protecting and Nurturing Your Brand: Maintain and Grow Brand Value in a Time of Crisis. Find Free Strategy and Other Solutions
to Define Your Acqui...
Published:
2010-03-11
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The 2007 Microsoft Office System in Manufacturing. Download Free IT Research White Papers Related To The 2007 Microsoft Office
System and Manufacturing. This white paper highlights the key challenges facing the manufacturing industry, and discusses
how the 2007 Microsoft® Office system can help maximize (...)
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The 2007 Microsoft Office System in Manufacturing. Download Free IT Research White Papers Related To The 2007 Microsoft Office
System and Manufactu...
Published:
2010-03-11
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If retailers in the vertical market of fashion apparel do not constantly refresh their presentation and assortment for consumers,
they run the risk of being overtaken by their competition, regardless of how competitively they source and deliver. (...)
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If retailers in the vertical market of fashion apparel do not constantly refresh their presentation and assortment for consumers,
they run the ris...
Published:
2007-08-20
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Begin at the End: a Good Lean Strategy Starts with Defining Your Ultimate Goal. Read Current White Paper for a Good Lean Strategy
Starts with Defining Your Ultimate Goal. You know the statistics—lean can shorten your lead times, reduce inventories, cut
operating costs, free up resources, and more. But c (...)
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Begin at the End: a Good Lean Strategy Starts with Defining Your Ultimate Goal. Read Current White Paper for a Good Lean Strategy
Starts with Defin...
Published:
2010-03-11
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Abstract:
Business Network Transformation: Rethinking Relationships in a Global Economy. Find Out IT Solutions and Other Applications
for Your Judgment Linked to Business Network Transformation. Business networks have come to the fore in the past decade, as
the power of customers and consumers has increased relativ (...)
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Business Network Transformation: Rethinking Relationships in a Global Economy. Find Out IT Solutions and Other Applications
for Your Judgment Linke...
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2010-03-11