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26 Independent Energy Facilities Consolidate Procurement Process With Vinimaya

Challenge: A large industrial & manufacturing organization that delivers goods and services to the U.S. Department of Energy was looking to unify a collection of de-centralized procurement processes & systems spread across 26 facilities, each using a different process, supplier community and back-end system - including Ariba, PeopleSoft/Oracle, and SAP. The organization needed to gracefully tie these systems together in order to streamline supplier data management, consolidate supplier rates for goods and services and maximize savings.

Growing Use of 'Showrooming' Costs UK Retailers, Study Finds

Retailers in the UK are facing a growing threat of "showrooming," according to research from Omnico, which reveals that one in 10 consumers have used their smartphone to buy a product from another retailer's website while in-store.

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Canada Post, Major Retailers Try Same-Day Delivery for Online Sales

Betting that consumers are willing to pay for instant gratification, Canada Post is teaming up with Wal-Mart Canada Corp., Best Buy Canada Ltd., and Indigo Books & Music Inc. in the first major Canadian rollout of same-day online shopping.

Navarre Corp. Changes Name to Speed Commerce

Navarre Corp., provider of a multichannel platform of electronic commerce and distribution services, has changed its name to Speed Commerce Inc.

How to Implement an Omni-channel Strategy

Kelly Thomas, group vice president of global accounts with JDA Software, offers a definition of "omni-channel," and discusses how the concept is transforming retail supply chains.

What Makes a Good Supply-Chain Leader?

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Food Manufacturer Scales Company Growth with Managed Transportation Services

Challenge: A food manufacturer's current transportation management structure was unable to scale and support their pace of growth. Their resources were also inadequate to support future growth, and they needed to gain better control of transportation expenses and delivery service.

Can American Manufacturers Compete With the Chinese - in China?

So the Chinese are gearing up to sell their branded merchandise in the U.S. But what about the other way around? Can American manufacturers capture a healthy share of China's burgeoning consumer market?

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Wanted: Supply-Chain Management Leaders

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How to Handle a Social Media Crisis

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Manufacturer Saves $70k Monthly on Expedited Shipping Costs Using UltraShipTMS

Challenge: Procurement frequently relied upon expedite requests to meet sales orders to satisfy a "just-in-time" materials sourcing strategy. Consistent cost overruns due to inefficient use of expedited shipping and the resulting high premiums were not identified until month-end transportation audits. By then, the money had already been spent.

Opposites Attract: Shippers Collaborate to Improve Capacity Utilization and Sustainability

Challenge: In 2011, our customer transported the equivalent of 11,000 truckloads between Mexico and the U.S. While outbound loads were near the U.S. legal weight limit, each trailer departed its Mexican origin with about 80% of the available cubic capacity unused. The situation wasted "capacity" and underutilized all transportation resources "” especially fuel.

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Enhancing High-Value Electronics Shipment Security with Tive's Real-Time Tracking

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