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Engaging Cloud Services Without IT Department Approval Heightens Security Risk, Report Finds

A growing tendency by business units and work groups to sign up for cloud services without any involvement from their IT organization creates serious risks for enterprises.

Never Satisfied: Ongoing Improvement Projects Cut Cost, Streamline Facility

Challenge: A CPG manufacturer of home appliances needed to control labor expenses and identified a 500,000-sq.-ft. distribution center as an opportunity to streamline. The facility ships to three regional centers and an overflow warehouse.

GT Nexus Joins With Kurt Salmon for Inventory Visibility

GT Nexus is partnering with Kurt Salmon to provide retailers with end-to-end visibility of their global inventories.

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Cosmetics Company Uses RFID System to Prevent Forklift Accidents in Its Warehouse

One year after cosmetics company L'Oréal Italia installed an RFID-based system to prevent forklift-related collisions in its busy warehouse, the company has not had a single such accident.

Major US Retailer's eSourcing Solution Exceeds 50% ROI through Decentralization

Challenge: Adopt a solution that can be easily rolled out to buyer and category manager desktops throughout the organization, plus scale across other departments in the enterprise.

#1 Consumer Electronics Retailer Increases Sales through Collaborative Planning

Challenge: Share forecast and replenishment data with retail partners more accurately and efficiently while completely replacing manual methods.

Integrating Supply and Demand into a Single Plan of Record

Challenge: A large wireless infrastructure solutions experienced a loss of operations visibility and control after outsourcing its manufacturing. Disconnected supply and demand plans and an antiquated forecasting tool left forecast elements out of sync by two or three months in some cases.

Excessive Customs Fees were Impacting Electronics Retailer's Canadian Online Sales

Challenge: A leading U.S. electronics retailer successfully entered the Canadian ecommerce market, only to face higher-than expected brokerage fees, and maximum customs charges.

Global Apparel Brand Turns to Supply Chain for Differentiation

Challenge: An innovative sports garments, footwear and accessories manufacturer must manage a complex global supply chain with a dynamic product portfolio produced in nearly 20 countries. The company's exponential growth and manual processes led to challenges balancing inventory with financial goals and service levels.

Global Consumer Products Company Improves Compliance, Achieves Significant Duty Savings

Challenge: A global food and beverage company, after enviable international growth, realized that their global trade product classification processes required a transformation. Their US, Canada, and European teams operated independently and relied on inefficient, manually intensive processes and duplicate efforts. The company also needed to create a more efficient NAFTA eligibility identification process.

Apparel Retailer Outfits Supply Chain with Automation, Gains Real-Time Visibility

Challenge: This leading apparel retailer lacked visibility into its supply chain. Its homegrown system relied on spreadsheets, emails and phone calls with international business units and over 30 trading partners. The company needed a single, detailed view of shipments and orders to create reliability in the global supply chain.

Socket Mobile Develops New 2D Attachable Barcode Scanner

Socket Mobile Inc., a provider of mobile productivity technology, has developed model 8Qi of its 2D cordless hand scanner.

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