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Showpiece Distribution Center for Internet Retailing

Challenge: A leading internet electronics retailer's needed to expand its order fulfillment and inventory storage capability to meet continued sales growth. Initial plans were to build a duplicate building on site to double capacity for both.

Centralized Transportation Command and Control for Operational and Financial Benefits

Challenge: The Company's growth was due to acquisitions that were allowed to continue to manage operations independently. No centralized logistics group existed. The company's 17 manufacturing sites managed their own logistics and operated independently.

Mobile-Specific Sites Among Tips to Fight Cart Abandonment in Mobile Commerce

Shopping, even for major items like a wedding dress, is now something people do while strolling through the park - by smartphone or other device. In 2011, U.S. mobile commerce sales surged 91.4 percent. By 2015, analysts estimate total m-commerce sales will reach $31bn - a 363-percent increase from 2011.

Automating Information Flows from Disparate Systems to Improve Customer Service

Challenge: This client, a leading storage system manufacturer, was hampered by a service operation consisting of disparate, highly-manual, service-delivery processes. They also had no visibility into missed service levels and operated under significant IT-related constraints. Existing resources were not prioritized on dispatch/logistics and as a result, the company did not meet its SLAs.

The Wait's Over: SEC Finally Acts on Rule to Track Conflict Minerals

Moving at the blinding speed of bureaucracy, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has finally adopted a rule that requires manufacturers to report on their use of conflict minerals from the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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Comprehensive Cold-Chain Management Becoming Critical to Profitability

Adoption of carton-level tagging using temperature-sensing RFID for pharmaceuticals could be nearing an inflection point, as was seen recently with item-level tagging in apparel. But tracking temperature-sensitive pharmaceuticals is very different from tracking apparel.

$1.4B Global Leader in Office Furniture Streamlines NAFTA Compliance

Challenge: A $1.4bn global leader in office furniture and interiors needed a way to automate the process of qualifying goods for NAFTA preferential trade terms for exporting from both the US and Canada. Having previously used a paper-based system via a third-party, the Company realized the process could no longer keep pace with its growing volume of shipments and constantly changing product portfolio.

International Supplier Streamlines its Inbound Supply Chain

Challenge: A leading international supplier of disposable paper and plastic packaging supplies wanted to offer a comprehensive track and trace system to its internal branches so that they could have near real-time visibility to their inventory in-transit for imported items, and a compliance system to ensure they adhered to import regulations and the ability to expedite Customs clearance.

Manufacturer Springs Ahead with Automated Import Compliance and Unified Procurement

Challenge: As part of an initiative to centralize its global procurement operations, this Fortune 500 diversified manufacturer of engineered components and products needed a way to effectively manage its importing process and reduce procurement costs while enabling real-time collaboration with its global suppliers.

The Wait's Over: SEC Finally Acts on Rule to Track Conflict Minerals

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Beverage Manufacturer Brews Up Impressive Sourcing Improvements with CombineNet

Challenge: One of the world's largest brewing companies relies on a highly complex freight network to ship raw materials, packaging and finished product between suppliers, breweries, warehouses and customers. The complexity of the European network, with 2,500 lanes, led to a "decentralized" sourcing approach, with multiple sourcing events across Europe.

Kewill Flagship gives a mail-order gift company year-round efficiency

Challenge: The flow of parcel shipping at a premier mail-order gift company can vary greatly depending on the time of year challenging efficiency and customer satisfaction.

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