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A Clear View of the Supply Chain

Challenge: In 2005, a world-renowned brand of outdoor apparel was running a complex supply chain, but struggled with efficiency in managing the large amount of data from its suppliers and supply chain providers.

Peak Season Impact of Hanjin Shutdown Remains Unclear

More than a month after major Korean freighter line Hanjin shut down due to financial issues, the effects are still being felt by retailers in terms of shipment delays from Asia.

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REI's New DC Is 8 Times Faster, Energy Self-Sufficient, Retailer Says

Outdoor apparel retailer REI has designed its new distribution center to be both energy and workflow efficient. The DC, in the Arizona desert, is a net-zero energy facility and will provide to co-op retailer with 20 years of free energy, according to Rick Bingle, REI's vice president of supply chain.

October Imports Spike as Retailers Prepare for Holidays

October is expected to be the second-busiest month of the year for the nation's major retail container ports as merchants stock up for the holiday shopping season, according to a report by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates.

What Retail Needs Now Is Big Data and Automation

Many retailers struggle with balancing their brick-and-mortar business with e-commerce, but warehouse automation and Big Data are there to help.

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Finish Line Sees Sales Increase After Fixing Supply Chain Shortfalls

Last year some well documented supply chain miscues trimmed more than $30m in sales from The Finish Lines' bottom line, and left the retailer with unsold inventory in their DCs and disappointed customers in their stores.

7 Ways Any Manufacturing Business Can Increase Its Operational IQ

Imagine a global supply chain that connects every human, digital, and mechanical link while also processing millions of bytes of data each second. One in which a vital machine, sensing that it is about to fail, communicates with vendors to send out the repair parts it needs, even texting a technician to install them.

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Big Trucks Will Have to Get Cleaner - And Industry Is Fine With That

Federal regulators are mandating drastic reductions in emissions from heavy-duty trucks over the next 10 years. And truck manufacturers and big shippers alike are applauding the move.

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Cloud Computing Set to Transform Supply Chain Planning Applications

Cloud computing is a game changer for supply chain planning applications, but its potential is being underestimated by users and vendors who fail to differentiate true cloud-based solutions from traditional software-as-a-service (SaaS), says Bill Harrison, president of Demand Solutions.

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Finding a TMS that Will Deliver Value Today and in the Future

A lot of companies will acquire transportation management systems over the next few years, according to recent market reports. Transparency Market Research predicts a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 12.20 percent for the global TMS market (2014- 2022), while Credence Research projects a 13.1 percent CAGR (2015-2022). Both expect global sales to reach an annual value of $19.2bn by the end of the forecast period, with North America continuing to dominate.

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Symphony EYC Partners With Infosys on Retail Cloud Deployment

Symphony EYC has partnered with Infosys to jointly market, implement and customize its new Symphony Retail Cloud applications.

Implementing Fully Integrated EDI for Supply Chain Efficiency

In today's world of web-based ordering, consumers expect the right products to be available all the time, delivered quickly, and for status updates to be provided at every stage of the process until the product is received. This places very high expectations on wholesalers, suppliers, distributors and retailers alike to ensure they are able to meet this demand, and they have little margin for errors and delays. The manual processes businesses have historically relied on make them vulnerable to the factors that contribute to these shortcomings and can negatively affect production, margins, reputation, scorecard performance and, ultimately, the bottom line. Because of this, supply chain executives are embracing real-time visibility and system collaboration.

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