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JDA Enhances Enterprise Supply Planning Application

JDA Software Group Inc. has added capabilities to JDA Enterprise Supply Planning, an application that brings together the vendor's Master Planning and Supply Chain Planner modules.

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Orchestro Releases Update of Demand-Sensing, Analytics Platform

Orchestro Inc., a provider of software for demand analytics and orchestration, has released a new version of its software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform.

Delivering a Seamless Customer Experience Demands Visibility

Analyst Insight: Delivering a seamless customer experience will demand a more comprehensive approach to inventory visibility across the entire supply chain. Gone are the days of "offline and online" inventories. Retailers must determine how they will create and leverage one view of all of their inventories, where any location now may become a source to fulfill a customer's order. – Melanie Nuce, Vice President of Apparel and General Merchandise, GS1 US

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4PLs Make the Final Move

Analyst Insight: Fourth-party logistics providers (4PLs) are gaining traction in the final delivery service provider industry. The explosion of order-direct to customer delivery has created a need for final delivery service providers with varying capacities and capabilities. 4PLs can provide a network of regional final delivery companies. The creation of strong 4PL players has captured the trust of manufacturers and retailers. – Lisa Kennedy, Project Manager, Tompkins International

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Safety Guidelines Issued for Reusing Plastic Packaging for Food, Perishable Products

The Reusable Packaging Association has issued comprehensive protocols to ensure the continued safe use of reusable plastic containers (RPCs) for fresh and perishable products in the supply chain. The guidelines encompass washing, handling, storing, packing, displaying and collecting RPCs. They also include rigorous and defined Hazard Analysis & Critical Control Points (HACCP), and hourly, daily, monthly, and quarterly microbiological testing.

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By Comparison to Other Types of Companies, Retailers Fall Short on Cybersecurity Investment

Seeing what is happening to their customers and feeling the heat from possible threats, technology companies are increasing spending on security for their own systems, according to a survey of chief financial officers. Meanwhile, incentives to spend big on security are still in short supply for retailers and other private companies.

Trace One, SGS Launch New Tool for Supply-Chain Visibility

Trace One has joined with SGS to create an integrated platform that provides "farm-to-fork" visibility throughout the supply chain for brand owners, manufacturers and suppliers.

Imports Continue to Rise as West Coast Ports Work on Backlog

Import cargo volume at the nation's major retail container ports is expected to rise an unusually high 16.9 percent this month over the same time last year as West Coast ports begin to dig out from a backlog of cargo that built up during just-concluded contract negotiations with dockworkers, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report released today by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates.

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Epicor Issues New Version of Eagle N Series, Acquires Insite Software

Epicor Software Corp has released version 24.1 of the Epicor Eagle N series for retail business management.

Amber Road Acquires Global Sourcing Tool ecVision

Amber Road, a vendor of global trade management software, has acquired ecVision, a provider of cloud-based global sourcing and collaborative supply-chain applications.

Online Shoppers Want More Flexibility, Alternate Delivery Locations and More Payment Options, Study Finds

Online shoppers around the world want the ability to search and shop on multiple channels and devices, expect to see alternate delivery and payment options, and when it comes to shipping and returns, "free" is a driving factor to complete the sale.

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Top Retail Megatrends Require an Omnichannel Supply Chain

Analyst Insight: The retail industry is undergoing massive transformations as a result of three megatrends: technology, globalization and supply chain. New technologies have changed the definition of the word "shopping." Globalization has resulted in products designed for international consumption and manufactured in the country with lowest total delivered cost. Supply chain's role is to support the desires of global customers with an efficient flow of goods, information and cash. The omnichannel supply chain is critical to these transformations, and it should evolve through a Strategy-Structure-Implementation process. – Jim Tompkins, CEO, Tompkins International

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