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Wal-Mart to Use Customers to Deliver the Goods?

Wal-Mart is considering a radical plan to have store customers deliver packages to online buyers, a new twist on speedier delivery services that the company hopes will enable it to better compete with Amazon.com.

JDA Releases Platform for Planning, Optimization, Analytics in the Cloud

JDA Software Group Inc. has released JDA eight, the vendor's platform for deploying supply-chain planning, optimization and business analytics applications in the cloud.

H&M the Latest of Very Few Retailers to Go Public With Its List of Suppliers

Hennes & Mauritz, selling under the brand H&M, is the world's second-largest apparel company and the biggest buyer of clothes made in Bangladesh. That has put the Swedish retailer in an uncomfortable position after the death of a prominent labor activist a year ago and a garment factory fire that killed more than 100 workers in November.

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Is Your S&OP Process In Tune With Your Organization?

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DB Schenker Logistics Expands Services to Ukraine

DB Schenker Logistics has expanded its services to Ukraine.

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hybris Releases New Commerce Suite for B2B and B2C Commerce

hybris, provider of an electronic commerce platform, has released a new version of the hybris Commerce Suite.

What It Takes to Be a Great Demand Planner

Companies say they are in dire need of competent supply and demand planners, but the requirements of that position today are so varied that you wonder whether a single person exists who can do the job. It calls for strong math and statistical skills, obviously, but a good planner must also be able to communicate well across the multiple "silos" of an organization. The right candidate will have a deep understanding of the requirements of manufacturing, logistics, marketing, sales and finance. Then there's the necessity of reaching outside company walls to suppliers and customers, to ensure that all parties are in agreement about what the demand forecast should be. Who are these freakishly talented individuals? And where can they be found?

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Why Is S&OP Essential?

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Report From IBF Supply Chain Forecasting & Planning Conference 2013

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Google Tests Same-Day Delivery Service in San Francisco Area

Given Google's central role in driving e-commerce traffic through its huge user base, its move into real-world commerce could be a major game changer. An online shopping service that provides same-day delivery of food and other products - that's the basic idea behind a new service now being tested by the company.

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Same-Day Delivery Is Back. Will It Succeed This Time?

Same-day delivery, a concept that bombed during the dot-com era of the late 1990s, is back on the loading dock. Major retailers such as Wal-Mart, Nordstrom, eBay, and Amazon.com are all offering same-day delivery in a limited number of locations. FedEx, UPS, and the U.S. Postal Service are partners in these pilots.

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The New World of Profitability: Everybody Wins

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How a Leading U.S. Floral Distribution Company Reduced Warehouse Labor Costs by 45% with RFID

Recycled Tagging Fasteners: Small Changes Make a Big Impact

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

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