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Saks to Officially Open DC in Middle Tennessee

Retailer Saks Incorporated is set to celebrate the opening of its new distribution and fulfillment facility in LaVergne, Tenn., this month.

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.

Global manufacturer tastes sweet success with cloud supply chain platform

Challenge: A global manufacturer of 49% food and 51% pet products manages over 3,500 inputs from growers, with 17 U.S. production facilities, 24 devoted to co-packing, 11 distribution centers and more than 550 ship-to locations. Internationally it operates 20 co-packing locations and imports the equivalent of more than 11,000 twenty-foot containers (TEUs) from 48 destinations.

The California Tax Man Cometh, and He's Headed for Internet Merchants

State tax collectors are preparing to crack down on renegade internet merchants who don't collect sales taxes, and nearly 100 new state auditors, lawyers and other specialists are being hired to help over the next three years.

Have ERP Vendors Yet to Really Penetrate World of Small and Mid-Sized Businesses?

ERP systems are used throughout most large enterprises, with SAP and Oracle accounting for 80 percent or more of the installed based in regulated sectors such as pharma and energy. But these same systems, with their million-dollar development budgets and long learning curves, have been singularly unsuccessful in smaller enterprises.

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.

Analysis of Product Lifecycle Management Applications in Retail Available

An IDC MarketScape report from IDC Retail Insights finds that product lifecycle management has evolved to become a central lynchpin for retailers to conduct customer-centric, efficient and effective brand management. The new study, IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Retail Product Life-Cycle Management (PLM) Applications 2012 Vendor Assessment, examines the impact of retail PLM and its ability to improve return on capital and brand equity, while reducing risk. Vendors evaluated in this report include: Centric Software, Core Solutions, Dassault Systemes, Gerber, Lectra, NGC, PTC, SAP, Siemens and TradeStone Software.

$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.

ES3s Collaborative Solutions Puts Your Product There When it Matters

Challenge: To create a system that allows for product to always be on the shelf, saving the consumer time and making his/her shopping experience easier.

Kenco Fleet Services Saves Manufacturer 20% on Material Handling Equipment

Challenge: A major U.S. manufacturer who partners with Kenco for integrated logistics solutions was spending nearly $20 million annually on material handling equipment (MHE). These costs consisted of forklift leases and maintenance on equipment less than four years old.

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