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Importance of Relationship Between Company Outsourcing Business Processes and BPO Provider Can't Be Overstated

Over the last year, we've posted a number of blogs and published some articles on the benefits of outsourcing. We've discussed the reasons why companies choose to outsource specific functions and shown how business process outsourcing (BPO) providers can actually improve operations and save money. What we glossed over was the necessary relationship that has to exist between the company that's outsourcing and its provider. Making a success out of this relationship is a shared responsibility, one that cannot be overstated.

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RFID's Role in Today's Supply Chain

Use of RFID tags at the item level is upstaging case and pallet tagging among many retailers, says Tom O'Boyle, director of RFID at Barcoding Inc. O'Boyle explains the benefits derived from item-level tagging and looks at other innovative applications for RFID, including hybrid systems that mix active and passive tags.

The Pros and Cons of SaaS-Based Warehouse Management Systems

Since cloud-based or SaaS warehouse management systems first appeared around seven years ago, there have been no shortage of opinions proffered on the pros and cons of the Software-as-a-Service model for WMS. Let's look under the hood of SaaS WMS and evaluate its strengths and weaknesses.

Is Higher Pay the Answer to Trucking Capacity Crunch?

Carriers are becoming increasingly anxious about finding good drivers. Good drivers want to know why, in a time of shortage, they are not being rewarded better. And shippers are keeping their fingers crossed, hoping trucks will continue to be readily available - and affordable.

Market for 'Smart' Home Appliances Predicted to Reach $25Bn Over Next Five Years

The smart home appliance market, defined by products with built-in connectivity, will witness substantial growth over the next five years, reaching nearly $25bn by 2018, according to ABI Research. Currently limited to the top-end luxury models, wireless connectivity will slowly permeate to lower tier brands and models.

India Holds Great Promise for Growth in Market for Cloud ERP

The market for cloud-based enterprise resource planning systems, which eliminate on-premise implementation with its upfront capital expenditures for hardware and software, is ripe for growth in India, according to research from ARC Advisory Group.

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Most Businesses' Sales, Operations Planning Processes Still Spreadsheet-based or Rely on ERP, Survey Finds

Recent research shows 80 percent of the consumer goods companies surveyed have a formal sales and operations planning (S&OP) process in place, yet more than half rely on spreadsheets while another 26 percent stated they either utilize a homegrown solution or their ERP system.

Most Companies Require Continuous, Real-time Intel. Too Bad They Don't Have It.

Time-critical decisions in transportation, risk management, security, disaster response, manufacturing, and other operational domains require continuous real-time situational awareness and intelligence. Most enterprise systems do not provide this today.

Big Business Is 'Big Opportunity' for Communications Service Providers, But Challenges Remain, Study Suggests

There is a "massive opportunity" for communications service providers to grow enterprise revenues by offering a complete integrated communications technology service portfolio, according to a recent survey released by Pegasystems Inc., active in business process management and customer relationship management solutions.

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Demand Sensing Reduces Forecast Error as Supply Chains Become More Complex, Study Shows

North American supply chains became more complex in 2012 as the economy continued to recover. Rapid innovation, higher seasonal sales and increased reliance on promotions contributed to make forecasting more challenging. These and other findings are contained in the Terra Technology Forecasting Benchmark Study, now in its fourth year.

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Extended Product Attribute Guidelines Introduced for Retail Industry E-commerce

New implementation guidelines for leveraging GS1 standards in apparel and general merchandise ecommerce have been released by GS1 US. The Voluntary Guidelines for Exchanging Extended Attributes for eCommerce were developed in collaboration with more than 15 retailers, vendors and solution providers participating in the GS1 US Apparel and General Merchandise Initiative and are available at www.gs1us.org/eCommerceExtendedAttributes.

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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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