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How to Build A Supply Chain For All Seasons

Companies use smart logistics strategies and the latest in technology to help predict and meet seasonal demand, but getting it right is still an art.

Sense-and-Respond: The Next Generation Of Supply Networks

Consultants, analysts and shippers don't necessarily define 'sense-and-respond' the same way, and their views on the need for greater technology investment may vary as well.

Inventory Optimization Is a Delicate Balancing Act to Cut Costs Yet Keep Service Levels Up

Afraid to let safety stocks get too low, companies often get overwhelmed by their inventory. New ideas, processes and technologies in inventory management can solve that.

Risky Business: The True Cost of Supply Chain Disruptions

While supply chain efficiency is important, companies need to focus more attention on reducing risk to their financial performance resulting from supply chain disruptions.

Supply-Chain Execution: Globalization Spurs New Ideas in Software, Services

Shippers today want more from their execution vendors, who are responding with systems that address outsourcing, security, data flow and new trade regulations.

Retailers Starting to Get It Right-at the Store Level

Retailers have been investing in supply chain technology for some time. Now they need to take it to the next level: the store. New technology advancements are making it possible for retailers to cut logistics costs significantly while dramatically improving customer service.

When Churchill China Outsourced Manufacturing, Forecasting Took a Hit

A conversation with Alistair Henderson, network manager at Churchill China plc, a U.K.-based global manufacturer of ceramic tableware.

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Best Buy's Journey To a Best-in-Class Supply Chain

Over the past five years Best Buy Co. has developed a world-class supply chain that supports the company's position as one of the nation's top retailers, while saving millions of dollars in costs.

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AMR Picks 25 Supply Chains That Actually Pull Demand Rather Than Push It

To meet the ranking's exacting criteria, these companies' supply chains had to be driven by demand forecasting, use cutting edge technology and produce industry leading financial results.

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This Demand Signal Is Crystal Clear: Less Push, More Pull

The pressure is on for companies to employ demand-driven strategies - technologies and processes that can "sense" and communicate real-time demand across customers, suppliers and employees.

Revlon Plows Through Productivity Plateau Without New IT Investments

A conversation with Dave Laverty, vice president of Materials Management Worldwide, at Revlon Consumer Products Corp.

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An Agile Supply-chain Solution for Agilent from Webplan

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