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Scotts Cultivates a Customer-Centric Supply-chain Strategy

The company acknowledges it was a "terrible supplier" of its line of highly seasonal lawn and garden products. It now has a whole new approach to working with retailers, matching supply with actual demand.

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Advanced Order Fulfillment Requires Warehouses With 'On Demand' Capability

Increased offshore manufacturing coupled with growing demands for more customized products and rapid delivery require a more flexible order-fulfillment model. Supply-chain strategists and solution providers are responding to this challenge.

Better Forecasting, S&OP Support Transformation At Campbell's Soup

A conversation with Mike Mastroianni, vice president of North American planning and operations at Campbell's Soup Co.

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On the Rebound:New Interest in Where Supply-chain Technology Can Take Companies

With economic activity heating up, businesses are again eager to compete in the global arena. To do so, they need to raise the performance of their supply chains to world-class levels.

Price Optimization Software Helps Bolster Gross Margins

Relying in part on point-of-sale data, this software improves merchandise assortment, boosts total sales and helps increase average selling prices.

POS Data Is Used To Quickly Recalibrate Store Replenishments

Point of sale is "where the facts are" that help retailers readjust orders to accommodate sales peaks and valleys that may be predictable but aren't always intuitive.

Best Practices Minimize the 'Luck Factor' In SC Planning

Ten best practices in supply-chain planning, culled from conversations with leading supply-chain executives, analysts and vendors - the first of a series of six "Best Practices" articles to be presented this year.

West Marine Leaves Inefficient Supply Chain In Its Wake

A Conversation with West Marine Senior Vice Presidents Larry Smith and Patrick Murphy

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ERP Vendors Expand Offerings, Make Inroads Into SCM Market

Major ERP players are poised to give best-of-breed vendors in supply-chain management and execution a run for their money as the economy gains steam and companies once again begin to invest in technology.

CTM: Collaborating To Weed Out Transportation Inefficiency

With a re-energized effort under way to formalize Collaborative Transportation Management, lots of people are looking at ways to make carriers part of the collaborative process.

Naturally Fresh Dresses Its Supply Chain With New Capabilities

Rapid growth, Y2K issues and the need to better control and trace inventory all led salad dressing manufacturer Naturally Fresh to implement an enterprise system that included robust supply-chain capabilities.

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Now Playing: MGM's Home Video VMI Program

Hollywood studios know that box-office receipts are greatest in the first weeks of a film's release, and the same is true for their video sales divisions. MGM Home Entertainment's VMI initiative ensure that its retailers are stocked (and replenished) with the latest videos.

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