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Agentrics NeoGrid Launches Supply-Chain Collaboration Portal

Agentrics NeoGrid, a vendor of products for supply-chain synchronization, has created the NeoGrid Portal. The new collaboration tool integrates existing systems within a company, creating a single point of access for managing the entire network of a client's supply chain.

CombineNet Offers New Capabilities for Electronic Auctions

CombineNet Inc., a provider of strategic-sourcing systems for global supply chains, has developed new capabilities which allow procurement and sourcing managers to manage electronic sourcing events in a single platform.

SAP Develops New Mobile Apps for Business Users, Consumers

SAP AG has introduced a series of mobile applications for business users and consumers. The new tools provide real-time access to human resources, finance, sales and mobile commerce functions.

Terra Technology Unveils App for Long-Term Demand Sensing

Terra Technology has added to its Demand Sensing product suite with the introduction of a Long-Term Demand Sensing (LDS) application.

Pain Points in Business Forecasting

People, processes and technology are the three key areas where companies are experiencing "pain points" in their forecasting efforts, says Eric Ball, solutions manager with Avercast LLC. The people side is especially vital, given the trend within many companies of "trying to do more with less." Too often businesses rely on a new piece of technology to improve their forecasting, ignoring the need for humans to run the system. "Coupled with budget cutbacks left and right, developing personnel is a tremendous issue," he says.

Supply Chain Improvement Initiatives at Briggs Healthcare

Briggs Healthcare develops and markets products that are designed to improve clinical outcomes and reduce operating costs for more than 50,000 customers in the senior care, home care, acute care, physician and retail markets. "Having the right product at the right place and time and at the lowest cost is very important to us," says Brad Mueller, vice president of supply chain solutions.

Coping With Demand Variability in the Electronics Supply Chain

The electronic industry has always been characterized by high variability in supply and demand. With recent natural disasters such as the earthquake and tsunami in Japan, and flooding in the parts of the U.S., the problem has only become more acute. Tackling it requires state-of-the-art systems, strong management commitment, good customer service, well-run business processes, integration among functions and effective inventory-control procedures, says Dave Lentz, director of innovation and solutions marketing with Avnet Electronics Marketing Americas.

Arena Solutions Teams With Octopart to Aid in Supply Visibility

Arena Solutions, a vendor of cloud-based product lifecycle-management (PLM) software for managing bills of materials (BOMs), has forged a partnership with Octopart, a search engine for electronic parts.

Epicor Software Offers New Version of ERP, Related Applications

Epicor Software Corp. has introduced a new version of its enterprise resource planning (ERP) application. The update contains more than 300 new features and enhancements across every suite, including the Epicor ICE Business Architecture.

How to Implement an S&OP "Rudder"

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GT Nexus Inks Partnership With WNS for Business-Process Outsourcing

GT Nexus has entered into a partnership with WNS (Holdings) Ltd., a provider of global business-process outsourcing (BPO) services.

Why S&OP Is Critical to Supply Chains

"Sometimes buzz begets buzz." That's Patrick Bower's explanation for why sales and operations planning (S&OP), hardly a new concept, has become so important to companies today. According to the senior director of corporate planning with Combe Inc., globalization has had a big influence on companies looking for ways to plan demand within increasingly complex supply chains.

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