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U.K.'s Notbox Company Extends Services to North America
The Notbox Company, a U.K.-based provider of multi-use transportation and storage boxes, has come to North America.
How an Integrated Supply Chain Enables First Solar's Top Business Goals
When integrating its two major business units, First Solar partnered with Kinaxis to provide supply and demand planning capabilities, says Shellie Molina, vice president-global supply chain.
Walmart Chief Vows to Increase U.S. Sourcing, Promote Onshoring Appliance Manufacturing
Walmart committed to increase domestic U.S. sourcing of the products it sells, including taking steps to help onshore manufacturing of appliances.
Supermarkets Are Now Both Brick-and-Mortar and Virtual
In one of the biggest flops of the dot-com era, Webvan went bust less than two years after its $375m initial public offering in 1999. That's because it built a warehouse and distribution system for products that are already available within three miles of most consumers, says Rich Tarrant, CEO of MyWebGrocer.
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TMS at Ace Hardware: "The Gift That Keeps on Giving"
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Topco Saves Big With Transportation Solution
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More Luxury Shoppers Use Mobile, But Prove Harder to Please Overall, Study Finds
Luxury shoppers are more likely to use mobile channels when shopping but are slightly less satisfied with e-commerce overall, according to the Luxury E-Retail Satisfaction Index released by customer experience analytics firm ForeSee.
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How Unilever Derives Value From Its Supply Chain
Pier Luigi Sigismondi, chief supply chain officer of Unilever, enumerates the ways in which the company's supply chain adds value to the business. He also talks about issues of sustainability and supply-chain segmentation.
Top 3 Priorities for Multi-Enterprise Supply Chains
At the same time that supply chains are becoming increasingly global and complex, customers are expecting faster than ever service, says Vijay Subramanian, president of Prana Consulting.
Merging the Two Albertsons Chains Won't Be as Easy as Splitting Them Up in the First Place
Putting Albertsons back together again won't be as easy as it looks. The grocery chain was split in 2006 between Supervalu and private equity firm Cerberus Capital Management, with both chains using the same logo in different geographic regions. But on January 10, the two owners decided to reunite what will now be a 650-store chain in a complicated deal that leaves only one thing very clear: These money managers aren't thinking about IT when it comes to reassembling the chain.
Repeat Business Threatened by Faulty Delivery and Returns Process, Survey Finds
Research released by Voxware indicates two thirds of consumers return online or phone purchases because of retailer error - usually delivering an item in the wrong size or color - and repeat business suffers as a result. On top of that, the returns process is flawed in many cases.
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Agilent's Vertically Integrated Supply Chain
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