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The Next Step in the Evolution of SaaS - Managed TMS

Challenge: Our client, a leading canned and bottled juice company wanted to move to a Managed TMS program. The company considered a number of other options before selecting a system. It decided that software-based solutions that could be implemented in-house were too costly, both in terms of the initial outlay and ongoing maintenance. A web-based solution proved inadequate because it was not integrated properly with outbound operations.

A Customized Solution for Simplifying Complexity

Challenge: As a global leader in enterprise communications systems, our client needed a way to manage and coordinate large, complex deliveries of equipment to their customers for installs without disrupting ongoing business operations.

Delivering Advanced Warehousing Technology To A High Tech Leader

Challenge: Our client, the leading global service provider for optimizing Internet traffic, had been warehousing and distributing its serialized services and equipment through an off-site vendor. The operation was entirely manual, utilizing spreadsheets, e-mails and telephone communication. The client saw the need for a more efficient, tech-savvy way to conduct business and minimize errors.

Vocollect Voice Arrive 'Just in Time'

Challenge: In variety retailing market where customers face shopping options at nearly every street corner, building trusted relationships with customers and maintaining their loyalty is the recipe for success. And the only way to earn that trust and keep customers coming back for more is to have the right products on its shelves at the right time, every time.

EU's Dire Plight Raises Questions About Euro, Economic Austerity

Last week's elections in France and Greece have caused so much economic and political turmoil throughout Europe that the grand eurozone experiment might be on the verge of collapse.

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Mid-Market Innovators - a New Threat from China?

A new type of industrial company is emerging primarily in China. We call them mid-market innovators, after the burgeoning middle market of Chinese urban and rural businesses and government offices, which were their original core customers.

How Incentive Pay Programs Pay Off

Labor incentive programs can work hand in hand with your supply chain strategy by improving such things as productivity and quality. But, says Tom Stretar, senior project manager, enVista, employees must see the benefits to them if these programs are to succeed.

Store Salespeople at Disadvantage When the Shopper Is More Informed

Bringing e-commerce into the store is more than a luxury: it's a necessity, since online channels have fundamentally changed the shopping experience. Today, when shoppers enter a store, they may have already done product research, checked ratings and reviews, and compared prices.

One FTZ Solution Manages Multiple Foreign Trade Zones Compliantly

Challenge: A 3PL firm wanted to offer FTZ management services as a new business line. It converted multi-use warehouse space into separate FTZs for individual customers, but needed a solution that could concurrently accommodate multiple customer accounts, maintain complete data segregation, accommodate complex integration requirements, and automate compliance activities.

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.

Keys to Deploying Advanced S&OP

Companies wonder how often they should meet in order to achieve maximum information-sharing within the organization, as part of an effective sales and operations planning (S&OP) process. "As often as they need," advises Sanjiv Sharma, head of sales and operations planning with Rolls-Royce Energy Systems. "As little as they can get away with."

Zepol Releases New Trade-Compliance Tool for Importers

Zepol Corp., a provider of trade intelligence and management tools, has released ComplianceIQ.

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