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The Payoff of Customer Preference Planning

The days of planning based on history or store volume have gone the way of the buggy whip. It is no longer enough for buyers to arm themselves with a spreadsheet and a prayer. Omni-channel commerce requires companies to re-think their planning processes in order to profit. In this new retail environment, old paradigms have been shaken, replaced by much more complicated planning tools that answer the omni-channel commerce questions that can make or break a business.

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Three Keys to Success in Distribution Transformation

Projects to change distribution networks can be highly complex. To guarantee success, says Mike Dunn, group vice president, Fortna, participants must fully understand the need for change, get total commitment from all departments in a company, and work with a knowledgeable partner.

Vocollect Unveils VoiceExpress for Rapid Implementation at DCs

Vocollect, a provider of voice technology for mobile workers, has introduced Vocollect VoiceExpress for distribution center and warehouse operators.

JDA Software Releases 3D Virtualization, Retailer Assortment Tools

JDA Software Group Inc. has released JDA 3D, an application that provides integrated category optimization with three-dimensional virtualization, to enhance collaboration among retailers, distributors and manufacturers.

The Kinaxis Control Tower: The Better to See Risks, Opportunities

Discrete manufacturing companies operating with highly complex supply chains in today's volatile business world need collaborative planning and the ability to quickly respond to variances in those plans. They often want to model 'what-if' scenarios to better prepare them for those inevitable hiccups - or new business. Kinaxis designed its RapidResponse solution to help companies with demand and supply balancing, optimized forecasting, and improved supply chain performance. Recently it debuted an enhanced version called RapidResponse Control Tower.

Why You Need a Carousel/Vertical Lift Module

Carousel and vertical lift module equipment increases floor space capacity and cuts costs, say Ed Romaine, chief marketing officer, Sapient Automation, and David Schneider, marketing manager for Hanel Storage Systems.

Performance Incentives in Inbound Logistics

The unloading dock is all important to boosting efficiency and productivity throughout one's warehouse and distribution facility, says Ryan Howard, vice president of business development for Inbound Technologies. Labor-management technology uses the best of team and individual incentive methodologies to increase productivity, maintain quality standards and keep workers safe.

Tire Maker Uses RFID Technology to Track Components, Reduce Wastage

The Continental Tire factory in Sarreguemines, France, has increased its production of tires from 33,000 tires per day to 38,000, thanks to a real-time location system it installed in September 2011 to track tire components. The RTLS has also helped the company reduce wastage of tire components, known as "semi products," by 20 percent.

Going Green With Sales Carbon Operations Planning

"Sales Carbon Operations Planning" (SCOP) offers a new take on supply-chain management, bringing together traditional sales and operations planning (S&OP) techniques and the need for companies to track and reduce their carbon emissions. "It's my way of making it easy to transfer into sustainability with your existing processes," says Silvia Leahu-Aluas, owner of Sustainable Manufacturing Consulting. The new term covers everything from basic carbon dioxide management to a full understanding of the economic and environmental impact of greenhouse gas emissions.

Arkieva Software Implementation Helps Major Chemical Company Manage Recession

Challenge: A significant percentage of what this major chemical company manufactures is used in the automotive industry, and as a result they found demand dropping far below what any previous forecast could have predicted.

End-to-End Solution Cuts Costs, Adds Global Supply Chain Efficiencies

Challenge: A leading manufacturer of cell phone accessories was in a crisis. Issues with an overseas partner completely shut down their supply chain. They needed a provider to quickly step in and get shipments moving.

Streamlining Global Export Compliance in the Cloud

Challenge: A global provider of communications equipment sells test and measurement solutions used in the telecommunications, optical, and wireless industries. Its customers are located globally, including throughout North America, Latin America, South America, Europe, and Asia. As their business expanded and regulatory requirements tightened following 9/11, maintaining export compliance excellence became increasingly time-consuming. Restricted party list compilation and screening, license requirement determination, and end-use screening were manually intensive processes that increased corporate risk of noncompliance and ate into the productivity of order management, compliance, and logistics departments.

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