Supply Chain Capacity Issues Fueling Cost Increases, Report Finds
A new report found that delivery and warehouse capacity issues continue to impact supply chain costs, with retail being one of the hardest hit sectors.
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UPS to Address Supply Chain Agility for Omnichannel Success at Operations Summit
The increasing complexity of today’s supply chain – brought on, in large part, by the surge in omnichannel retailing – will be a key theme and topic addressed at Multichannel Merchant’s 4th Annual Operations Summit, held April 14-16 in Louisville, KY.
DHL Invests 30.5 million Euros in New South Africa Facilities
DHL is investing 30.5 million Euros in its supply chain and global forwarding divisions in South Africa to support businesses operating in the region.
Alibaba an Ecommerce Force to Be Reckoned With
Concerning Alibaba’s global aspirations, the company has struck deals in 2014 with the French and Italian governments aimed at fostering ecommerce growth for merchants from those countries selling on Tmall, including providing them with enrollment support, online marketing and customer service support.
Omnichannel Demand Drives Accellos/HighJump Merger
Accellos and HighJump Software merged this week, driven by omnichannel demand.
Why U.S. Retailers Struggle Online with Brazilian Consumers
Many Brazilian consumers are forgoing the country’s local businesses, choosing instead to buy American goods as a sign of wealth. But many U.S. retailers are struggling to sell to Brazilian consumers due to the country’s closed-loop network policy, which restricts Brazilian cardholders to only using their credit/debit card within the country.
Study: 83% of Retail Execs Say Supply Chain Not Optimized
In a new study from PwC, commissioned by JDA Software, 83% of retail executives said their supply chains were not optimized for omnichannel.
Untangling the Retail Supply Chain with Real-Time Analytics
Retail supply chains are longer and more tangled than ever – the complexity of the data coupled with high customer expectations around service and reliability are taxing traditional approaches to supply chain management to their limits. In this article you will learn how to pinpoint problems faster, make adjustments quickly, prevent missed deliveries, and catch those out-of-stock situations before they can impact the customer.
Microsoft Extends Leadership in End-to-End Customer Interactions and Omnichannel Operations
Microsoft Dynamics introduces advanced end-to-end capabilities for omni-channel retailing and supply-chain management; announces alliances with industry leaders Vantiv, Sitecore and an expanded relationship with IBM.
Supply Chain Execs from Across the Globe Plan a Customer-Centric Focus
While merchants have been putting forth most of their efforts into creating a customer-centric approach in the contact center and the warehouse, the top initiative by executives moving forward is to also create a customer-centric supply chain.