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How to Collaborate with Suppliers for Better Demand Planning

January 18, 2018 | Rod Daugherty

To compete and succeed today, think of supply chain planning as significantly more than replenishment. One critical area is collaborative demand planning with your supplier partners. Here are some steps you can take to create and sustain a collaborative process that is mutually beneficial.

End-to-end: Machine Learning Benefits the Whole Supply Chain

December 6, 2017 | Lori Mitchell-Keller

As organizations begin to strategize for the year ahead, retailers and consumer product companies looking to thrive in the digital era know it’s pivotal to incorporate new technologies into their business. Here is how organizations now have a 360-degree view of the supply chain.

Logility Acquires Supply Chain Analytics Firm Halo Business Intelligence

December 5, 2017 | Mike O'Brien

Logility, Inc., a provider of collaborative supply chain optimization and retail planning solutions, has acquired Halo Business Intelligence and its advanced analytics and business intelligence capabilities for supply chains.

3 Steps to Greater Supply Chain Optimization

June 5, 2017 | Michael Khalil

With ecommerce shaking up the supply chain to meet consumer demands, many companies are struggling to keep up. To meet this daunting challenge, here are three steps ecommerce companies can take to increase supply chain optimization in ways that support their growth plans.

Dealing with Digital Disruption in Ecommerce Operations

March 20, 2017 | Mike O'Brien

Jim Tompkins, founder and CEO of Tompkins International, talks about the need to go beyond continuous improvement to total reinvention in order to address continual digital disruption. This will be the theme of Jim’s breakfast keynote address at Operations Summit 2017 on Tuesday, March 28 in Pittsburgh. Come gain insights from his experience working with major corporations on their supply chain strategy and execution.

Nebraska Furniture Mart Enhances Supply Chain Visibility

January 16, 2017 | MCM staff

Nebraska Furniture Mart has improved supply chain visibility, forecast accuracy and customer service while optimizing the company’s freight operations and fostering increased collaboration with partners and vendors. See what other benefits the company realized from implementing an integrated supply chain solution.

How Digital Disruptions are Affecting Supply Chains

October 21, 2016 | MCM Staff

How are digital disruptions affecting supply chains? This question is addressed in a new video from Jim Tompkins, keynote speaker at Operations Summit 2017. See what Tompkins has to say about why businesses must become digitally capable in order to achieve profitability.

Oracle Buys Cloud-Based WMS LogFire

September 13, 2016 | Mike O'Brien

Oracle has acquired LogFire, which provides a cloud-based system integrating warehouse, inventory and workforce management. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. This comes on the heels of Oracle’s major $9.3 billion acquisition of Netsuite in August, as it continues to aggressively push into cloud-based supply chain management and logistics.

The 3 Key Principles of a Seamless Supply Chain

July 15, 2016 | Salim Shaikh

Forward-thinking retailers are tasked with delivering a unified omnichannel experience that accommodates customers’ rapidly changing preferences while also meeting investors’ constant expectations. To do this they need to embrace the 3 tenets of a seamless retail supply chain. Learn what they are and how you can apply them.

How Supply Chain Visibility Helps You Navigate Complexity

October 13, 2015 | Gary Allen

More companies are realizing the critical importance of increasing their supply chain visibility in order to meet increasingly heightened customer demands.

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