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- Make the Most of Supply Chain Analytics
- Dell, Apple, your local grocery store -- all these companies share a common concern: supply chain management. From the initial forecast to final delivery, coordinating activities in a supply chain is a big challenge. But if you do it right, the ROI is huge. Usually the challenge boils down to...
- Blog posts 2007-07-25
- QAD SV Empowers Manufacturers to Collaborate on Inventory Management, Reduce Costs Across the Supply Chain
- Business Editors
- Research articles 2001-05-21
- Adexa Selects Optiant to Enhance Inventory Management; Partnership Establishes Deeper Supply Chain Planning Capabilities for Both Companies
- Business Editors/High-Tech Writers
- Research articles 2003-01-22
- WhereNet Delivers the First Vehicle Inventory Management System for Automobile Factory Supply Chains
- Business Editors/High-Tech & Automotive Writers
- Research articles 2000-09-25
- i2 Recognized with 2005 Supply Chain Innovator Award; Supply Chain Systems Magazine Highlights i2 Demand Fulfillment for Delivering Benefits in Customer Service and Improved Inventory Management
- DALLAS -- i2 Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:ITWO) today announced that Supply Chain Systems Magazine has selected the company as a "2005 Supply Chain Innovator" for a customer's innovative use of i2's demand fulfillment technology. i2 Demand Fulfillment can be used to enhance customer service and improve inventory management.
- Research articles 2005-10-07
- New Aberdeen Group Report Highlights Supply Chain Finance and Inventory Management Best Practices for Working Capital Optimization
- TradeBeam, a leading provider of Global Trade Management GTM software and services, today announced the release of Aberdeen Group's Working Capital Optimization report. A complimentary copy of the report can be downloaded below.
- Research articles 2007-08-06
- Planning for disaster:Keeping your supply chain safe
- September 11th sounded a wake-up call for global enterprises caught with kinks in their supply chain. There may be no sure way to plan for a disaster of that magnitude, but for business continuity, companies need to work on the things they can control. Now, a year later, companies around...
- White papers 2002-10-28
- Supply Chain Inventory Management and the Value of Shared Information
- In traditional supply chain inventory management, orders are the only information firms exchange, but information technology now allows firms to share demand and inventory data quickly and inexpensively. This paper studies the value of sharing these data in a model with one supplier, N identical retailers, and stationary stochastic consumer...
- White papers 2000-08-01
- Supply Chain Reengineering: Improving Inventory Management And Customer Service Quality
- There are two critical yet conflicting issues related to the supply chains of modern organizations. The paper examines the study conducted at a major manufacturer of orthopedic products. Objectives of this study were to reduce the level of field inventory while simultaneously improving the customer service level. Companies would be...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- The Supply Chain Unplugged
- Although seemingly invisible, wireless technology is palpably poised to be the next "killer app" in supply chain management. Many diverse companies are using wireless applications — hand-held devices that stream information to and from remote corporate databases — in their inventory management plans. Each process — sourcing, procurement, order processing,...
- White papers 2001-05-01
- Profitable Inventory Management-Is This An Oxymoran?
- This article explores the methods of profitable inventory management that are being successfully used every day by thousands of corporations in supply chain environments. The benefits are being earned across the supply chain from manufacturer, distributor, supplier and ultimately the customer. It is called scientific inventory management. Read the article...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- Novozymes Brings Good Chemistry to Its Customers Supply Chain Processes
- Novazymes is the world's leading manufacturer of enzymes and microorganisms. The challenge faced by Novazymes was that it needed to improve their existing collaborative planning forecasting and replenishment CPFR processes, thereby reducing inventory management and ordering burdens for its clients. Novozymes engaged IBM Business Consulting Services to create a more...
- Case studies 2005-11-01
- Industry Spotlight: Logistics and Supply Chain Management
- Gaze down the aisles of the local Wal-Mart or scan the listings at Amazon, and a person can easily imagine the technical expertise and wizardry demanded by logistics and supply-chain management. From Radio Frequency IDentification RFID chips to inventory management systems, IT professionals work behind the scenes to ensure Elmo...
- White papers
- The Art of Supply Chain Optimization
- This paper explains crafting of supply chain processes that updates logistics and inventory management. It explains the case of the growing retail chain Michaels Stores Inc who called a logistics team to do this crafting. The new supply chain and inventory management plan was designed to streamline product flows to...
- White papers 2005-10-01
- Integrating The Inventory Management And Vehicle Routing Problems
- Consider a congested urban logistics network with one depot and many geographically dispersed retailers facing demands at constant and deterministic rate over a period of planning horizon, but the lead time is variable due to traffic congestion. All stock enters the logistics network through the depot and from where it...
- White papers 2005-06-10
- i2 Inventory Management Services
- i2 Inventory Management Services help companies identify opportunities for improving service levels while reducing costs through optimization of supply chain configuration, inventory positioning, deployment strategies, execution, and monitoring. Service capabilities as well as inventory and distribution costs are largely determined by how a company's supply and distribution network is configured...
- White papers 2005-02-01
- Centralized Model Predictive Control Strategies For Inventory Management In Semiconductor Manufacturing Supply Chains
- Centralized strategies based on Model Predictive Control MPC are applied to inventory management problems associated with semiconductor supply chains. Specifically, two benchmark problems of relevance to semiconductor manufacturing are examined. The first is a single product, two node problems consisting of a Fab/Sort and an Assembly/Test facility controlled with a...
- White papers 2003-06-04
- IBM Express Services for Inventory Management
- One of the most tangible ways companies can benefit from Information Technology IT investments is through implementing solutions that are designed to provide inventory reduction opportunities. Faster receipt of demand information and shorter lead times can be achieved by changing planning processes, modifying supply chain infrastructure, and adopting best practices...
- White papers 2005-08-01
- Warehouse Management Systems Technologies: Transforming Customer Satisfaction Through Better Inventory Management
- This paper is a powerful aid that provides insight into warehouse, labor, and transportation management technologies and their impact on supply chain visibility. As such, the information may be used to synthesize warehouse operations, customer satisfaction, and information quality. It can change an organization from reactive to proactive. Managing the...
- White papers 2002-07-30
- Positive Vs. Negative Externalities in Inventory Management: Implications for Supply Chain Design
- This paper analyzes the impact of supply-side externalities existing among downstream retailers on supply chain performance. Namely, multiple retail firms face stochastic demand, purchase the product from the upstream wholesaler, and make stocking decisions that affect all other retailers in the same echelon. Two sources of inefficiencies exist in such...
- White papers 2004-11-01
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