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• On Demand SCM

  BNET - 2006-04-25

  Supply chain inefficiency is one of the most prevalent issues facing the Small to Mid-size Enterprise SMEs market today. The SME market continues to struggle to find ways to improve their supply chain while competing with larger enterprises that have the capital to invest in sophisticated systems. On Demand supply...

  Tags: Supply Chain, Small And Medium Enterprise, SCM, Line56 Media, Supply Chain Inefficiency, Smb/Sme, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Enterprise Software, Software

• Transforming the Supply Chain

  BNET - 2005-08-31

  Today's business imperative is growth. However, the strategies to enable growth in the future are clearly different from those in the past. Smart companies are realizing the need to become less rigid, internally focused, and application-centric and more adaptive, externally focused and business-process centric. The transformation from the old to...

  Tags: Supply Chain, Line56 Media, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Strategy, Enterprise Software, Software, Management

• Tapping the Service Supply Chain

  BNET - 2005-06-07

  The aftermarket has become the new frontier for manufacturers - providing significant opportunity for increasing revenue, strengthening customer relationships and building more dynamic product lifecycles. Industry giants and small companies alike that transform their businesses into service-centric organizations will realize multi-million dollar savings and increased customer satisfaction-a winning combination. Traditional...

  Tags: Supply Chain, Service, Line56 Media, Aftermarket, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Product Marketing, Strategy, Operational Accounting, Enterprise Software, Software, Marketing, Management, Finance

• SSA's Supply Chain Plan

  BNET - 2005-02-07

  SSA is most familiar as the enterprise resource planning ERP company that has pursued a strategy of aggressive acquisition within that space; but, after two years of product development, the company wants to get the word out that it is also an increasingly sophisticated Supply Chain Management SCM provider. This...

  Tags: Supply Chain, ERP, Line56 Media, SSA, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Mergers & Acquisitions, Enterprise Software, Software, Investment, Finance

• Supply Chain Enlightenment

  BNET - 2004-03-11

  As defined by the non-profit Supply Chain Council, the supply chain "Encompasses every effort involving in producing and delivering a final product or service, from the supplier's supplier to the customer's customer." It's a lot to consider. Line56 has published their own Supply and Demand Chain maps years ago to...

  Tags: Supply Chain, Line56 Media, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Enterprise Software, Software

• Supply Chains: Where Next?

  BNET - 2002-10-31

  The supply chain of an organization consists of the suppliers, distributors, and retailers responsible for taking the product from the inception stage to the completion stage. The supply chain culminates with the delivery of the completed product to the consumers in the market. Modern business era has witnessed the emergence...

  Tags: Supply Chain, Line56 Media, Business Era, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Enterprise Software, Software

• The Now Economy

  BNET - 2002-05-14

  The real-time enterprise is crystallizing out of a process-rich brew in which swim Web-enabled Customer Relationship Management CRM, supply chain event management, enterprise relationship management, Partner Relationship Management PRM, content management, customer analytics, business intelligence, optimization, forecasting, and simulation. Into the mix one can throw technologies including application servers, enterprise...

  Tags: Supply Chain, Messaging, Line56 Media, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Partner Relationship Management (PRM), EAI, Instant Messaging, Groupware, Enterprise Software, Software, Middleware, Internet, Online Communications

• Supply Chain Interrupted

  BNET - 2001-12-01

  From the executive summary: ‘Risk management in the supply-chain has similarities to hedging a financial portfolio. But, technology demands that one must focus on perfection and perfection, of course, is unachievable.' Hence, it is important to devise a contingency plan to fight against any unforeseen circumstances. Experts suggest that risk...

  Tags: Supply Chain, Line56 Media, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Enterprise Software, Software

• New Spin On The Supply Chain: Manufacturers Shift Gears To Share Knowledge With Partners

  BNET - 2001-09-01

  From the executive summary: ‘Technology has enabled businesses to move, exchange, and process data with ever-increasing efficiency, but moving physical goods has proved less tractable. The growing pressures of e-commerce, just-in-time manufacturing, and deregulated transport make eliminating bottlenecks, inventory problems, and errors increasingly important. Supply Chain Management SCM is the...

  Tags: Supply Chain, Knowledge, SCM, Line56 Media, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Enterprise Software, Software

• Supply Chain in the Spot Light

  BNET - 2001-05-01

  With Supply Chain Management SCM, companies share product information and coordinate shipments between multiple parties, from raw goods providers to manufacturers to retailers and customers. Up-to-the-minute inventory status and order forecasts automatically zip over the Internet. In enabling all this, SCM tools promise to equalize the gap between supply and...

  Tags: Supply Chain, Product Design, SCM, Tool, Line56 Media, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Productivity, Channel Management, Product Marketing, Enterprise Software, Software, Marketing