Technologies that supply chain leaders simply cannot ignore
IoT technology will provide opportunities for improved efficiency and transparency in the supply chain
Significant opportunities for value chain efficiency
Retail Collaboration Survey results 2018 by Trace One
Data projects is primed for huge growth
JDA software to acquire Blue Yonder
How retailer use data analytics and BI to optimize the value chain
Investing in low CO2-emitting technologies and reducing energy consumption
Walmart instituted a new On Time and In Full (OTIF) metric to measure vendors' supply chain performance
Blockchain technology has been around for eight years. What’s new is that more and more industry sectors discover the advantages of this technology, as is now the case with food retailing. It is designed to optimize economic processes and ...
Conventional packaging meets many demands – intelligent packaging can do even more. It is proactive and provides information about the condition, time and location of the transported goods. This is made possible by sensors applied on or inside ...
For the chain stores, online retail activities involve a vast effort in terms of logistics, with much to lose, but also much to gain. A team of mathematicians at the Alpen-Adria-Universität, assembled by optimisation expert Philipp ...
“Ebay marks the end of traditional retail“ – that was the title of a manager magazine cover in 2012. It is certainly true that the increasing digitization and technologization in all business practices and various areas also ...
Ocado Technology announced a major development in the pursuit of creating robotic grocery picking solutions for Ocado's highly-automated warehouses. The Ocado Technology robotics team has created a robotic arm capable of safely grasping a wide ...
The end of year festive season is almost upon us and for many businesses, especially those in the retail sector, this means the start of the peak activity period. In order to realize revenue targets, as well as offer a shopping experience that ...
PRFBA is excited to announce the formation of a new trade association, named the Private Railcar Food and Beverage Association, Inc. This Association also known by its members as PRFBA, pronounced “PERF-BAH,” and is comprised of 13 ...
Research firm Martec International and RELEX, the first supply chain solution provider to offer retailers, wholesalers and manufacturers the power of in-memory computing, today announce the findings of their ‘State of the Retail Supply ...
In these times of digitization, EuroCIS 2016 shone a spotlight on the big megatrends – for instance, the Internet of Things, IoT. The chance to make individual products “visible“ online, offers the retail industry great potential, especially in the areas of production and supply chain management. We spoke with Ralf Schienke, Retail Marketing Manager Germany at Fujitsu, about the current situation and the future of the IoT in retail.
The e-commerce shopping experience is increasingly becoming a popular option for consumers during the festive season. Retailers therefore need to pay careful attention to their supply chains during this period, as operations and delivery are key to ...
Supply chain planning is an essential part of business for every retailer. But with the rise of online retail and the establishment of more and more multichannel startegies by different retailers, it becomes increasingly complex. iXtenso.com has ...
Barcoding, Inc. announces the speaker lineup for its Executive Forum 5. More than 15 supply chain and mobile technology experts will share insights on best practices and proven strategies for driving efficiency, accuracy and connectivity. ...
JDA Software Group announced new integrated fulfillment capabilities that combine the power of JDA Intelligent Fulfillment and Labor Productivity solutions with Order Management solutions from IBM Commerce. ...
Supply chains are being held back by the effects of globalisation, according to a new survey, with 83% of executives from leading enterprises claiming to see only average or poor performance. Over 60% said this is primarily due to the ...
Orchestro has announced version 9 of its SaaS-based demand signal management platform – Tango. This release is focused on helping clients maximize efficiency within their supply chain, store-level field and broker operations, inventory ...
Speed is of the essence in retail – particularly in the fast-paced world of sport. Not only must retailers get products to market quickly, they must respond promptly to customer demand. International sporting goods retailer ...
The National Retail Federation issued the following statement today from Vice President for Supply Chain Jonathan Gold on the news of a temporary suspension of port terminal operations at the West Coast containerized ...
OneView Commerce announced the release of I Got It!, the first interactive fitting room application that empowers customers to shop from the privacy and convenience of their own dressing room. Shoppers can communicate with sales staff, browse ...
Supply chain managers are the primary suppliers of change. That was the conclusion of the EXCHAiNGE management conference, held on June 24 and 25, 2014, in the new Kap Europa conference center in Frankfurt am Main. Over 150 supply chain ...
As the CEO of a leading supply chain management, e-procurement and financial productivity solutions company, Tim Garcia draws on real-life experiences to provide four tips for incorporating web security into companies’ overall risk management ...
Accellos, a leading provider of supply chain execution software solutions, today announced its participation at the Latin America Cold Chain Congress in Mexico, on October 17 through 18, 2013. Global Cold Chain Alliance (GCCA) will host ...
Heinen’s Deploys Next Generation Aldata Direct Store DeliveryAldata, a global leader in retail and distribution improvement software, today announced that Heinen’s Fine Foods in Cleveland, Ohio has deployed Aldata Direct Store Delivery ...
SAP AG (NYSE: SAP) announced today that its indirectly wholly-owned subsidiary, Saturn Expansion Corporation, has extended the expiration of its cash tender offer for all outstanding shares of common stock of SuccessFactors, Inc. (NYSE: SFSF) for ...
Prize reductions with concurrent rise of the product availability. This is the basic equation to satisfy the customer. From now on the consumer has the choice. Dr. Joseph Felfeli, managing director of Acteos, has declared on the conference ...
Service business records 50.9 percent growth to EUR 0.7 million in Q2/11 Total revenue in second quarter EUR 3.7 million. At EUR 0.7 million, licensing revenue below expectations The Prime Standard-listed SAF AG (ISIN CH0024848738) posted ...
Consolidated net profit increases from EUR 0.7 million to EUR 1.4 million At EUR 4.8 million, licensing revenue remains below expectations Services business records 23.7 percent growth in the fiscal year 2010 Consolidated revenues ...
SAF AG, which is listed in the Prime Standard of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (ISIN CH0024848738) will present its innovative forecasting and ordering systems for retailers at the EuroShop Trade Fair in Düsseldorf (February 26 – March 2, ...
SAF AG, which is listed in the Prime Standard of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (ISIN CH0024848738), announces even in the second quarter of 2010 a success in direct sales business and is well preparedfor the important second quarter of 2010 fiscal ...
Retail is betting on central warehouses and rightly so, since this creates significant savings and synergies, especially when it comes to personnel expenses. However, more and more properties are being leased and not self-built anymore, Umut Ertan, ...
The Fraunhofer-Task Group of Technologies for Logistics in the Service Industry (=Arbeitsgruppe für Technologien der Logistik-Dienstleistungswirtschaft (ATL) has changed its name in November 2009 to Supply Chain Services (SCS). The group responds ...
Logistics means more than just transporting goods from A to B. Logisticians have thought in terms of supply chains for a long time, from manufacturer through several intermediate storage facilities, ports and freeways all the way to the location ...
Process acceleration. Cost reduction. Sales increase. Today RFID is globally present as an innovative enabler. The technology ensures the highest possible transparency and efficient processes along your entire value chain – from supplier to ...
SA2 Worldsync, a leading provider of master data services for global commerce, today announced a new price synchronization service that allows trading partners to share confidential pricing and condition information through its data pool. Suppliers, ...
Alexandria, VA, U.S. and Cologne, Germany :The METRO Group has launched an international rollout of the WS PIM Product Information Management solution from SA2 Worldsync. The solution is designed to consolidate the existing product data and will ...
The application module of the G.O.L.D. Software family permits which allows the different managers in one or more warehouses in the logistics network to manage their activities and to plan their resources for the short and medium terms. The system ...
Forecasting sales over time, for example in the fashion, textile and mail order industries, and even for electronic goods, quickly presents a major challenge: how are you supposed to make forecasts for items for which no historical sales data is ...
Automated ordering systems help retailers save significant time and money. However, the optimization potential is significantly greater if, in addition to the replenishment process, additional logistical parameters and influencing factors are ...
Know today what customer will demand tomorrow – SAF RetailSuite Store offers innovative solutions for retailers’ logistics challenges. Based on future customer behavior, SAF RetailSuite Store enables cost-optimized inventory and ...
G.O.L.D. Shop The application module of the G.O.L.D. Software family is the commercial tool to efficiently manage the back-office for all types of sales outlets. The management can be centralised for corporate control or decentralised for autonomous ...
Today's retail environment is competitively aggressive with ever-increasing demands for enhanced customer satisfaction and service-ensuring in-store product availability via effective replenishment based on demand, delivering pricing which meets ...
In today’s highly competitive retail environment, mobile solutions represent an outstanding means of increasing efficiency, staff productivity and customer satisfaction. Our MobileFlow solution will enable your staff in the store (or the ...
