INDUSTRY NEWS
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nShift: Global Instability Continues To Create Supply-Chain Disruption
Global instability will continue to cause supply-chain disruption for the foreseeable future, predicts an influential new report from Gartner®, a company that delivers actionable, objective insight to executives and their teams
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OpenText Secures Open Source Supply Chain With Latest Innovation4/29/2024
OpenText™ (NASDAQ: OTEX), (TSX: OTEX), today announced an innovative solution to long-standing open source intake challenges. Developers spend a significant amount of time searching for open source libraries that comply with their company intake policies
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Ryder Continues Cross-Border Expansion; Opens Another Multiclient Logistics Facility At Top U.S.-Mexico Port4/29/2024
Ryder System, Inc., a leader in supply chain, dedicated transportation, and fleet management solutions, announces the opening of a second multiclient logistics facility at a top U.S.-Mexico port in as many months
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Logility Launches Decision Command Center To Mitigate Supply Chain Risk4/24/2024
Logility, Inc., the leader in AI-first supply chain planning solutions, today announced the new Decision Command Center, offering a holistic approach to supply chain processes, leveraging data and intelligence to enhance decision-making and drive value across the entire supply chain ecosystem
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Titan Cloud Acquires TRUEFILL, Unlocks Full Potential Of End-To-End Fuel Supply Chain Optimization & Logistics4/23/2024
Titan Cloud, the leading Fuel Asset Optimization software platform, today announced its acquisition of TRUEFILL, a fuel supply management and logistics platform
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TradeBeyond Introduces AI-Powered Supply Chain Traceability Tools4/23/2024
TradeBeyond, a leader in retail supply chain management solutions, has announced a significant advancement in its traceability solution through the integration of artificial intelligence. This upgrade allows global brands and retailers to improve visibility and reduce risks in their supply chains
FEATURED ARTICLES
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Simplify Your IT Asset Management With A Managed Service Provider
In today’s rapidly evolving technology landscape, it can be difficult for organizations to create and adhere to business processes and guidelines related to their IT infrastructure. It is also becoming more challenging for organizations to make the most of their investment in IT equipment when it is not managed properly.
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Mastering Integration For Supply Chain Industries9/14/2020
Supply chain disruptions happen. From something as isolated and simple as a missed order or lost cargo to the global disruption that has been caused by COVID-19. Now that supply chains are stretched thin under the weight of the pandemic, their inherent weaknesses are showing. End-to-end visibility provided by supply chain integration is more crucial than ever if companies are to deliver the best customer experience possible, regardless of market circumstances. How can companies that want to be best equipped to face adversity and opportunity feel secure in the fact that they have mastered supply chain integration?
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Importance Of Supply Chains No Longer Taken For Granted6/15/2020
Most people seldom think about supply chains – unless they’re a part of them, such as in the IT industry where distributors, vendors and solutions providers all participate and contribute unique value. However, in recent months the awareness of and dependencies on supply chains has been a central focus worldwide.
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The 3 Keys To Developing A Sustainable Supply Chain1/6/2020
Creating sustainable supply chains is no longer a choice. It’s necessary in today’s world, where climate change, environmental disruptions, and human rights issues are real risks to smooth (and ethical) supply chain management. Waste must be reduced and, in most cases, it must be reduced significantly.
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How Defect Management Tools Improve Software Reliability11/11/2019
There is no software in the world that is 100% defect-free. Developers spend a significant amount of time tracking bugs to ensure a high-quality product. Programming bugs can be annoying and make defect management difficult across the various lines of codes. The question is, should developers spend so much time on defect management? There are tons of defect management tools out there, many of them are free of cost which mostly suits smaller teams for fixing bugs on schedule without requiring a huge investment. Larger QA teams, however, may prefer paid options since they have more robust solutions to offer.
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Performance Testing And Its Types11/7/2019
Performance testing is a type of software testing that focuses on how the system runs under certain circumstances. It determines the speed, responsiveness, and stability of a computer, network, software program or device under a workload. A performance testing company can help identify the nature or location of a software-related performance problem by highlighting where an application might fail or lag. Performance testing can also verify that a system meets the specifications claimed by its manufacturer or vendor. The process can be used to compare two or more devices or programs.
MAGAZINE ARTICLES
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Identifying New DC Operations
Omni-channel consumer demand has pushed the connection between shoppers and goods deeper into the supply chain, creating fundamental shifts in DC operations.
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Can You Meet Consumer Expectations At Any Cost?3/21/2014
There’s no prescriptive approach to establishing true, seamless, anychannel retail commerce, but experts agree on four imperatives to the equation.
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Cloud-Based Hub Simplifies Fulfillment Process For Goedeker’s3/21/2014
Increased online sales volume pushed a Midwestern appliance retailer to find a way to connect its e-commerce platform to ERP software, streamlining the ordering process and decreasing shipping times.
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Mobile 2014: Best Bets And Epic Fails In Retail Mobility2/18/2014
Mobile POS races to the bottom, customer service apps reign supreme, and BYOD begins to make perfect sense.
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Fulfillment/Order Management Solutions2/18/2014
Take a look at some of the leading companies helping retailers with fulfillment and order management in today’s rapidly changing retail environment.
SUPPLY CHAIN RESEARCH SUPPLEMENT
Cutting-Edge Supply Chain Strategies: Omni-Channel's Next Big Thing
Consumer expectations of a seamless omni-channel experience are reinventing the supply chain.
Communication between retailers and suppliers will look very different in the near future. In order to meet the increasing demands of the consumer, control costs, and enhance collaboration, retailers and suppliers must improve processes for sharing data and extract as much value as possible from that data. The Trading Partner Interface of the Future, as conceptualized by RVCF, will achieve these goals while strengthening relationships between retailers and suppliers. By exploring the key areas of retailer-supplier communication, this report provides insights into what such a solution would entail and the business benefits it would create. Stakeholders in technology companies should take note that it is our vision that unrestricted, synchronized data sharing is the direction of the future.
FEATURED PRODUCTS
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Many companies around the world use J.D. Edwards' integrated Logistics Management solutions to improve the visibility and velocity of the flow of materials.
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Tailored for warehouse management, the Rhino™ increases productivity through reduced errors during receiving, put-away, picking and shipping activities.
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Designed for manufacturers and 3PL providers, the iristaWarehouse warehouse management system (WMS) tracks and controls the flow of raw materials and finished goods across production and distribution operations. Utilizing RF, bar code and Auto-ID technology the system prioritizes, directs and confirms all activities, increasing quality and accuracy, while lowering costs.
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The Brother PT-9700PC and PT-9800PCN Desktop Barcode and Label Printers produce high-quality laminated labels suitable for harsh environment applications. With resolutions up to 360 x 720 dpi and a maximum print speed of 3.15 ips, the PT-9700PC and PT-9800PCN can be configured to print on demand, laminated labels that will fit many vertical market applications.
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The E-Class Mark III is a family of compact desktop thermal printers that are designed for a wide variety of industries and applications that require a reliable and cost effective barcode printer.
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When RFID technology is combined with well-designed business processes and intelligent application software, such as the SPEDE Material Control System, you can achieve 100% correct customer shipments. SPEDE not only provides RFID compliance labeling, but enables you to leverage your RFID investment to control and streamline internal processes.
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A unique combination of global functionality, robust construction, and outstanding performance-to-size ratio.