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02.01.12 -- Linking Vendor Compliance To Retail Profitability

February 1, 2012

Supply Chain Market Newsletter

Featured Integrated Solutions For Retailers Article

The Smartphone's Limited Supply Chain Impact
By Matt Pillar, Integrated Solutions For Retailers magazine
As retailers push boundaries for smartphones in business applications, the supply chain remains to a large degree off-limits. That said, rugged mobile devices for supply chain applications are taking some cues from smartphones. Here, Intermec industry marketing director Brian Schulte explains the smartphone's impact and the supply chain device requirements that separate consumer-grade from industrial-strength.

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Linking Vendor Compliance To Retail Profitability
By Compliance Networks
Optimizing the vendor compliance process can have a profound effect on a retailer's overall profitability. Today more than ever, Chief Financial Officers are looking to their extended supply chain to improve profitability by proactively reducing avoidable costs.


Improving Store Systems' Efficiency Through The Use Of Mobile Devices
By Datalogic ADC, Inc.
The use of mobile devices has long been commonplace in retail stores across the globe. A recent survey by AMR Research/Gartner concluded that mobile store technologies will cover 72% of all retail locations during this year. Most significantly, the report added that the average number of mobile devices per store will grow from 4 to 16. In the UK, very few of the leading 200 retailers do not use any form of mobile device in their stores.

Industry News

TradingPartners Enhances Visibility For Global Retailers With SpendScience Technology
Introducing QFusion, The First Production Specific Accelerated Stress Test System
Paper Industry Leader Holmen Adopts ToolsGroup Supply Chain Planning Software
PharmaSafe, The All-In-One Transport Solution For Temperature Sensitive Pharmaceuticals
RPE Completes JDA Allocation Implementation For Nautica And Kipling Brands
Health System Saves $6.5M By Aligning Incentives To Reduce Operating Costs
Mergers And Acquisitions Can Be Risky Business Without Supply Chain Due Diligence
Fuse Science Opens New Headquarters And Partners With Smart Warehousing To Support Growth
NetSol Selected To Implement SAP Purchasing Platform And smartOCI Marketplace
CargoWise Moves Into Road Transport With Dimotrans S.A. Agreement
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