Feature Articles

  1. Amazon Moving To Eliminate Reliance On UPS For Delivery 12/30/2015

    Online retail giant is building its own delivery infrastructure.

  2. The State Of Retailer-Vendor Supply Chain Relationships 11/23/2015

    The consumer goods to retail supply chain has clearly been the most prominent and quite arguably the most important sector of the supply chain for decades.

  3. Target Set To Implement RFID Price Tags 5/27/2015

    Implementation should be complete by 2016 and is anticipated to improve inventory management.

  4. Smart Print Engines Solve Problems: Key Considerations For Selecting The Right One 5/19/2015

    The print engine is the heart of any print-and-apply labeling system, and selecting the right one for your application can mean the difference between a successful installation and one that causes costly downtime because of mechanical failures or print quality issues.

  5. What’s Happening With Mondelez International’s Supply Chain Makeover? 5/4/2015

    Since 2012, Mondelez International has been deep with a company-wide supply chain renovation aiming to boost productivity while expanding margins and creating cash to induce growth. Here is how it’s shaping up.

  6. Track/Trace Solutions For the Logistics Supply Chain 4/2/2015

    Consumer satisfaction with the quality of your products is clearly important, but the service you provide before and after the sale is equally important to any business, but often overlooked as benefiting the bottom line. However, providing efficient tracking and tracing of shipped products enhances customer loyalty and your company image. Obviously, satisfied customers are a company’s greatest asset.

  7. Report Finds Supply Chain Analytics Market Will Grow To $4.8 Billion By 2019 3/12/2015

    A report by Markets and Markets finds the supply chain analytics market will reach a net worth of approximately $4.8 billion by 2019.

  8. 13 Keys To Retail Vendor Compliance 2/27/2015

    Retail vendor compliance is a complicated, and at times controversial subject. Controversial obviously because consumer goods manufacturers are generally not happy about paying penalties for non-performance – even if well deserved – and there is no question that there have been examples of retailers running programs that appear abusive to some suppliers.

  9. Trading Partner Interface Of The Future 2/27/2015

    The need for effective collaboration using data is increasingly imperative to deriving improvement and financial benefit for both the retailer and supplier. Progressively, many retailers are going after ROI and focusing on the value that data can provide. The increased demand we are seeing in the market for a configurable portal for supplier onboarding, self-service, e-invoicing, PO flip and dynamic discounting is converging with retail trading partners interest in increased collaboration through a portal.

  10. Wi-Fi Solutions Streamlines Inventory Process Based On Security, Reliability, Manageability 2/9/2015

    A leader in the shortening and oils industry, Columbus Vegetable Oils chose Aerohive’s Cooperative Control wireless LAN solution for its new manufacturing and warehouse facility because of its superior security, reliability, manageability, and flexibility.