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Supply Chain Management – Why Inventory Levels are the Current Hot Potato

It may come as a surprise that many companies have still not reduced the amount of inventory they keep in their supply chains.  In a recent post by Dan Gilmore at Supply Chain Digest, he details by industry how many companies … Continue reading

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Reverse Logistics Fuel Discount Retailers…

Few companies until lately have paid much attention to reverse logistics—the management of merchandise returns (including repairs and final product disposition). These days, the financial benefits of reverse logistics are well known, and third-party specialists in the discipline abound. So … Continue reading

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Perceptant Unveil Supply Chain Management SaaS Cloud for Logistics, Manufacturing & FMCG Companies

“Perceptant iBAM brings FMCG, Manufacturers and their Logistic providers a complete supply chain management solution for the exchange and management of load plans, stock returns, in-cab proof of deliveries and consolidated load tracking”. Perceptant, the cloud computing based Supply Chain … Continue reading

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Shift toward Supply Chain Management Cloud Unstoppable

The latest technology software report from investment bank Goldman Sachs confirms what IT industry analysts have been seeing as an unstoppable shift toward on-demand IT services and what we now consider to be cloud applications, especially among small businesses. According … Continue reading

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Supply Chain Visibility & Inventory Control are Key…

The recession and credit crisis has thrust supply chain visibility — and the need to gain greater visibility and control over inventory and landed costs within the global supply chain… Continue reading

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Electronic Data Interchange (EDI): Resurgence on the Horizon?

A much maligned often overlooked technology is Electronic Data Interchange or EDI as it’s often commonly referred to. During the 1970’s and 1980’s it was seen as the solution to all business to business communication although high costs and many … Continue reading

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Perceptant Offer Supply Chain’s Free Access to Global Value-Added and Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) Network

Perceptant announce Supply Chain Exchange 2.0, an on-demand, fully-managed Value Added Network service that allows the exchange of Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) messages and Supply Chain Management data on an inclusive, free to use basis. London, England, December 09, 2009 … Continue reading

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Supply Chains Don’t Have To Be Taxing

One of the areas that doesn’t get enough attention in supply chain is taxation. Whether its because we think that taxes are unavoidable or we don’t know how to get rebates or avoid them in the first place, they are too often seen as a cost of business. While its true that taxes are more certain than death (as you don’t know when you’ll die but you know you’ll get taxed until you do, and then when you do), it’s also true that they can be minimized. Continue reading

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Wal-Mart: One size does not fit all across a Global supply chain…

Wal-mart deploy best in class supply chain management solutions, not world-class! Continue reading

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What can Wal-Mart teach manufacturing about global supply chains?

Chicago – What can Wal-Mart teach manufacturing about global supply chains? Perhaps manufacturers would want to consider a best-in-market supply chain approach rather than best in class, to better meet customers’ needs. Gary Maxwell, senior vice president of international supply … Continue reading

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