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March 28, 2007

Network Planning Case Sudy: Shaw's Supermarkets

A case study of how grocery chain Shaw's Supermarkets is using Network Planning and Optimization software

TOPICS : Case studies | Network design/optimization | Retail industry supply chain | Supply Chain Planning software | Supply chain software

March 28, 2007

Network Planning Case Study: Cooper Tire

Case study on how Copper Tire is using Supply Chain Network Planning and Optimization software.

TOPICS : Case studies | Network design/optimization | Supply chain organization | Supply chain software

December 28, 2006

Building Products Giant Johns Manville Achieves Major Improvements in Transportation with Load Contr

Centralization, new TMS, and cross-company collaboration drive savings and service benefits for this building products giant. Read the detailed case study of how a new approach to transportation management and technology led to substantial improvements in operation efficiency, freight spend, and customer service.

TOPICS : Logistics | Supply Chain Execution (SCE) | Transportation Management Systems | Transportation

December 28, 2006

Retailer Stage Stores Gets Big Results with On-Demand TMS

Department store chain stage stores integrated its supply chain and dramatically reduced inbound logistics costs with an on-demand TMS and a supplier portal.

TOPICS : Retail industry supply chain | Transportation Management Systems | Transportation

December 28, 2006

PPG Industries TMS Case Study

Industrial leader PPG is one of the earliest adopters of centralized transportation management, and recently refreshed its TMS technology with an on-demand solution. Learn how, and the benefits they achieved, in the case study report.

TOPICS : Transportation Management Systems | Transportation

February 17, 2004

Case Study: Campbell Soup Solves Demand Planning Problem

Like many CPG companies, Campbell's had trouble with maintaining a high level of forecast accuracy. Forecast error at the SKU/DC/week level averaged almost 50%, with relatively wide swings in error from week to week. By taking a more "real-time" approach to forecasting, major gains were made in forecast accuracy.

TOPICS : Consumer goods industry supply chain | Demand planning/management | Forecasting | Supply Chain Planning software