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November 03, 2011

White Paper: Cultivating an Agile Supply Chain in the Chemicals Industry

This paper Discusses the Need for Complex Supply Chains due to Business Challenges in the Chemicals Industry of Rising costs of Raw Materials, Regulatory Issues, and Vertical Integration from Bulk to Specialty Chemicals. Provided by AspenTech.

TOPICS : Supply chain excellence | Supply Chain studies | Supply chain thought leadership

October 20, 2011

2020 Future Value Chain Report

Third bi-annual report looking at future trends and issues in the consumer goods to retail supply chain,. From Capgemini and the Consumer Goods Forum.

TOPICS : Consumer goods industry supply chain | Retail industry supply chain | Supply Chain studies

October 14, 2011

White Paper: Don't Re-Plan, Just Execute: Making Supply Chain Plans Work with Collaborative Execution

Manufacturing business models have changed. Static, linear supply chains serving vertically integrated manufacturers have been replaced by dynamic trading networks supporting increasingly outsourced, global businesses. With this change has come increased volatility-in supplies, in customer demand, and even in product lines, as life cycles shorten and margin windows narrow. How can you plan in this chaotic environment? And, once plans are made, how can you most effectively implement them-plus respond intelligently when the playing field shifts?

TOPICS : Collaboration

October 07, 2011

White Paper: Replacing Base-Level Forecasting with Sense and Respond Demand Management

Are you leveraging outdated forecasting technologies and techniques to optimize and drive the future supply chain? Provided by JDA.

TOPICS : Demand planning/management | Forecasting | Supply Chain Planning software | Supply chain software

September 21, 2011

White Paper: Improving Supply Chain Visibility Via Technology

Options,Trends and ROI Driven Projects. This ebook examines the types of technology that companies are using to improve supply chain visibility and offers examples of ROI driven projects that can make a measurable impact. Provided by Management Dynamics.

TOPICS : Supply chain and the IT function/technology | Supply Chain Trends

August 16, 2011

Updated White Paper: What is Missing in Traditional S&OP Processes?

To realize complete supply chain alignment with business objectives, all facets of the business must be equally represented in the S&OP process. Provided by SmartOps.

TOPICS : Sales and Operarions Planning (S&OP)

July 20, 2011

CSCO Insights: The Value of Vendor Compliance Optimization

Analysis of where and how customers of vendor compliance optimization/management solutions find value from the software.

TOPICS : Research Notes | Retail industry supply chain | Supply chain visibility

June 21, 2011

Vendor Compliance Maturity Model

Excellent Three-Stage Model for Vendor Compliance Programs. Few Yet have Reached Level 3

TOPICS : Consumer goods industry supply chain | Retail industry supply chain

June 18, 2011

White Paper: GO Outdoors Achieves Peak Performance With JustEnough

GO Outdoors is able to automate the production of its forecasts with JustEnough Demand Forecasting. To keep pace with the company's growth and to stay on top of the competition, GO Outdoors needed to bring best-in-class demand forecasting and replenishment solutions on board.

TOPICS : Forecasting