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0.9935 Short Product Life Cycles Demand Innovation Throughout the Business - Supply Chain Leader
... the Business To compete today, consumer goods manufacturers must focus not only on innovations in product development but also on meaningful changes in four key areas of the business--technology, process, partnerships and market strategy. The consumer goods marketplace has always been fast paced and ... managing increasingly complex supply chains from end to end, and it's easy to see why so many consumer goods manufacturers struggle to achieve lasting success. Recent trends have made the consumer goods marketplace even more difficult to navigate. Product life cycles have been slashed dramatically ... demand for new products by both retailers and consumers. Retailers are continually adding new shopping seasons, as well as demanding customized products that help differentiate their stores in a crowded marketplace. In addition, today's consumers expect to see products that are customized to their ... 		Web Page
0.9928 Social Marketing and Supply Chain Management: The Next Consumer Data Challenge—and Opportunity
... the missing piece is the direct voice of consumers en masse. Social media now gives the consumer the platform and tools to have their voices heard on a scale that is large enough to create real value for retailers and consumer goods companies. Consumers have been leveraging social tools for years to ... private-label products, collaborate closely with consumer product companies to ensure proper product development and more important, keep a pulse on what consumers are saying about products. There is tremendous potential for retailers and consumer goods companies to encourage elite online ... such as www.expotv.com that enable consumers to upload their video testimonials of products ranging from the BlackBerry Bold to the latest Dyson vacuum cleaner. While this information may not be real-time data, it is information conveyed in the consumers' voice. Retailers and consumer product firms ... 		Web Page
0.9849 Preparing for the Re-Emergence of Demand
... point to new growth in consumer demand in the coming months. But when will it happen? And is your supply chain equipped to handle it? By Adeel Najmi Businesses around the world are closely monitoring market trends and economic indicators, watching to see if consumers are feeling confident again—and ... and organizations must make equally radical changes in their most basic supply chain processes in order to continue to meet ever-shifting consumer needs. Replace "planning for execution" with "planning for discovery" Perhaps the most significant shift companies must make involves rethinking the ... 		Web Page
0.9832 Shelf-Centered Collaboration
... to consumers By Sweeni Ponoth and Mohit Juneja Driven by tough economic conditions, heightened competition and pressures up and down their supply chains, world-class retailers and branded manufacturers are adopting a proven and logical strategy. They're getting even closer to consumers. Retail ... like Wal-Mart, higher consumer price sensitivity in the current economic environment, increased commoditization of products and a corresponding decrease in brand loyalty, particularly in North American and European markets. There are two moments of truth for any consumer: the purchase of a product ... capture and analysis of data from consumer loyalty programs, which collect information on consumer shopping patterns. A collaborative approach based on basket information can enable retailers to more quickly and accurately identify and understand consumer shopping patterns, and to accordingly adjust ... 		Web Page
0.9688 There's Power in POS Data - Not Just for Retailers, but for Suppliers Too - Supply Chain Leader
... But even cleaned up, the data are still not very usable as-is for consumer products manufacturers who need to harmonize that data with their own language and systems." Improving customer experience at the shelf "Moving consumer product is becoming more like what happens in the fashion industry ... reality for retailer marketing centers on improving consumers' experience at the heart of the store, where the critical encounter with product takes place--at the shelf." The declining consumer impact of traditional marketing media such as television, newspapers and magazines has refocused retailer ... strategies. These strategies enable suppliers to use consumer demand signals to quickly take action as new opportunities arise, improving category management and increasing brand equity as well as profits. Leading consumer brands continue to be plagued with issues like stock-outs in one location ... 		Web Page
0.9417 What are the top priorities in supply chain management for your business? - Supply Chain Leader
Tony Quartararo, Executive Vice President, Supply Chain Burt's Bees [ADTRAN develops and manufactures networking and telecommunications solutions to carry voice, data, video and Internet communications across copper, fiber and wireless network infrastructures.] Co-design mandates more collaboration than ever among different companies in the supply chain. 		Web Page
0.9352 Four Megatrends That Will Change Supply Chain Management - Supply Chain Leader
Unlocking The Future --- Four Megatrends That Will Change Supply Chain Management We are now in a market-driven economy, where the individual consumer is the ultimate channel master. This dynamic shift is the third to occur in the past 100 years. The front end of the 20th century was marked by a ... retailers, previously viewed as mere middlemen, emerged as the channel masters. They owned the data and the direct relationships with the consumers, and--thanks to the efforts of Sam Walton of Wal-Mart, Bernard L. Marcus of The Home Depot and Richard M. Schulze of Best Buy--were able to use this ... 1: Mass Customization In a commoditized world, consumers will increasingly satisfy both their basic and their non-essential needs through their consumption patterns. Progressively, the market adopts a mass-customization model, which allows consumers to customize products by self-selecting their ... 		Web Page
0.9279 Customer-Centric Strategies for Assortment Management - Supply Chain Leader
... economic environment? And how can retailers ensure that their merchandise forecasts and plans are actually achievable? To add to retailers' woes, consumer spending remains constricted. July 2009 marked the 11 th straight month of sales declines reported by retailers ("July sales drop shows retail ... directly. This strategic approach shifts retailers' assortment management strategies from the national level to the store level. This means consumer goods companies will fight for shelf space, especially as large retailers take the lead in reducing inventory assortment. These types of ... strategically place assortments of market baskets, collections or ensembles together in a way that simplifies the shopping experience for the consumer (See "Shelf-centered Collaboration"). For example, fashion retailers that arrange an entire look—such as the blouse, skirt, shoes and accessories—in ... 		Web Page
0.9279 Big is Beautiful at Panasonic - Supply Chain Leader
Big Is Beautiful at Panasonic --- The consumer electronics giant is betting on large-screen plasma TVs as the display technology of the future. In February, Supply Chain Leader interviewed Mike Aguilar, Panasonic's Senior Vice President of Supply Chain Strategic Initiatives. Aguilar has been with ... into this position after leading the company's North American sales operations for five years. The consumer electronics division of Panasonic is preparing for the conversion to the digital spectrum by the United States in February 2009. The question is, how fast and how big will the spike be in ... spaces or hanging fixtures. And, of course, once consumers can't receive the digital spectrum on their old, analog-signal TVs, they'll need to have a converter box to use their sets at all. That will also spur a new category in consumer electronics. Lastly, there are many competitors on the scene ... 		Web Page
0.9204 Recession-Resistant Demand Management Strategies and Tactics - Supply Chain Strategy - Supply Chain Leader
... is now: AMR Research's February report, “2009 Consumer Products Market Outlook: Anything but Business as Usual,” states unequivocally, “Never in our history have we experienced the level of demand volatility we'll see in 2009...85 percent of [consumer product companies interviewed] showed an ... 2009, nearly all major retailers have reported sales figures declining in the double-digit range and consumer product manufacturers are taking hits on deeply discounted pipeline inventory. Consumer and business-to-business purchasing behavior has abruptly shifted, making past product performance ... companies by analyzing sell-through information from like stores to identify demand upside opportunities. A typical methodology for understanding consumer demand is to collect point-of-sale (POS) information from retailers once a week on a national level. But to really understand what is happening ... 		Web Page
0.9204 What's on the Horizon? - Supply Chain Leader
... RFID), continuous demand signals from mobile consumer communications and smart devices built into every imaginable product will extend supply chain visibility down to the unit level and throughout product life cycles. Automobiles, airplanes and consumer electronics will continuously report ... information comes a new point of leverage and a chance for the agile supply chain to meet or shape consumer demand. 5. Supply chains will know what an individual consumer's needs are as the consumer does What will supply chains do with all of this information? The same thing they've always done ... consumers has the power to transform the way business has been done in the past. Visibility lets supply chain partners align supply and demand along the entire chain at once, instead of functional area by functional area. A product development example: e-commerce has already raised the velocity ... 		Web Page
0.9116 Channel Management Strategies When Times are Tough - Supply Chain Strategy - Supply Chain Leader
Channel Management Strategies When Times are Tough Consumer products manufacturers and retailers face a perfect storm of global economic disruption. Companies across the board are reducing headcount, experiencing unprecedented price, brand, and market share erosion, and dealing with excess capacity ... month in which consumer spending declined, falling a record 8.9 percent in the fourth quarter. That marked the worse quarter of spending since the Commerce Department began tracking the statistic in 1947. Overall, consumer spending in 2008 was at its lowest level since 1961. Consumer electronics ... of times are facing a severe nosedive. According to AMR Research's 2009 Consumer Products Market Outlook, "The consumer confidence index, which reached an all-time low of 38 in December 2008, has all but frozen consumer spending in electronics. To combat this trend, CE companies are taking price and ... 		Web Page
0.9017 Leveraging POS Intelligence to Improve Retail Flow-Through - Supply Chain Leader
... POS Intelligence to Improve Retail Flow-Through Historically, consumer product companies have focused on "selling in" their products to the retail channel without paying adequate attention to the actual "selling out" to the end consumer. Since typical contracts safeguard retailers against the risk ... a 4—6 point swing in product net profits and make the difference between a profitable product and one that incurs losses. Specifically in the consumer electronics industry, a hotselling product can swing to a net operating loss solely because of the liquidation costs at EOL, with the rush to flush ... and, most important, in uncovering hidden sales opportunities. Leading consumer product (CP) companies embrace POS to drive their supply chains by making both short-term and long-term decisions based on consumer behavior rather than on what the retail buyer is planning to order. Using POS ... 		Web Page
0.8912 Supply Chain Leader - Issue 4 - Short Product Life Cycles Demand Innovation Throughout the Business
... region represents an entirely different world--with its own business rules, government regulations, transportation and logistics challenges and a consumer population that is far more fragmented and diverse than in either the United States or Europe. In addition, the Asia-Pacific region has not ... 		Web Page
0.8909 Process Playbooks: Playing by the Rules - Issue 6 - Supply Chain Leader
... are only compounded for manufacturers of trend-driven, technology-intensive products like consumer electronics because they must also contend with ever-shorter product life cycles, fickle consumer preferences and shrinking retail margins. Every business has a top-level strategic plan, but today's ... certain kinds of organizations can achieve the greatest advantages. Recently, i2 has worked with a number of businesses in the fast-paced consumer electronics industry to create and apply process playbooks that are helping them cope with dramatic demand shifts, regional sales variations, product ... playbooks help consumer electronics leaders gain market share against competitors—while also protecting their profit margins. i2 is currently working with a major PC manufacturer to address a performance issue that is all too common in the consumer electronics industry: ensuring adequate inventory ... 		Web Page
0.8659 Managing the Human Element - Supply Chain Leader
... vast and elusive variable in supply chain management, whether they are the managers and operators who run the supply chain or the customers and consumers that operations are built to address. To achieve high-level results, an organization must work with its internal human assets, with the goal to ... customers, suppliers, and consumers--and respond with agility and flexibility. The impact of fluctuating human behavior on the global supply chain cannot be taken too lightly. Demand variations, regulatory issues, geopolitical turmoil and the exploding worldwide consumer base are introducing ... an unprecedented pace. But it is the shifts in consumer preferences that have repeatedly HUMAN CONTINUED on Next Page . . . Supply Chain Leader / April 2008 41 Today, we know that people will change because they are offered the right incentives--and this means we must align our numerical objectives ... 		Web Page
0.8656 Cycle-Time Optimization - Column - Supply Chain Leader
... strategy based on rapid store expansion is not enough to guarantee growth in either revenues or profits. Retail space is at a premium today, and consumers enjoy more shopping options than ever. They are often able to compare prices on the same product across multiple shopping channels, such as ... to sell groceries, and grocery stores have begun to sell gas, consumers can choose from a seemingly unlimited number of options for these common purchases. This enormous range of choices has resulted in demanding shoppers. Consumers today expect not only low prices, but also product assortments that ... from own-brand products in 2007 and [this category] is expected to grow by 11%." (AMR Research Report, April 2007, "The State of Fast-Moving Consumer Goods Retailers: the 2007 Technology and Process Review," by Mike Griswold and Fenella Sirkisoon.) Private-label products offer the potential for ... 		Web Page
0.8655 S&OP Best Practices Enable Consistent Profitability - Supply Chain Leader
... and processes enable this new generation of process maturity--one capable of handling the increasing complexities of globalization and dynamic consumer demand. S&OP is assuming an even more integral role inside companies and commanding more respect than ever. As the Aberdeen Group noted: “It is the ... Consumer demand synchronization- At this level--responsive to the dynamic consumer-choice models and buying patterns of recent years, and the increasing variability throughout the supply chain--the S&OP process focuses on the customer and on synchronizing the entire supply chain to meet consumer ... at this level still do not understand the profitability or financial implications of constantly realigning the supply chain to respond to consumer demand. Characteristics and capabilities of the new generation In the new generation of S&OP, enterprises focus on developing a plan and then making the ... 		Web Page
0.8511 Lenovo's Online Buying Experience Leads to Competitive Advantage - Interview - Supply Chain Leader
... processes on the back end. How do you identify and segment your customer base? We service a broad spectrum of customers online, from individual consumers who buy one or two items from the web site for their homes and home offices, to small and midsize business owners who buy for their businesses ... for Lenovo and others in the industry. How do B2B channel revenues compare with revenues generated from the consumer/home business site? Sales on the business side far exceed the consumer sales for Lenovo, especially outside of China, because until very recently the majority of the products we sold ... in the marketplace—has earned it a niche in the business community. However, Lenovo recently announced its Ideapad line of products, aimed at the consumer segment. These products have a colorful and stylish design and upscale features such as facial recognition for security and advanced Dolby sound ... 		Web Page
0.8511 Private-Label Sourcing: What's Next After China? - Cover Story - Supply Chain Leader
... s ongoing financial and corporate responsibilities. For most retailers today—and especially for those in the fashion, footwear, apparel and consumer electronics categories—tailored market assortments offer the single most important strategy for differentiating products over the long term, and ... 		Web Page
0.8511 What Impact Will Radio Frequency Id Have on Supply Chain Management? - Supply Chain Leader
... of their supply chains. Consumer product companies, for example, are clearly leading, and we see a lot of interest in using RFID to enhance promotion execution and new product introduction. These are two areas that always attract a lot of investment by consumer product companies, and before RFID ... of promotion execution and new product introduction, as well as for automated receiving. Some of our consumer electronics customers are already having their suppliers tag component parts in consumer electronics and are tracking the movement of products from Asia to the United States now that many ... of the components of their products. RFID is the perfect vehicle to handle those mandates. Right now, the biggest investment in RFID is in the consumer products industry. It has been a labor play, because with RFID, as opposed to barcode scanning, you don't have to actually touch or see each case or ... 		Web Page
0.8508 i2 and the i2 User Group Announce Ken Sharma Awards of Excellence - Inside i2 - Supply Chain Leader
... Orlando, May 2. Sprint, one of the largest wireless operators in the United States, won the award for Supply Chain Depth and Breadth. Panasonic Consumer Electronics Company, a market technology leader with a wide range of product offerings, received the award in the Supply Chain Innovation category ... Sprint offers a comprehensive range of wireless and data communications products and services to meet the needs of both individual and business consumers. Sprint operates more than 1,300 of its own retail locations while also selling through national third-party retailers. Sprint also sells direct ... the improved business processes have enabled Sprint to better adapt to quickly changing business conditions. Supply Chain Innovation: Panasonic Consumer Electronics Panasonic operates an extended supply chain with various suppliers for sub-assembly parts and is challenged by demand volatility, short ... 		Web Page
0.8351 Increase Profitability by Managing Local Market Assortments - Focus - Supply Chain Leader
... announced plans to cut store openings and renovations in 2009, consistent with continuing expectations of a challenging year for the American consumer. In the current economic downturn, retailers have been hit particularly hard: the Standard & Poor's Retail Index has declined by more than 30 percent ... is clear at a glance: the complexity of mass markets is growing. San Diego-based demographics company Nielsen Claritas now identifies 66 distinct consumer clusters in the United States. Changing economic fortunes, migration and immigration, assimilation patterns, aging, new technologies and a host ... 		Web Page
0.8347 Can a Green Supply Chain Be an Efficient Supply Chain? - Opinion - Supply Chain Leader
Companies must look at transportation modes and how they can be greener; how they can cut down on the distance needed to move material; how they package goods to be moved; and if packaging can be reused to lower the overall environmental impact. Utilizing logistics beams and air bags in trailers to double-stack pallets safely to eliminate damage in transit Once companies gain the proper motivation and start looking at the greening of their supply chains in earnest, supply chain managers will... 		Web Page
0.8347 Overcoming the New Demand Uncertainty - Supply Chain Leader
... create a more open and honest relationship--one that acknowledges demand variations, and shares risks and rewards with both businesses. As consumers, we have realized enormous benefits from supply chain globalization, which has made a new world of options available to us. Suddenly, we can choose a ... by fickle fashion trends, supported by ever-changing selling seasons, and dispersed across a seemingly infinite number of product categories, consumer demand has never been harder to predict or manage. There is no doubt that suppliers have done their best to rise to this enormous challenge ... of supply chain managers who want to successfully manage fluctuating consumer demand--and it involves redefining their historic relationships with suppliers in order to make them true partners. We all know that serving consumer markets means operating with a given amount of uncertainty every day. No ... 		Web Page
0.8169 Managing Supply Chain Disruption with Continuous Design - Supply Chain Leader
... disasters, which have the ability to physically devastate any part of the supply and distribution network Product recalls, which can destroy consumer confidence and slash demand not only for the affected manufacturer, but for every manufacturer and retailer in the category Transportation roadblocks ... recent Circuit City closure that dramatically affected many consumer electronics manufacturers Terrorist attacks and political unrest, which can impact both supply and distribution facilities, as well as national transportation systems Dramatic changes in currency exchange rates, which can mean the ... 		Web Page
0.8169 How Do You Design a Supply Chain Organization to Achieve Maximum Value? - Opinion - Supply Chain Leader
How Do You Design a Supply Chain Organization to Achieve Maximum Value? The answer seems to be a resounding “yes,” if we compare the supply chain organizations of the typical respondent in the AMR Research study with those of some elite respondents who are members of the AMR Research Supply Chain Top 25. They should have expertise in planning and inventory control, procurement (contacting and supplier management), logistics (forward and reverse, along with network design), as well as IT ... 		Web Page
0.8164 Old Navy Leverages Supply Chain Management Technology to Stay Lean and Green - Supply Chain Leader - i2
... be technology-based. On the other side, you have consumers. Because inventories have gotten leaner, how you deploy your inventory becomes a lot more precious. And while we've always strived to be demand-based and match inventory with consumer demand, when inventory gets lean, every unit counts for ... obviously an important issue for Gap. How do you stay as environmentally responsible as possible while maintaining economic viability and meeting consumer expectations? The world is only just beginning to become green, and green is here to stay. We're looking closely at things like plastic hangers ... 		Web Page
0.8164 i2 and the i2 User Group Announce Ken Sharma Awards of Excellence Finalists
i2 and the i2 User Group Announce Ken Sharma Awards of Excellence Finalists Companies from across the high tech, manufacturing, retail and consumer products industries were recently named finalists for the Ken Sharma Award of Excellence. Co-sponsored by i2 and the i2 User Group, the annual award ... Innovation finalists Fairchild Semiconductor is a global leader in delivering energy-efficient power analog and power discrete solutions for consumer, communications, industrial, mobile, computing and automotive systems. Fairchild's overall business driver was to achieve "Perfect Order Delivery ... Ken Sharma Award application. During that same time frame, the company also saved US$1.6 million from its implementation in Europe. Serving both consumers and original equipment manufacturers, SanDisk Corporation designs, develops, manufactures and markets flash storage card products for a wide ... 		Web Page
0.8164 Interview: Buying it Right at Sprint - Supply Chain Leader
... s distribution channels. Before joining Sprint in 2004, he had a similar role with AT&T Wireless for nine years, where he was vice president of Consumer Equipment, responsible for logistics, inventory management, supplier management and product portfolio. Prior to entering the telecommunications ... in the marketplace. The devices are getting more cuttingedge, offering a wide variety of different applications. To meet the growing needs of our consumer and business customers, we must be able to offer a diverse collection of feature-rich devices. The traditional use for a basic wireless phone - ... We have a great deal of diversity in our customer base, from the small business owner to the Fortune 100 corporate customer; from the individual consumer to the government client. We have to make sure that we have the diversity in our product assortment to meet their needs, whether it's a desire for ... 		Web Page
0.7967 LG Sets Its Sights on Number One - Supply Chain Leader
LG Sets Its Sights on Number One LG Electronics, Inc., a multi-billion-dollar technology leader in home appliances, consumer electronics, mobile communications, business solutions and air conditioning, looks to not only become the top company in its industry, but also one of the best supply chain ... 		Web Page
0.7967 Linking the CFO to Supply Chain Execution - Issue 6 - Supply Chain Leader
... pace of business requires tight alignment between financial and supply chain management decisions. Short product life cycles and changing consumer demand—particularly characteristic of the high-tech industry—mean companies whose supply chains aren't in synch with their financial planning are less ... determine the risk level and positively impact the bottom line. Short-life-cycle product companies serving volatile markets such as high tech and consumer electronics have difficulty meeting revenue projections without the ability to generate forward-looking financials based on product demand-supply ... 		Web Page
0.7967 News Briefs - Supply Chain Leader
... magazine category. CGT Recognizes Burt's Bees Consumer Goods Technology magazine recognized Burt's Bees, the leading manufacturer of more than 150 Earthfriendly, natural personal care products, for Outstanding Achievement during the Consumer Goods Technology Fall Conference in October 2007. Burt's ... 		Web Page
0.7967 Inside i2: Our Innovation, Your Results - Supply Chain Leader
... less upfront investment and faster cycle times. i2 Operations Services has been proven at some of the world's leading companies, including a top consumer electronics manufacturer. Operating in an exceedingly competitive market, this manufacturer responded to increasingly complex customer ... average weeks of supply in the channel went from 25 to just 5, continuing to trend downward. A major electronics retailer has since elevated the consumer electronics manufacturer from a tier-three supplier to a tier-one "go-to" brand for its product. Other successful deployments include a large ... 		Web Page
0.7967 Taking an Optimized Approach to Inventory Management - Supply Chain Leader
... s dynamic marketplace is putting powerful new demands on inventory management. The consumer market itself is far more complex, with localization requiring that suppliers cater to demographic micro-segments of consumer preferences, while mass customization (see article, page 9) generates a ... 		Web Page
0.7967 Shortening the Planning Cycle - Supply Chain Leader
... error) and provides the opportunity for creating a standard operating procedure for exception management and Agile PDCA. For example, a leading consumer electronics company in North America has successfully adopted a processplaybook approach for its vendor-managed inventory (VMI) process. The ... based on multiple factors, such as magnitude of the deviation, lead time available for action and cost. With the process-playbook approach, the consumer electronics company has been able to significantly reduce its weeks-of-supply channel inventory, increase its in-stock percentage to the upper 90 ... 		Web Page
0.7967 Dell 2.0: Becoming the Customers Trusted Adviser - Supply Chain Leader
... the business. What is Dell's vision for the customer experience you want people to have, and how is it different from the current state? In the consumer space, we're dealing with millions of people, literally. The challenge is to create a personal relationship with those millions.We do that ... with colors and some other superficial changes, but one of our biggest areas of investigation is the customization of software images for a consumer's personal computer.What are some of the ways that would not be perceived as invasive but useful for customers? Maybe we could download all of the data ... 		Web Page
0.7967 5 Keys to Success in Advanced Retail Planning - Supply Chain Leader
... with strategic business goals. Moreover, most companies create manual forecasts based on educated guesswork rather than on detailed analytics on consumer demand. Also, current merchandise planning processes rarely scale to a level that supports key aspects of advanced planning, such as the ability ... using it to improve decision making. Most companies create manual forecasts based on educated guesswork rather than on the detailed analytics of consumer demand that advanced planning requires. Five key success factors These barriers are daunting, but they can be overcome if companies take the right ... 		Web Page
0.7967 Articles by Industry - Supply Chain Leader
... at GM, with GM’s global process information officer for purchasing and supply chain, Adriana Karaboutis by Victoria Cooper back to top Consumer Industries Channel Management Strategies When Times are Tough by Sweeni S. Ponoth i2 and the i2 User Group Announce Ken Sharma Awards of Excellence What ... High-Growth Environments by Gaurang Pandya and Venky Nayar Can a Green Supply Chain Be an Efficient Supply Chain? by Guy Courtin back to top --- Quick Links Aerospace & Defense Automotive & Industrial Consumer Industries High Tech Manufacturing Metals Process Retail Transportation & Logistics 		Web Page
0.7967 i2 in the News - Supply Chain Leader
i2 in the News: July/August 2009 Asian Paints Improves Supply Chain Planning Consumer Goods Technology July 2009 Asian Paints, India's largest and Asia's third-largest paint company, is featured in this article, which addresses how i2 production planning and distribution planning solutions are ... we enable our customers to achieve better service levels at a lower cost," Thomas said. AmBev Cuts Logistics Costs, Improves Service Levels Consumer Goods Technology August 2009 This article discusses how Companhia de Bebidas das Americas, or AmBev, is using i2's entire suite of transportation ... 		Web Page
0.7967 Supply Chain Leader magazine
... for the Worst? Managing supply chain disruption with continuous design by Hal Feuchtwanger Social Marketing and Supply Chain Management: The Next Consumer Data Challenge--and Opportunity by Guy Courtin and Gurdip Singh Recession-Resistant Demand Management Strategies and Tactics by Adeel Najmi ... 		Web Page
0.7961 The Supply Chain Opportunity in a Challenging Economy
... Economy I don't have to tell you that these are difficult times for businesses. Foreclosures, bankruptcies, layoffs, consolidation, reduced consumer spending—the list goes on and on. Cash is king. Many companies spend their days trying to figure out how to make more of it and how to spend less of it ... shoes—because people are trying to get more out of their existing footwear investment. Auto mechanics, too, have seen an uptick in business, as consumers are becoming more diligent about increasing the longevity of their current vehicles. While the investment you make in a new pair of shoes—or a new ... 		Web Page
0.7961 Protecting Revenue Through Supply Chain Risk Management - Supply Chain Leader
... policy) regarding "green" technology. Consumers' increasing demands for more options and the corresponding reaction from businesses have led to a proliferation of products on the market. This is the situation today in the electronics market space. As consumers clamor to have more fashionable and ... 		Web Page
0.7961 Risk Management: New Technologies Help Identify and Mitigate Risks - Supply Chain Leader
... in types of product attributes customers desire. It can also come from incorrectly anticipating the demand for a certain product. For example, a consumer electronics company recently introduced a new product targeting the surge in the MP3 player market. Its first product was very successful, with ... by Morgan Stanley indicated that rising gas prices have contributed to a decline in the growth of beer consumption in the United States as consumers use their beer money to keep gas in their cars! (Morgan Stanley Research North America report, May 13, 2007.) In addition to managing and mitigating ... 		Web Page
0.7961 The Beauty of Business Content Libraries - Supply Chain Leader
... information for consumers available in a split second, making pricing transparency a crucial factor in the speed of business. The speed of the Internet has also introduced a new element into product life cycles— the speed of fashion cycles. Cell phones and other consumer electronic goods are ... 		Web Page
0.7742 Supply Chain Leader
... time and insights. Fields marked with an asterisk (*) are required. #slcmsg# What is your industry? Select One Aerospace and Defense Automotive Consumer Industries High-Tech Industrial Metals Retail Transportation and Logistics Other What is your job title? *In which department do you work? How ... 		Web Page
0.7742 Supply Chain Leader magazine
... chain disruption with continuous design by Hal Feuchtwanger Article Reprint PDF (154K) Social Marketing & Supply Chain Management: The Next Consumer DataChallenge--and Opportunity by Adeel Najmi, Manish Ghosh and Hae-Goo Song Article Reprint PDF (330K) Recession-Resistant Demand Management ... 		Web Page
0.7742 Transportation Visibity at Masterbrand Cabinets - Supply Chain Leader
... visibility and information they needed to better serve their customers—big box retailers, dealers, wholesalers and builders, as well as the end consumer. "We needed to better understand the cause-and-effect relationships in our transportation processes," said Chris Cuda, MasterBrand's vice president ... 		Web Page
0.7742 Fuel for Thought: Strategies for Counteracting Soaring Oil Prices - Issue 6 - Supply Chain Leader
... of formulating a rough equipment capacity plan, and possibly even establishing customer-carrier commitments. While many manufacturers and consumer goods and retail companies have established technology-enabled sales forecasting and/or sales and operations planning processes, very few have a ... 		Web Page
0.7742 Case Studies - Supply Chain Leader
... it customers, it turned to i2 Supply Chain Visibility. Related Content View all i2 Customer Results Aerospace and Defense Automotive and Industrial Consumer Industries Energy and Chemicals High-Tech Metals Pharmaceuticals Process Retail Telecommunications Transportation and Logistics 		Web Page
0.7742 The Case for Knowledge Process Outsourcing - Supply Chain Leader
... frequent changes in business requirements as they respond to market dynamics. For instance, new technology in automotive, telecommunications and consumer electronics has opened up new markets to semiconductor manufacturers. Each market has its own business requirements with which these manufacturers ... 		Web Page
0.7742 Cooper Tire Rolls Out New System for Better Demand Fulfillment - Supply Chain Leader
... Having an integrated and flexible supply chain has allowed Cooper to improve its response to demand—ultimately better serving the end consumer and improving the company's bottom line. "The initial implementations got us part way there, but it was the continuous-improvement activities and increased ... 		Web Page
0.7742 Supply Chain Leader
... Chain Leader - Issue 4 Cover story Short Product Life Cycles Demand Innovation Throughout the Business by Pallab Chatterjee To compete today, consumer goods manufacturers must focus not only on innovations in product development but also on meaningful changes in four key areas of the business ... 		Web Page
0.7742 Unlocking The Future: The New Analytics - Supply Chain Leader
(The Forrester Wave:™ "BI Reporting and Analysis Platforms, Q1 2006," by Keith Gile, with Kyle McNabb, Connie Moore and Lucy Fossner, February 8, 2006.) It's time for a new generation of supply chain analytics. For more information, contact supply_chain_leader@i2.com. 		Web Page
0.7742 How Innovative is your Supply Chain? - Supply Chain Leader
... mandate for innovation was confined to the product development organization inside companies. But no longer. Today, advances in technologies and consumer desires have driven demand for highly differentiated products to be developed and delivered faster and more reliably than ever. Supply chain ... 		Web Page
0.7742 How do you initiate and sustain agility? - Supply Chain Leader
... planning. So we will have closer relationships with our customers and we will eventually view the order as such only when it is sold to the consumer, not when it is sold to our business customers. To make this shift, we are trying to improve our market-sensing capability.We recently assigned many ... 		Web Page
0.7742 Creating Greater Agility with Plan-Do-Check-Act - Supply Chain Leader
Creating Greater Agility with Plan-Do-Check-Act In today's markets, fickle consumers want more choice and instant gratification. Global competition has driven rapid commoditization, shorter product life cycles and faster price erosion. As supply networks have become increasingly complex and dynamic ... 		Web Page
0.7742 A Fresh Look at Customer Service Excellence - Supply Chain Leader
... supported i2's transition to solution selling, combining sales, services and industry marketing into five industry-focused areas: transportation; consumer industries; retail; automotive, aerospace and defense, industrial and metals; and high tech. As a result, i2 can now focus on solving customers ... 		Web Page
0.7742 Supply Chain Study Shows Impact of Complexity - Supply Chain Leader
... The breakdown by industry was: 32 percent from communications and electronics; 19 percent from advanced materials and chemicals; 18 percent from consumer packaged goods; 16 percent from aerospace and defense and industrial; and 15 percent from life sciences and medical equipment. The majority of the ... 		Web Page
0.7742 Outsourcing Supply Chain Analytics Can Improve Business Results - Supply Chain Leader
... company wouldn't have realized without outsourcing. Better data analysis can also pinpoint problems that might have gone unresolved before. One consumer electronics company had just started selling a new TV model in a discount store chain. The company shipped five weeks of inventory to the store's ... 		Web Page
0.7742 Creating Virtual Verticality in Horizontal Supply Chains - Supply Chain Leader
... to improved customer satisfaction, drove innovation. The lightning speed of processors and the “get-it-now” nature of the Internet have raised consumer expectations to a level where only the swiftest and most agile can compete. The New Economy has been replaced by the Now Economy, as Max More said ... 		Web Page
0.7742 Beyond Business - Supply Chain Leader
... of Hurricane Andrew." Then, in 1993, six people from America’s Second Harvest spent the majority of their time managing donations of food and consumer products into the area, thereby taking Aidmatrix’s job is not just to provide technology and expertise, but to catalyze an understanding about what ... 		Web Page
0.7742 7 Principles of Supply Chain Agility - Supply Chain Leader
The following capabilities allow multiple enterprises and organizations within one company to act as one: Closed-loop plan management is made up of the following capabilities: Proactive monitoring and analysis of threats: Agile companies monitor sales data at their door and at the channel outlets on a frequent—often, daily—basis. 		Web Page
0.7742 Supply Chain Leader - Ideas & Innovations from i2
... companies can thrive in an unpredictable marketplace. The entire value chain must focus on ensuring the product is available, attractive to consumers and better than the competitors' product. SCL Virtual Roundtable Supply Chain Leader Virtual Roundtable Improving supply chain performance and ... 		Web Page
0.7742 i2 in the News - Supply Chain Leader
... i2 discusses the importance of human capital in attaining excellence in supply chain operations. New Release of i2 Demand Manager Now Available Consumer Goods Technology October 2009 i2 Releases Demand Manager for Offline Forecasting RIS News October 2009 These articles discuss the release of ... 		Web Page
0.7742 Supply Chain Leader - Case Studies
... Dynamic Demand in Electronics Business Process Platform Helps Major Retailer Stay Competitive More Case Studies Aerospace and Defense Automotive and Industrial Consumer Industries Energy and Chemicals High-Tech Metals Pharmaceuticals Process Retail Telecommunications Transportation and Logistics 		Web Page