Demand Management Trends
Industry association sees semi supply chain poised for growth in 2010 as moderate growth in demand fuels recovery
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Sourcing/Procurement Trends
New research from REL details corporate 'cash culture' best practices
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Fulfillment/Logistics Trends
Using lean manufacturing initiatives to reduce waste in the manufacturing process can help organizations find the right mix that leads to profit. Saia Burgess, a world wide motion solutions manufacturer, is continually looking at ways to lean out waste.
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Integration/ERP Trends
With renewed optimism and strengthening balance sheets, IT execs see opportunities in security, healthcare, green IT and virtualization
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Payment Trends
New technology options can help LSPs streamline overall operations and optimize financial risk, says CargoWise edi's Simon Clark
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Customer Relationship Management Trends
New solution from Oco integrates customer-related data from multiple systems to provide integrated view of customers and customer profitability
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Decision Support Trends
After rough ride in 2009, region should show modest recovery in 2010 and in 2011, Manufacturers Alliance/MAPI report suggests
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Product Lifecycle Management Trends
Majority of companies adopting a sustainable packaging policy; focus more on hard benefits, according to report from Tompkins' Supply Chain Consortium
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Auto/Aerospace Trends
As auto sector looks to new technologies to fuel future growth, the 'Periodic Table on Wheels' poses particular challenges for traditional purchasing strategies, BrainNet argues
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Consumer Trends
With fierce price competition, majority of suppliers maintaining or decreasing prices, focusing on improving operating efficiency to reduce costs, according to China Sourcing Report
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Other Discrete Manufacturing Trends
Organizations are taking control of own futures, looking for new markets, new channels to drive growth in unsteady market, ThomasNet Industry Market Barometer finds
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Process Manufacturing Trends
Organizations are taking control of own futures, looking for new markets, new channels to drive growth in unsteady market, ThomasNet Industry Market Barometer finds
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Non-Manufacturing Trends
As manufacturers tighten their belts, GPOs could represent an untapped opportunity to increase revenues; the case for tapping into a group purchase organization
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Transportation/Logistics Trends
IATA reports record declines in freight traffic as industry copes with recession, faces continued billions in losses; increased security costs weigh
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Distribution/Wholesale Trends
SBC Fulfillment turns to enterprise resource planning solution from Compiere to integrate operations, improve productivity and meet growth objectives
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Retail Trends
With fierce price competition, majority of suppliers maintaining or decreasing prices, focusing on improving operating efficiency to reduce costs, according to China Sourcing Report
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