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Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010 |
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  Food Traceability and Interoperability by Ann Grackin February 26th, 2010 I recently attended the Food Traceability and Interoperability Summit in Denver, the first real attempt by a non-government group to discuss the value of instituting a more robust (end-to-end) and therefore interoperable food system. [Read More] Download our colorful and informative Food Traceability Poster from ChainLink. |
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Demand Management in the Second Decade The Stragic View - Part 2 by Ann Grackin February 25th, 2010 Multichannel marketing, multichannel retail, pricing and promotions, are challenging both retailers and brand companies. Web retailing is entering a new phase. So is a store’s format, which must employ successful customer experience approaches to create customer loyalty. New retail technologies, such as self-service, mobile marketing and mobile sales, have all moved beyond experimentation. [Read More] |
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RedPrairie Acquired by New Mountain Capital On the prairie, as in RedPrairie, what impact will the recent acquisition have on the Supply Chain market and customers? Read about it here on our Blog: February 24th, 2010 Commentary on ChainLink's Blog | |
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The Rising Buzzword Value and Real Value of “Multichannel” Supply Chain Technologies
When Manhattan announced their win with QVC on February 22nd, the headline in the press release was “QVC® Selects Manhattan Associates to Optimize Multichannel Supply Chain Network.” Given that the deal was for Manhattan’s warehouse management and labor management modules, the choice of wording and positioning was a little unexpected, and highlights an important trend: the growing realization among supply chain practitioners that it is critical to do a better job at serving and integrating their multichannel supply chains. February 24th, 2010 ChainLink Commentary | |
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Made in the USA
Tagging Country of Origin is the law, and firms are getting into the act of using this data to not only barcode, but also to make the supply chain more transparent. I turned on the TV and there was an interesting company: Made in USA-Certified, Inc. This addresses a component of a larger problem of transparency needed in business practices and supply chain. For a deeper discussion on this issue of transparency and ethics, click below to see our recent Parallax View article. From Parallax View on-line magazine | |
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Sourcing in Times of Uncertainty
The highs and lows created by the recent bubble and recession were difficult for even the most adept sourcing practitioners. There are some best practices and innovations that can help deal with not just uncertainty in demand and supply, but supplier failures, commodity price volatility, and supply chain risk. This article from Parallax View provides some fresh thinking on strategies, including proactive supplier monitoring, supplier viability and financing, commodity market intelligence, 'private futures markets', metrics, cost reduction innovations, and 'supply-side differentiation'. From Parallax View on-line magazine | |
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American Dreams - American Jobs
Jobless claims in the US are on the rise again, see this announcement from the US department of Labor (link below). Yet durable goods sales are up (see CNBC article). And GDP is up a whopping 5.9 % (see Bureau of Economic Analysis). Which re-enforces the so-called jobless recovery scenarios - jobs down and durable goods sales up. In spite of the job numbers, many still believe in America as the path to prosperty. (For an inspiring example, see this pod cast). February 25th, 2010 U.S. Department of Labor | |
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Growing Imports to the US?
Pressures mount on job recovery with job and export growth in India (link below). What’s interesting too, is that in China, investment and borrowing are at such a pace that inflation might clip their wings a bit in export markets, giving India (and maybe the US and EU) a lift. February 25th, 2010 Business Insider - The Money Game | |
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