Advanced Planning and Scheduling (APS)

How to Get the Most from Your Supply Chain: SCM Reaches the Mid-market
Technology Evaluation Centers

Today’s midsized distributors can benefit from their software systems in ways that were impossible a few years ago. By layering advanced,…

How Inventory Optimization Can Increase Your Profitability
IBS

One of the largest expenses for distributors and wholesalers is stock. Many have difficulty finding the perfect balance between ensuring products…

Supply Chain Event Management: Proactive Supply Chain Visibility
Inovis

Supply chain event management (SCEM) offers a number of key organizational benefits. Notably, you can increase supply chain visibility for…

Case Study: How Novelis Slashed Inventory by Eight Million Pounds
Quintiq

Novelis is the world leader in aluminum rolling and beverage can recycling. Novelis produces advanced aluminum sheet and foil products for…

How to Improve the Accuracy of Your Forecasts
Microsoft

Increased competition, lower margins, and more customer demands mean that distributors have to provide better product availability and more…

Case Study: A New Standard for Resource Planning in the Railway Business
Quintiq

Railion Nederland N.V. is an independent operating company of Railion Deutschland, the largest rail cargo transporting company in western Europe.…

How Better Inventory Planning Can Unlock New Profit Potential for Distributors
Infor

Distributors increasingly play a value-added role in the supply chain. To remain competitive, they must rapidly react to the slightest changes…

Maintaining Stock in Branch Locations
Microsoft

Though it’s advantageous to maintain operations in one location, distributors must sometimes operate multiple locations to meet local…