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Fashion retailer Anchor Blue was looking for a way to increase supply chain visibility, reduce costs, and shorten the time required to get products onto store shelves. The company implemented the Inovis AS2 software solution to consolidate data from multiple partners into a single view. Learn how the new electronic data interchange (EDI) system helped reduce transaction costs and get merchandise into stores faster.
Related to Product Line: Distribution and Warehousing, Electronic Data Interchange (EDI), Supply Chain Management (SCM), Inovis
As a midsize wholesale distributor, you need to stand out from your competition while improving efficiency. SAP Business All-in-One Solutions offer software designed to help you with your current needs, while remaining capable of supporting future growth. Find out how this solution can help you improve transparency and coordination between the warehouse and the executive suite, but also streamline inventory management.
Related to Product Line: Best Practices, Distribution and Warehousing, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), International Trade Logistics (ITL), Warehouse Management System (WMS), SAP, Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods, Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods, Wholesale Trade
Progressive companies are discovering that they can optimize processes and assets to make the best use of resources, reduce negative impact on the environment, and strengthen business results?all at the same time. Improving enterprise asset management (EAM) processes provides opportunities for you to create less waste, reduce resource use, and decrease emissions. Find out how you can take advantage of EAM?s benefits.
Related to Product Line: Asset Management, Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS), Energy Analysis and Management, Enterprise Asset Management, Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC), Lighting Analysis and Control, Management Practices, Plant Equipment Maintenance, Strategy, Vehicle/Fleet Maintenance, Infor
name = TEC_WP; Case Study: Dorcy International by VAI --> Email this to a friend View More Related Papers Receive White Paper Updates Case Study Description Dorcy, a global distributor of flashlights and batteries, manufactures its product line in Taiwan, China, and Korea, and repackages products in two US warehouses to ship to major retailers.
Related to Product Line: Electronic Data Interchange (EDI), Global Logistics Solution (GLS), Inventory Management, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Warehouse Management System (WMS), VAI
name = TEC_WP; Vendor Profile: Ptc Offering for Retail, Footwear, and Apparel by PTC --> Email this to a friend View More Related Papers Receive White Paper Updates White Paper Description This IDC Vendor Profile focuses on PTC FlexPLM product for the retail, footwear, and apparel (RFA) industry—a product that leverages the product lifecycle management (PLM) capabilities of PTC Windchill product line.
Related to Product Line: Product Lifecycle Management (PLM), PTC, Apparel Manufacturing, Retail Trade
Production based on the principles of lean manufacturing combined with Movex APP has been the key to significant improvements since the end of the 1990s at pump manufacturer APV Products in Horsens, Denmark. ?By streamlining the many workflows, we have been able to cut out all the redundant processes. Thus we have seen an amazing reduction of delivery time, from twenty-five days to only a couple of days. At the same time our inventory turnover has increased, which means that our inventory has been reduced to a third. And last but not least, our productivity is higher.? Bjorn Sommer, Product Line Manager, APV Products.
Related to Product Line: Supply Chain Management (SCM), Intentia International, Manufacturing
A daily expanding product line presented even greater hurdles for inventory management, and meeting on-time delivery goals.
Related to Product Line: Business Process Automation, Discrete Manufacturing, Electronics Design Automation (EDA), Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Inventory Analysis and Planning, Inventory Management, Lean/Flow Manufacturing, Project and Process Management, Supply Chain Event Management, Consona
Untamed costs can deplete the precious working capital that?s critical to your ongoing operations. But, you can get a handle on costs by taking steps to improve operational efficiency. By instituting efficient automated processes, you can reduce waste, unnecessary overtime, and many other cost factors. Find out how an integrated business system can help you improve gross margins while offering more competitive prices.
Related to Product Line: Business Process Automation, Competitive Analysis, Human Resources, Operations Planning, Workflow Automation, SAP
These include: Cost allocation -- Costs can be automatically allocated by the system in the proper proportion to the right shipment, order, product line item or SKU.
Related to Product Line: Global Logistics Solution (GLS), Import and Export Management, Inventory Analysis and Planning, Strategic Sourcing Solutions, GT Nexus, Management of Companies and Enterprises, Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, Transportation and Warehousing
Theyre a made-to-order manufacturing business that produces custom work as well as carrying a standard product line.
Related to Product Line: Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Inventory Analysis and Planning, Inventory Management, Job Costing, Job Scheduling, Shop Floor Control, Tracking, Global Shop Solutions, Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing
“We have not had to increase inventory levels to support the increased business; therefore, our inventory turns have increased from six to nine on this key product line.
Related to Product Line: Collaborative Planning and Scheduling (CPS), Demand Management, Forcasting and Planning, Forecasting, Manufacturing Management, Material Requirements Planning (MRP), Product Data Management, Production and Supply Planning, Production Planning, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Demand Solutions
We can easily produce a list of top customers across multiple criteria - for example, by region or product line. We can pull customer information into a spreadsheet and analyze it across basic dimensions. Even basic customer information is hard to access - and even harder to analyze. A senior marketing manager comes to your CEO with a proposal to introduce a new product line.
Related to Product Line: Business Intelligence (BI), Decision Making, SAP
"With our extensive product line, and the sheer volume of orders we receive on a daily basis, we needed a software solution to monitor this process effectively," said Doug Trisnar, IT Director, Joshen Paper Packaging.
Related to Product Line: IT Infrastructure, IT Monitoring and Management, Office Application and Automation, Practices and Business Issues, Project and Process Management, Project Scheduling, Systems Integration, VAI, Manufacturing, Retail Trade
SDMO Industries Case Study SDMO Industries, the world third largest manufacturer of power generating units, offers customers an expansive product line from portable power generating units for professional or personal use to diesel power generators and electric generating sets.
Related to Product Line: Channel Management, Contact Management (CM), Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Customer Service and Support, Field Sales, Field Service Management, Order Management, Purchasing, Purchasing Management, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Access Commerce
Inventory Turnover If a distributor annually sells $10,000 worth of a product line, is it wise to purchase the entire $10,000 worth of inventory at one time? On the other hand, could a company buy some, sell it, and then buy some more with the money made selling the initial quantity? In the first case, a substantial sum becomes tied up for a year.
Related to Product Line: Inventory Management, Warehouse Management System (WMS), Sage, Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods, Wholesale Trade