Supply Chain Visibility

Supply-chain Management Plays Strategic Role at Grocery Retailer

March 1, 2005

Jean V. Murphy, Global Logistics & Supply Chain Strategies

A conversation with Bill Parry, vice president of logistics for Pittsburgh-based supermarket retailer Giant Eagle.

This Demand Signal Is Crystal Clear: Less Push, More Pull

October 1, 2004

Jean V. Murphy, Global Logistics & Supply Chain Strategies

The pressure is on for companies to employ demand-driven strategies - technologies and processes that can "sense" and communicate real-time demand across customers, suppliers and employees.

It's Mid-Year Supply-Chain and Logistics Checkup Time. Let's See How You're Doing.

July 1, 2004

Scott Elliff, Capital Consulting & Management Inc.

MIT Professor Sees Promise In Supply-Chain Modeling

May 1, 2004

Jean V. Murphy- Global Logistics & Supply Chain Strategies

A conversation with Jeremy Shapiro, professor of operations research and management emeritus in the Sloan School of Management at the Massachusetts Institute for Technology.

Seeing Is Managing:Maintaining Visibility in the Supply Chain

May 1, 2004

Robert J. Bowman- Global Logistics & Supply Chain Strategies

Here's what the best companies are doing, in making sure they retain visibility over products and information in the chain. • Third in the Best Practices series.

Loading Dock Visibility Gives Retailers View of Inventory at All Times

April 1, 2004

Ira Breskin

A real-time view into inbound shipments helps retailers avoid stock-outs and other nightmares at a critical juncture - the point of sale.

Managing Merchandise 'Flows' Straight to the Corporate Top Line

December 1, 2003

Jim Brownell, Escalate

Now Playing: MGM's Home Video VMI Program

October 1, 2003

Russell W. Goodman, Global Logistics & Supply Chain Strategies

Hollywood studios know that box-office receipts are greatest in the first weeks of a film's release, and the same is true for their video sales divisions. MGM Home Entertainment's VMI initiative ensure that its retailers are stocked (and replenished) with the latest videos.

Special Issue: Collaborative Commerce - Forecasting Tool Lowers Coke Bottler's Inventory

November 1, 2002

Jean V. Murphy

Enabling its field sales managers to collaborate on forecasts allowed Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated to slash inventories in half while absorbing 150 new products.

IKEA let's Verticalnet assemble its private exchange

May 1, 2002

Thomas A. Foster, Editor-in-Chief

Supply Chain Visibility

The latest news, analysis, trends and solutions regarding supply chain visibility and its impact on supply chain management. New technologies in supply chain visibility are transforming the way companies operate - and allowing them to stay ahead of the competition in their industries. As these solutions continue to evolve, businesses are discovering new ways to increase efficiency and cut costs. Learn how companies around the world are using supply chain visibility solutions for real-time insight, risk management and supply chain optimization.