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ALSO CALLED: Supply-Chain Management, Supply Chain Optimization, Supply Chain Planning, SCM, Managing Supply Chain, and Supply Chain Logistics
DEFINITION: Supply chain management (SCM) is the oversight of materials, information, and finances as they move in a process from supplier to manufacturer to wholesaler to retailer to consumer. Supply chain management involves coordinating and integrating these flows both within and among companies. It is said that the ultimate goal of any effective supply chain management system is to reduce inventory (with  … 
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Global Trade Management Landscape of Vendors
sponsored by SAP America Inc
ANALYST REPORT: This report takes a close look at the capabilities of the software vendors that are addressing the Global Trade Management (GTM) market and summarizes their functionality and ability to address the different kinds of risk in the global supply chain.
Posted: 05 Nov 2009 | Published: 05 Nov 2009


Process Manufacturing Companies Going Global: GTM Challenges and Solutions
sponsored by SAP America Inc
ANALYST REPORT: This paper focuses on Global Trade Management (GTM) trends in chemical and pharmaceutical manufacturing companies, with an emphasis on the challenges and solutions for Global Trade Compliance (GTC).
Posted: 05 Nov 2009 | Published: 05 Nov 2009


Using Supply Chain Performance Management Strategically
sponsored by SAP America Inc
WHITE PAPER: Paralleling the explosion in materiel sourcing over the past decade, corporate supply chains have grown strikingly more complex because of a greater amount of outsourcing, increased globalization and a more complex regulatory environment.
Posted: 05 Nov 2009 | Published: 05 Nov 2009


Spend Performance Management - Maximize Savings, Reduce Supplier Risks
sponsored by SAP America Inc
WHITE PAPER: The SAP BusinessObjects Spend Performance Management application provides full visibility into direct and indirect spend, and helps companies proactively identify cost savings opportunities and supply risks, reduce costs, maintain supply continuity, and increase spend under management.
Posted: 05 Nov 2009 | Published: 05 Nov 2009


Understanding How Technology Can Support Manufacturing Quality
sponsored by Apriso Corporation
PODCAST: In this expert podcast, industry analyst Simon Jacobson discusses the best starting point for a quality improvement initiative within a manufacturing plant, explores what types of software and technology can be used for support, explains why the IT team plays a key role in its success, offers tips on how to reduce error rates, and more.
Posted: 02 Nov 2009 | Premiered: 02 Nov 2009


How to Set Up and Track Small Parcel Shipments Via a Single Point of Access
sponsored by CDC Global Services - Catalyst
WEBCAST: This Webcast will demonstrate a new application that delivers seamless integration between SAP and leading global parcel carriers, including FedEx, UPS, DHL, TNT, Purolator and more, without middleware. You will also be able to understand how to track your shipment without accessing multiple systems, from any PC or terminal with access to SAP.
Posted: 02 Nov 2009 | Premiered: 02 Nov 2009


Extend SAP Warehouse Management Capabilities: Kubota Tractors Implements SAP® Console
sponsored by CDC Global Services - Catalyst
CASE STUDY: This case study explains how Kubota turned to Catalyst to implement SAP® Console Technology and extend SAP warehouse management capabilities. Read on to learn how Catalyst was able to deliver this inside four months, ensuring no loss of business and driving significant benefits throughout the business.
Posted: 02 Nov 2009 | Published: 02 Nov 2009


SAP Business Transformation Study: ConAgra Foods
sponsored by SAP AG
CASE STUDY: ConAgra Foods, Inc. is one of North America's largest packaged food companies. With the help of SAP and SmartOps, the company was able to tackle its key challenges in making its supply chain more efficient. Read this case study to learn about the challenges ConAgra faced along with the benefits achieved from implementing SAP and SmartOps solutions.
Posted: 30 Oct 2009 | Published: 30 Oct 2009


Achieve Extraordinary Gains in Inventory Visibility: C&H Sugar Implements SAP® Console
sponsored by CDC Global Services - Catalyst
CASE STUDY: When C&H Sugar decided to implement SAP console to further optimize their implementation of core SAP applications, they wanted an expert in radio frequency (RF) transactions. By partnering with Catalyst, they have achieved their goal of increasing visibility and accuracy.
Posted: 30 Oct 2009 | Published: 30 Oct 2009


Manage the Supply Network: Ensuring Efficient, Effective Supply Chain Operations
sponsored by SAP AG
WHITE PAPER: To succeed, you need to optimally manage the entire scope of your supply chain network. The SAP® Business ByDesign™ solution helps you ensure efficient and effective supply chain operations and increase transparency and visibility throughout – and control over – your entire supply chain network.
Posted: 29 Oct 2009 | Published: 29 Oct 2009


Supply Chain Cost-Cutting Strategies
sponsored by SAP AG
WHITE PAPER: Maintain operational efficiency while cutting supply chain costs with new approaches, technologies, and methodologies. Third party logistics providers, radio frequency identification rentals, and attribute-based demand planning can help you reduce supply chain costs and boost customer satisfaction.
Posted: 26 Oct 2009 | Published: 26 Oct 2009


Case Study: Welch’s® Improves its Warehouse and Inventory Management Operations
sponsored by TAKE Supply Chain
CASE STUDY: Welch's selected the TAKE Supply Chain Gemini™ for OPM mobile software solution and Compliance Label Manager (CLM), a barcode and radio-frequency identification (RFID) label management solution to improve the speed, visibility, accuracy and control of extended manufacturing and distribution supply chains. Read on to learn more.
Posted: 15 Oct 2009 | Published: 15 Oct 2009


Improve Synchronization with Streamlined Order Management and Communication: Petmate® Case Study
sponsored by TAKE Supply Chain
CASE STUDY: Petmate enlisted the help of TAKE Supply Chain's X.PC to not only streamline the administration of contract manufacturing for Petmate. Read this case study to learn how X.PC transformed Petmate's manual approach to working with manufacturers through a Web-based collaborative environment that improved shared communications.
Posted: 15 Oct 2009 | Published: 15 Oct 2009


Blue Bell Creameries® Improves its Inventory Management and Standardizes Procedures with an Automated Data Collection System
sponsored by TAKE Supply Chain
CASE STUDY: To improve inventory management and standardize procedures, Blue Bell turned to TAKE Supply Chain's Gemini Series™ for OPM mobile software solution. Read this case study to learn more about the benefits Blue Bell experienced from switching to TAKE Supply Chain’s Gemini Series™, and learn how your company can do the same.
Posted: 14 Oct 2009 | Published: 14 Oct 2009


Streamlining the Collection of Shipping, Manufacturing and Warehouse Data with Gemini for SAP®
sponsored by TAKE Supply Chain
WHITE PAPER: Read this paper to learn how Gemini for SAP®, from TAKE Supply Chain, allows manufacturing and distribution personnel to perform complex transactions and data entry. Read on to learn how streamlining the collection of shipping, manufacturing, and warehouse data can greatly reduce errors and increase visibility and profitability.
Posted: 14 Oct 2009 | Published: 14 Oct 2009


The Three Pillars of Effective Returns Management: Visibility, Automation and Reconciliation
sponsored by TAKE Supply Chain
WHITE PAPER: Returns management is an area that poses incredible challenges and opportunities for businesses. This paper will act as a guide to help you implement more effective returns management. Read on to learn more about the three pillars of effective returns management and how they can be used to drive significant costs out of returns lifecycle.
Posted: 14 Oct 2009 | Published: 14 Oct 2009


Driving Costs Out and Efficiency In with Enterprise Barcode and Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID) Label Management
sponsored by TAKE Supply Chain
WHITE PAPER: In this paper you will learn how TAKE Supply Chain has developed a scalable, rules-based barcode label and RFID print management platform that allows business users — not IT programmers — to effectively administer tagging output and compliance programs, which can increase efficiency while decreasing costs with RFID label management.
Posted: 14 Oct 2009 | Published: 14 Oct 2009


Management Excellence: Leveraging Technology and Techniques
sponsored by Oracle Corporation
WHITE PAPER: One in a series of white papers about management excellence, this white paper describes the techniques and technologies that organizations should master on their way to management excellence.
Posted: 13 Oct 2009 | Published: 13 Oct 2009


Beyond Survival: Thriving Through the Turbulence: BI in the Retail Industry
sponsored by SAP America Inc
WHITE PAPER: Find out how retail organizations are improving the bottom line, by focusing on key tactics designed to facilitate low cost, efficient, customer-centric operations, all of which require integrated enterprise information and analysis capabilities found in business intelligence (BI) environments.
Posted: 12 Oct 2009 | Published: 12 Oct 2009


Value-Driven Healthcare: Transforming the Environment with Business Intelligence
sponsored by SAP America Inc
WHITE PAPER: Find out why the benefits from applying business intelligence (BI) in the healthcare environment are tremendous. Learn how leveraging the wealth of information to understand patients and physicians, to monitor operational performance, and to anticipate the need for action or change are strong incentives for adopting BI.
Posted: 12 Oct 2009 | Published: 12 Oct 2009


Leveraging A Demand-Driven Manufacturing Model To Enhance Profitability
sponsored by SYSPRO
WHITE PAPER: This paper discusses the fundamentals for successful demand-driven fulfillment manufacturing, including optimal channel and customer relationships, informed online buying and selling, flexible product configuration and order fulfillment and integrated operational infrastructures.
Posted: 09 Oct 2009 | Published: 09 Oct 2009


IBM Cognos Online Conference for Retailers and Manufactures
sponsored by IBM
VIRTUAL SEMINAR: This 2-hour complimentary virtual seminar on performance management (PM) takes place on October 21 and continues on November 4th — Join us to learn how PM can help you improve visibility into your manufacturing business so you can reduce costs, speed delivery and efficiency, satisfy customers and create innovative new products.
Posted: 24 Sep 2009 | Published: 24 Sep 2009


How to Optimize Supply Chain Management in SAP Environments
sponsored by TAKE Supply Chain
EBOOK: It's getting more and more difficult for SAP customers to contain the costs of supply chain management. This eBook looks at the technologies and techniques that SAP customers are using to optimize their sourcing processes and to make their supply chains as efficient as possible.
Posted: 18 Sep 2009 | Published: 18 Sep 2009


Catalyst XPS - The Solution for Cross-Carrier Small Parcel Shipping From the SAP® Environment
sponsored by CDC Global Services - Catalyst
WHITE PAPER: This white paper will discuss Catalyst XPS, a tool that can integrate information from all the major small parcel carriers into one view, fully integrated with SAP. Catalyst XPS can save customers money and improve customer service, without creating an additional maintenance burden on their internal IT team.
Posted: 15 Sep 2009 | Published: 15 Sep 2009


Ensuring Reliable Inbound Supply Integration
sponsored by Sterling Commerce
WHITE PAPER: This white paper will enumerate the critical business challenges, as well as specific opportunities and benefits of working aggressively to achieve inbound supply integration.
Posted: 14 Sep 2009 | Published: 14 Sep 2009

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SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT DEFINITION (continued): …  the assumption that products are available when needed). As a solution for successful supply chain management, sophisticated software systems with Web interfaces are competing with Web-based application service providers (ASP) who promise to provide part or all of the SCM service for companies who rent their service.Supply chain management flows can be divided into three main flows:The product flowThe information flowThe finances flowThe product flow includes the movement of goods from a supplier to a customer, as well as any customer returns or service needs. The information flow involves transmitting … 
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