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ALSO CALLED: Supply-Chain Management, Supply Chain Optimization, Supply Chain Planning, SCM, Managing Supply Chain, 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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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


Eliminating Waste in Supply Chain Network Collaboration
sponsored by Sterling Commerce
WHITE PAPER: The focus of this white paper is to highlight how IT can support the kind of agile, rapid response that is needed to drive out costs and delays in their company's business collaboration networks.
Posted: 11 Sep 2009 | Published: 11 Sep 2009


Microsoft Dynamics RoleTailored Business Productivity: "Software Designed for Your People"
sponsored by Microsoft
WHITE PAPER: By automating and streamlining financial, customer relationship and supply chain processes, Microsoft Dynamics brings together people, processes and technologies, increasing the productivity and effectiveness of the business, and helping drive business success. Explore the Microsoft Dynamics Customer Model and how it's reflected in this software.
Posted: 18 Aug 2009 | Published: 18 Aug 2009


Getting Started with Demand-Driven Manufacturing
sponsored by TAKE Supply Chain
PODCAST: In this podcast, manufacturing industry analyst, Roddy Martin, explains strategies and best practices for demand-driven manufacturing.
Posted: 11 Aug 2009 | Premiered: 11 Aug 2009


Discrete Manufacturing Essential Solutions
sponsored by Infor
SOFTWARE DEMO: Today's professionals in the manufacturing industry need information to be directly accessible and visible in order to achieve sustainable growth. Watch this demo to learn how your company can benefit from Infor Discrete Manufacturing Essentials Suite and see just how easy and convenient this suite of solutions can be for your organization.
Posted: 10 Aug 2009 | Published: 10 Aug 2009


Lean Manufacturing: Five Tips for Reducing Waste in the Supply Chain
sponsored by Infor
ANALYST REPORT: Read this paper to learn about the five tips your company can implement to reduce waste in the supply chain and create a successful lean manufacturing program.
Posted: 10 Aug 2009 | Published: 10 Aug 2009


Reverse Logistics Management-- An Effective Strategy for Revenue Maximization in CPG Industry
sponsored by Wipro Technologies
WHITE PAPER: This paper presents an overview and introduction to reverse logistics and how to manage reverse logistics in the CPG industry in an efficient manner.
Posted: 27 Jul 2009 | Published: 27 Jul 2009


Painting the CPG Supply Chain GREEN
sponsored by Wipro Technologies
WHITE PAPER: This paper offers a solution for businesses to achieve balance between profitability and sustainability by leveraging the platform of packaged implementations.
Posted: 27 Jul 2009 | Published: 27 Jul 2009


A Platform Approach To Manufacturing Operations Management
sponsored by Apriso Corporation
WHITE PAPER: From a manufacturing executive's perspective, focusing on an open and flexible Manufacturing Operations Management platform creates a competitive weapon. This research provides a roadmap for creating such a platform in a cost effective way that still delivers benefits, such as higher levels of profitability.
Posted: 25 Jun 2009 | Published: 25 Jun 2009


10 Ways To Use ERP To Lean The Manufacturing Supply Chain
sponsored by IFS
WHITE PAPER: This white paper gives four tips to help you bring lean supply chain improvements to your manufacturing operation. Additionally, it discusses six technology tools that help automate these lean supply chain practices.
Posted: 19 Jun 2009 | Published: 19 Jun 2009


Fast Track ERP Implementation: Advice from the Field
sponsored by IFS
WHITE PAPER: ERP implementations don't have to take months or years. This white paper discusses how Colfax Corp. implemented IFS Applications in as little as nine weeks. It presents a case study of Colfax's complex but rapid rollout, and offers fast tracking tips from Colfax Business Analyst Jay Michael.
Posted: 19 Jun 2009 | Published: 19 Jun 2009


Which SAP® Warehouse Management Application is Right For You?
sponsored by CDC Global Services - Catalyst
WHITE PAPER: This white paper is designed to give warehouse operations managers and IT managers a useful framework for understanding SAP's newer Warehouse Management (WM) application functionality. It encompasses a look at both the core ERP Central Component (ECC) functionality in addition to the SCM Extended Warehouse Management product.
Posted: 17 Jun 2009 | Published: 17 Jun 2009


Case Study: Avocent Increases Its Distribution Capacity and Throughput Without a Costly Physical Expansion
sponsored by CDC Global Services - Catalyst
CASE STUDY: Avocent needed to increase its distribution capacity and throughput without a costly physical expansion. Read this case study to see how Catalyst stood out as the clear choice to partner Avocent on this project plan of upgrading their SAP warehouse management system.
Posted: 17 Jun 2009 | Published: 17 Jun 2009


SAP® Support of the Healthecare Supply Chain's Ongoing Effort to Ensure Patient Safety and Drive Business Value
sponsored by SAP AG
WHITE PAPER: The Center for Healthcare Supply Chain Research (formerly the HDMA Research & Education Foundation) recently published an important study concerning data management and data sharing in the healthcare supply chain. This whitepaper discusses the key conclusions of their study.
Posted: 05 Jun 2009 | Published: 05 Jun 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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