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Intentia: Stepping Out With Fashion and Style Part One ...

by Joseph J. Strub ... One thing that should become increasingly obvious when working in the fashion industry is that the supply chain is extremely complex and difficult to manage ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ExecutiveView/2004/10/research_notes/MI_EV_XJS_10_04_04_1.asp - 15k - 2004-10-04 Summary: So your software vendor says that they can do fashion. You better make sure that the software features go far beyond styles, colors, and sizes. The requirements for the fashion industry are some of the most demanding and unforgiving in the world of manufacturing. If you're not careful, you may find your

The Demand-Driven Supply Chain and Demantra

by Olin Thompson ... including Food and Beverage; Household, Health & Personal Care; Fashion & Apparel ... strives to enable the convergence of marketing and supply chain management by ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Scm/2003/04/research_notes/VN_SC_XOT_04_27_03_1.asp - 12k - 2003-04-27 Summary: Demand-driven supply chains focus on pulling demand and maximizing effectiveness and profitability while traditional supply chains push products and create efficiencies. This difference is the key to improving all supply chain processes and generating significant cost savings and growth.

What's in a Name for Supply Chain Vendors?

by Steve McVey ... its solutions in providing the backend fulfillment infrastructure for web-based retailers in the fashion industry. Essentus's supply chain execution products ... http:/.../ResearchHighlights/BusinessApplications/2000/02/news_analysis/NA_BA_SRM_02_09_00_2.asp - 6k - 2000-02-09 Summary: Paragon Management Systems, now Adexa, is the latest niche supply chain management vendor to re-christen itself in the last seven months. Since July, four small vendors have assumed new names and personas to better differentiate their offerings in the marketplace.

The Fashion and Apparel Retailers' Conundrum

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... and Style; Part One: Characteristics and Trends of the Fashion Industry ... inherent relationship with global sourcing, order management, and supply chain functions ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/SCM/2006/06/research_notes/TU_SC_PJ_06_29_06_1.asp - 21k - 2006-06-29 Summary: Retail remains a very tactile industry, focused on the hand, drape, and durability of fabrics and trim—besides which, designs are still being sketched on paper and pinned on size models or mannequins.

Technology Enablers for the Lean Supply Chain

by Michael Bittner ... interactions, enterprises must be able to gather customer demand, production, and supply chain activity data and respond to it in a timely fashion, even in real ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/SCM/2005/09/research_notes/RN_SC_XMB_09_14_05_1.asp - 18k - 2005-09-14 Summary: Transforming an enterprise to a lean supply chain requires both enabling technology and discipline. By following some specific guidelines to extend lean methodology, you can proceed through your supply chain transformation to become effectively lean.

Supply Chain Vendor Morphs into SCEM with Response Management ...

by Michael Bittner ... environment, an application vendor's planning module is typically used to support integrated supply chain planning, usually in a centralized fashion. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/SCM/2005/12/research_notes/VN_SC_MB_12_09_05_1.asp - 16k - 2005-12-09 Summary: Supply chain planning vendors have moved beyond enterprise planning to solutions that encompass the whole supply chain. Companies like Kinaxis are using enterprise response management to manage events and responses as they occur and align results at the point-of-action.

Supply Chain Management Is Evolving toward Interdependent Supply ...

by Michael Bittner ... must be delivered in a standardized fashion and with flexible, actionable responses. Removing information barriers and tying supply chain partners closer ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/SCM/2005/11/research_notes/TU_SC_XMB_11_07_05_1.asp - 13k - 2005-11-07 Summary: Optimizing supply chain management processes to work more closely with trading partners, requires enterprises to act together as interdependent supply networks. The development of service oriented architecture will be crucial in achieving the necessary flexibility characterizing such networked supply cha

A Modern Tale of Long (Supply Chain) Tails -- Part II » The TEC ...

... goods (CPG), durables, retail/wholesale, aftermarket parts, fashion and so ... propagate upstream through the retailer’s supply chain, synchronizing constrained ... blog.technologyevaluation.com/blog/2008/08/01/a-modern-tale-of-long-supply-chain-tails-part-ii/ - 45k - 2008-08-01

Challenging the Competition: Mega-mergers and Supply Chain ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... efficient low-cost retailer, Wal-Mart, and a fashion-oriented brand ... strength, since their combined purchasing clout and streamlined supply chain capabilities is ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Scm/2005/04/research_notes/TN_SC_PJ_04_19_05_1.asp - 30k - 2005-04-19 Summary: In theory, the Kmart-Sears merger could produce a new layer of competition to mega-retailers such as Wal-Mart. However, it needs more than just size to be competitive. It needs to coordinate its retail strategy with supply chain technology to make it triumph.

Increasing the Value of Your Enterprise Through Improved Supply ...

by Mark Wells ... Third, learning and technology sometimes advance in stepwise fashion so that new ways ... that the ideal purview of decision-making in the supply chain has always ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Scm/2002/11/research_notes/MI_SC_XMW_11_11_02_1.asp - 14k - 2002-11-11 Summary: Improving the decision process around inventory and supply chain flexibility will drive sustainable, measurable benefits in the near term that are disproportionate to the effort required.