-
Abstract:
Supply chain execution vendor, Optum, Inc., recently released Tradestream, a new Internet application that is intended to
provide customers and suppliers with the means to eliminate excess inventory and increase working capital. (...)
Excerpt related to
fulfillment warehouses:
Supply chain execution vendor, Optum, Inc., recently released Tradestream, a new Internet application that is intended to
provide customers and su...
Published:
2000-07-20
-
Abstract:
Integrated multichannel retailing will inevitably become the norm. For retailers, the key to multichannel success lies in
understanding the factors that drive revenues and the ability to fulfill Web orders. Other challenges center around electronic
integration, visibility, and exception management. (...)
Excerpt related to
fulfillment warehouses:
Integrated multichannel retailing will inevitably become the norm. For retailers, the key to multichannel success lies in
understanding the factor...
Published:
2006-08-14
-
Abstract:
The face of business is rapidly evolving from traditional brick-and-mortar facades to electronic ones. While web businesses
spend considerable effort in polishing Internet front ends with sophisticated graphics and animation, they must also give
attention to back end fulfillment operations. Invisible to (...)
Excerpt related to
fulfillment warehouses:
The face of business is rapidly evolving from traditional brick-and-mortar facades to electronic ones. While web businesses
spend considerable eff...
Published:
1999-11-01
-
Abstract:
Warehouse management and transportation management have emerged as two of a few rare remaining fertile areas where companies
still have ample opportunity to redesign and optimize. At the same time, these areas are less time-consuming and more oriented
towards return on investment (ROI) in terms of increm (...)
Excerpt related to
fulfillment warehouses:
Warehouse management and transportation management have emerged as two of a few rare remaining fertile areas where companies
still have ample oppo...
Published:
2003-11-13
-
Abstract:
While the WMS market is expected to continue to grow modestly and faster than the market for many other applications, it
appears the WMS add-on solution, customer order fulfillment process management, will experience much higher growth. (...)
Excerpt related to
fulfillment warehouses:
While the WMS market is expected to continue to grow modestly and faster than the market for many other applications, it appears
the WMS add-on so...
Published:
2003-11-14
-
Abstract:
The supply chain planning market will top $2.5 billion in 2000, driven in large part by the needs of Internet customer fulfillment. (...)
Excerpt related to
fulfillment warehouses:
The supply chain planning market will top $2.5 billion in 2000, driven in large part by the needs of Internet customer fulfillment.
Published:
2000-04-04
-
Abstract:
Cost-justifying Warehouse Management Technologies in Small and Midsized Warehouses. Get Free Evaluation Guides for Cost-justifying
Warehouse Management Technologies. The warehouse management system (WMS) concept has matured into a collection of time-tested
technologies that reduce inventory costs and incr (...)
Excerpt related to
fulfillment warehouses:
Cost-justifying Warehouse Management Technologies in Small and Midsized Warehouses. Get Free Evaluation Guides for Cost-justifying
Warehouse Manage...
Published:
2010-03-11
-
Abstract:
While the WMS market is expected to continue to grow modestly and faster than the market for many other applications, it
appears the WMS add-on solution, customer order fulfillment process management, will experience much higher growth. (...)
Excerpt related to
fulfillment warehouses:
While the WMS market is expected to continue to grow modestly and faster than the market for many other applications, it appears
the WMS add-on so...
Published:
2003-11-14
-
Abstract:
For many manufacturers, distributors and retailers with a mishmash of disparate back-office business applications, Sterling
Commerce, a traditional integration and communication provider, has recently unveiled a package designed to automate web-based
commerce all the way from order capture to fulfillment (...)
Excerpt related to
fulfillment warehouses:
For many manufacturers, distributors and retailers with a mishmash of disparate back-office business applications, Sterling
Commerce, a traditiona...
Published:
2009-07-24
-
Abstract:
For many manufacturers, distributors and retailers with a mishmash of disparate back-office business applications, Sterling
Commerce, a traditional integration and communication provider, has recently unveiled a package designed to automate web-based
commerce all the way from order capture to fulfillment (...)
Excerpt related to
fulfillment warehouses:
For many manufacturers, distributors and retailers with a mishmash of disparate back-office business applications, Sterling
Commerce, a traditiona...
Published:
2009-07-24
-
Abstract:
By providing a single plug-and-play connection to multiple trading partners, CommerceHub strives to enable basically any
retailer to electronically integrate with its suppliers, regardless of the idiosyncratic systems and capabilities that might
exist among them. (...)
Excerpt related to
fulfillment warehouses:
By providing a single plug-and-play connection to multiple trading partners, CommerceHub strives to enable basically any retailer
to electronicall...
Published:
2006-08-28
-
Abstract:
Linking an APS to an ERP system, although simple in principle and worth the trouble, is nonetheless a major integration project. (...)
Excerpt related to
fulfillment warehouses:
Linking an APS to an ERP system, although simple in principle and worth the trouble, is nonetheless a major integration project.
Published:
2005-04-11
-
Abstract:
The quintessential business challenge is to minimize downtime on assets while minimizing the cost of spare and replacement
parts inventory. To meet these challenges, heavy investments have been made in extensive spare ad replacement parts networks. (...)
Excerpt related to
fulfillment warehouses:
The quintessential business challenge is to minimize downtime on assets while minimizing the cost of spare and replacement
parts inventory. To mee...
Published:
2005-07-30
-
Abstract:
An example of enterprise distribution software implementation. Read this case study. Click here! Engraving materials supplier
Johnson Plastics needed a way to stay ahead of the competition. To leave a lasting impression on customers, Johnson knew that
fulfilling its promise of next-day shipping was priori (...)
Excerpt related to
fulfillment warehouses:
Case Study: Johnson Plastics. Source: VAI. Document Type: Case Study Description: Engraving materials supplier Johnson Plastics
needed ...
Published:
2010-03-11
-
Excerpt related to
fulfillment warehouses:
... with optimized sourcing, ie, choosing the lowest-cost fulfillment path ...
However, transportation options might change the equation, while warehouses capacity and ...
Published:
2011-03-17
-
Abstract:
From the moment an order is created, Provia Software’s ViaWare and ViaView suites aim at helping managers track orders in
real time and make orders visible throughout the entire delivery process, which is the core of its value proposition. (...)
Excerpt related to
fulfillment warehouses:
From the moment an order is created, Provia Software’s ViaWare and ViaView suites aim at helping managers track orders in
real time and make order...
Published:
2003-04-09
-
Abstract:
Only very recently has senior management begun to take a closer look at logistics, not only in terms of its costs, but also
as a healthy contributor to their companies' bottom-line improvement. The importance of order fulfillment regardless of the
channel cannot be underestimated. (...)
Excerpt related to
fulfillment warehouses:
Only very recently has senior management begun to take a closer look at logistics, not only in terms of its costs, but also
as a healthy contribut...
Published:
2003-01-08
-
Abstract:
When it comes to warehouse management systems (WMS), the stats are both shocking and thought-provoking. And although you
don't see these stats in the marketing brochures of WMS vendors, you need to think about them before you purchase a WMS. (...)
Excerpt related to
fulfillment warehouses:
... will have somewhere between $6 million and $20 million of fuel in its warehouses. ...
much as 20 percent, and one gave up and turned its fulfillment process over ...
Published:
2006-09-22
-
Abstract:
Further acquisition, partnerships, and internal development will continue to accelerate offering a much-richer level of functionality
throughout the entire commerce chain software market. Market wide, the growth of industry specific, vertical solutions continues
with concurrent internal development, acqu (...)
Excerpt related to
fulfillment warehouses:
Further acquisition, partnerships, and internal development will continue to accelerate offering a much-richer level of functionality
throughout t...
Published:
2003-05-20
-
Abstract:
This article describes the unique challenges of the service supply chain, provides a framework for understanding the service
management decision hierarchy, and highlights the dramatic value proposition available to companies that deploy advanced service
strategies and decision-support tools to address th (...)
Excerpt related to
fulfillment warehouses:
This article describes the unique challenges of the service supply chain, provides a framework for understanding the service
management decision h...
Published:
2004-06-22