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Recently I was asked the question, “How do I take the steps to become more demand driven?” It prompted this response. Demand-driven value networks sense and shape demand to deliver the profitable demand response. This is a stark contrast to traditional supply chains that match demand with supply, but are blind to profitability and true [...]

In automated distribution there is always a new product that will revolutionize the industry. But most companies are still using fairly standard and traditional distribution tactics. So what will be the tipping point for whole scale automation and product-to-person distribution? Space? As land becomes more expensive and environmental concerns over development increase, will lack of [...]

ICON-SCM, a leader in supply chain planning software, today announced that it has signed a global reseller agreement with SAP AG (NYSE: SAP). Under this agreement, SAP, including all its subsidiaries, has worldwide rights to resell Icon-SCM’s Supply Chain Planning solution. The solution is available immediately, branded by SAP as the SAP® Supply Chain Response [...]

According to Aberdeen Research, retailers are currently expected to purchase a total of 300 million RFID labels this year. This can be attributed to a market shift from more compliance-base tracking to item-level tagging, as well as more affordable tag and reader costs. One of the greatest benefits of item-level tagging for the retail industry [...]