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Agentrics, a leader in retail and supply chain solutions, is going back to its roots as an early pioneer of the industry’s first ever collaborative exchange platform for retailers, with the announcement that it is launching a new solution suite, offered in a hosted software-as-a-service (SaaS) format, focused on enabling a more synchronized supply chain. [...]
From silicon.com: “You might think a long career in IT is a prerequisite for heading up a corporate IT department but for DHL Logistics CIO Hugo Patten the route to CIO was far more varied. Patten started out working in electronics manufacturing in the 1980s and 1990s with Mitsubishi Electric, a traditional Japanese keiretsu, or [...]
Kellogg Company (NYSE: K) today (April 15) announced that Steven Sterling is joining the company as Senior Vice President, Global Supply Chain, effective April 18. He will serve as a member of the company’s Executive Leadership Team and report to John Bryant, Kellogg Company President and CEO. Sterling spent the last 26 years with PepsiCo [...]
In recent years manufacturers have globalised their operations due to the need to reduce costs and to explore business opportunities in new markets. Establishing a new manufacturing plant in a remote location has its problems, the most important of which is guaranteeing a reliable supply of parts from key suppliers and more importantly maintaining regular [...]
IBM today (NYSE: IBM), announced that Danone, a leading global dairy producer, is working with IBM to provide a secure trading network for that helps expedite and automate business transactions with its customers, business partners and suppliers. IBM is replacing Danone’s existing network to increase the flexibility and responsiveness of its business-to-business (B2B) commercial interactions [...]
Accellos, a leading provider of supply chain execution software solutions, has named Bill Ashburn General Manager of its line of transportation software solutions. Accellos has recently restructured into business units focused on Transportation, WMS, Third Party Logistics and Supply Chain Execution, a crucial step in its long-term strategy of building a unified suite of supply [...]
From Forbes: “Boeing (BA) faces new delays in the delivery of the Dreamliner. GM (GM) slows or shutdown production in U.S. factories due to a shortage of parts. Toyota (TM) expected to lose $73 million for every day its factories are shuttered. If there was any doubt left about the impact of globalization of the [...]
Hub Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: HUBG), one of the nation’s leading freight transportation management companies, announced today that it purchased Exel Transportation Services (ETS) for $83 million before post closing adjustments. ETS is now a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hub Group, operating independently under the name Mode Transportation. “We are extremely pleased to welcome Mode’s Independent Business [...]
