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whitepaper To correctly predict consumer demand, they need inventory strategies that rely on statistical forecasting models. This Forecast and Demand Planning eKit highlights case studies, best practices, and how IBM Express Advantage can help optimize...
[14 Apr 2008]
whitepaper To correctly predict consumer demand, they need inventory strategies that rely on statistical forecasting models. This Forecast and Demand Planning eKit highlights case studies, best practices, and how IBM Express Advantage can help optimize...
[14 Apr 2008]
whitepaper The client, India's leading manufacturer, distributor, and marketer of packaged Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG), lacked an efficient forecasting system. A new system was needed to optimize demand planning.
[27 Mar 2008]
whitepaper Most consumer products companies realize that developing a Demand-Driven Supply Network (DDSN) could provide the pathway to true customer focus. These supply networks depart from the traditional systematic manufacturing "Push" of products to market...
[24 Mar 2008]
News Every corporate is a customer in their spare time and the consumer side of that corporate absolutely is interested in the iPhone. He said: "There is interest but I think the interest is more as a consumer within the corporate space.
[05 Feb 2008]
News And looking into the near future, Haigh suggested the healthy consumer uptake of Vista will further drive businesses to migrate, as workers demand the operating system in the workplace as well. According to Haigh, 88 million Vista licences...
[29 Nov 2007]
News Brown-Wilson claims the rise of environmental and green considerations is down to investor and consumer demand as well as new government regulations, with issues such as energy consumption, alternative energy sources and waste disposal...
[03 Sep 2007]
whitepaper Most consumer products companies realize that developing a Demand-Driven Supply Network (DDSN) could provide the pathway to true customer focus. These supply networks depart from the traditional systematic manufacturing "Push" of products to market...
[26 Jul 2007]
whitepaper GARNIER, a consumer products division of L'Oreal Germany, improved customer service by assuming responsibility for merchandise planning, demand forecasting, warehouse replenishment, and optimal allocation of logistics for distribution of its...
[25 Jul 2007]
whitepaper Canon Europe CCI (Canon Consumer Imaging) is a subsidiary of Canon Inc.of Japan, a world-leading innovator and provider of imaging and information technology solutions. The company wanted to improve the management of supply and demand across 13...
[11 Jul 2007]
Comment Retail is by nature fast-moving and fluid, often forced to react to the whims of consumer demand. He says: "There is no more demand for one-function tin boxes. The 'big ticket' plays - things like enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems - are done.
[02 Jul 2007]
CIO Analysis Retail is by nature fast-moving and fluid, often forced to react to the whims of consumer demand. He says: "There is no more demand for one-function tin boxes. The 'big ticket' plays - things like enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems - are done.
[06 Jun 2007]
News But manufacturers of consumer products are planning to cut their expenditure by 5.6 per cent. This would lead to IT departments focusing on "managing business demand better and improving operations internally", Rubin said.
[15 Dec 2006]
News Click here to see a photo of Gerry Sutcliffe, DTI minister for consumer affairs, and John Fingleton, chief executive of the Office of Fair Trading, at the launch of Scam Awareness Month. In an attempt to fight back, the Office of Fair Trading (OFT...
[02 Feb 2006]
whitepaper RFID is a powerful technology capable of delivering substantial business value to consumer goods companies. This webcast will discuss methods of obtaining and using RFID data effectively to increase supply chain visibility, improve tracking...
[05 Jan 2006]
News Although none of the analyst's tips would come as rocket science for most CIOs - Gartner, for example, recommends building stronger relationships with CFOs and CEOs - it also said they should look at some of the new technologies including web...
[09 Dec 2005]
whitepaper Increased consumer expectations around selection, price, and service demand larger assortments and better in-stock positions, increasing the cost of revenue and putting pressure on margins. Retailing is more demanding than ever.
[28 Nov 2005]
News An investigation into the offshore operations of leading UK financial institutions claims consumer data is at no greater risk in India than in the UK. The report warns that offshoring can contribute a material risk to market confidence, financial...
[05 May 2005]
News PalmSource joined the Consumer Electronics Linux Forum (CELF) this week, pushing ahead with its plans for a version of the Palm OS that runs on top of Linux. Executives at PalmSource have said the company will create a Linux-based version of its...
[11 Mar 2005]
whitepaper Russ Berrie is from the consumer product goods industry. This implementation benefited in increasing demand-planning coordination with suppliers, increased ability to perform collaborative forecasting with key customers, reduced inventory and...
[04 Mar 2005]
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