CDW Named Gold Winner of 2007 Logistics Management Best Practices Award

from businesswire.com

CDW Corporation (NASDAQ:CDWC), a leading provider of technology products to business, government and education, was recognized today by Logistics Management magazine as Gold Winner of the 2007 Logistics Management Best Practices Award. This award acknowledges CDW’s commitment to excellence in managing the entire supply chain process from product procurement, to the reception and flow of products throughout the distribution center, to the final delivery to our valued customers.

CDW was recognized by Logistics Management for the operational excellence of its distribution facilities and its Overnight to California Program, a program developed to quicken delivery time and improve customer service to the western region; the initiative cut delivery times in half and reduced express shipping costs by 40 percent in 2006. The new distribution center more than tripled CDW’s capacity for shipping IT products.

Supply Chain Software: Review of i2’s Business Content Libraries

from scdigest.com

Pre-designed Processes/Workflows Show the Great Promise of SOA and Can Help Enable Supply Chain Innovation; i2’s Challenge will be Continuing the Build Out of the Library

i2, a leading supplier of supply chain software, has recently announced a complement to its Agile Business Process Platform (ABPP) that provides customers pre-configured “workflows.” This Business Content Library (BCL) is aimed at speeding the development and implementation of i2 software solutions and to meet unique customer requirements more effectively. Last week, Supply Chain Digest took a look at i2’s Business Content Library, and provides this review and comment.

E2open to Speak at 2007 Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals China Conference

from prnewswire.com

E2open, the leading provider of supply chain management software-as-a-service for visibility and control over global supply networks, today announced its participationat the third-annual Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) China conference. Demonstrating its continued thought leadership
regarding today’s most critical supply chain initiatives, E2open will discuss how industry leaders are expanding their China-based sourcing and operations without sacrificing lead time and supply availability via
improved visibility to timely and accurate supply chain information and greater control over processes that span the extended supply network. E2open will discuss state-of-the-art supply chain technology and its role
in enabling companies to manage global, multi-tiered supply chains.

‘Supply Chain Finance’ - Widely Misunderstood

from earthtimes.org

Supply chain finance (SCF) has been widely cited as a method to help wring inefficiencies out of the financial aspects of the supply chain. However new research from TowerGroup asserts that there is a lack of clarity and understanding across the wholesale banking industry relative to how the term is used.

Supply chain finance as it is discussed today covers multiple solutions, processes, and technologies with little apparent consistency and frequent confusion with similar sounding, but different concepts. TowerGroup notes that this has caused confusion among bank representatives and technology providers, many of whom seem to use the term interchangeably with what might be better described as the “financial supply chain.”

Fusion5 to showcase new Supply Chain and HCM solutions

from ferret.com.au

Fusion5, a high value enterprise service provider, has recently launched its specialist Supply Chain service line to offer unrivalled services and solutions within the Oracle JD Edwards ERP space.

With significant Oracle JD Edwards supply chain implementation expertise and a big 5 consulting background, Fusion5 can quickly integrate these specialised solutions with your ERP.

Deloitte Consulting and Oracle Establish Supply Chain Innovation Center

from earthtimes.org

Oracle and Deloitte Consulting LLP (Deloitte Consulting) announced today that they have established a Supply Chain Innovation Center powered by Oracle. The Center will concentrate on seven initiatives: Transportation Management, Oracle Lean Transformation, Advanced Supply Chain, Enterprise Asset Management, Product Life Cycle Management, Service Parts Logistics and Tax-Advantaged ERP.