Social style S&OP model from Infor
Infor has launched a Social S&OP model to synchronise business units across the S&OP process on a real-time basis ... Published:  22 May 2013

JJ Food Service IT deal for Relex
JJ Food Service, the Enfield based multi-channel bulk food retailer is the first UK firm to take retail planning software from emerging Finnish IT firm Relex ... Published:  20 May 2013

Costa goes live with supply chain planning suite
ToolsGroup’s Service Optimizer 99+ supply chain planning suite has been implemented by Costa Express, as part of its supply chain transformation, which has also included changes to its logistics and warehousing partner... Published:  09 May 2013

Rationalised and optimal
The current recession has seen massive destocking by retailers - it this the new norm or will the shelves fill up again come the upturn? ... Published:  01 July 2009

Chip and win
Why there are no losers when outsourcing is done intelligently and collaboratively. Sam Sharma ... Published:  04 November 2008

Retail's seismic shift
Retail organisations are facing a seismic shift in the markets they serve – from multiple channels to international expansion. But are the systems in place to fulfil orders and manage returns across this altered and highly complex landscape? ... Published:  07 March 2013

Integrating to execute
Tough markets and fundamental shifts in the way supply chains operate have placed the emphasis on slick execution. But it requires a holistic view of the supply chain, says Nick Allen. ... Published:  01 September 2011

Balancing risk
Two major humanitarian disasters - the Burmese cyclone and the Chinese earthquake - provided a sombre backdrop to ''Supply Chain Standard''s Roundtable discussion on supply chain risk. But as Dave Food, business development director from the meeting's ... Published:  30 May 2008

Getting to grips with collaboration
For an older generation, ''collaboration'' has a sinister sound. But in the modern, dispersed and globalised supply chain, collaboration, up and down the chain, or even with apparent competitors, may be desirable or even essential ... Published:  30 May 2008