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APRIL 30, 2012

Cloud & Big Data. We are familiar with the concept of buying online books, electronic goods, gift articles, apparels. But do we purchase grocery online (excluding the perishables) in India. All questions asked do we really need to purchase grocery online when we can get it in a nearby supermarket. Customer Service.

Manufacturing Procurement 25

Manufacturing Procurement Eliminating Excel in Purchasing Retail Procurement Solutions 25

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AUGUST 10, 2012

Cloud & Big Data. Online sales have been growing at double-digit rates and the implications profoundly point to the reality that consumers prefer online tools and have shifted their shopping and buying preferences. cities with these lockers in-place are located in states that already collect sales taxes for online purchases.

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DECEMBER 29, 2011

Cloud & Big Data. » The Real Headline for the 2011 Holiday Buying Season- Need for Balancing Retailer Online and Fulfillment Process Investments. As we approach the latter stages of the 2011 holiday buying season, the uptick in online buying has indeed occurred. Business Process Outsourcing. Customer Service.

Manufacturing Procurement 29

Manufacturing Procurement Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software Agile and Lean Supply Chain 29

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APRIL 8, 2014

Cloud & Big Data. Analytics Analytics means scientific and systematic analysis of data. In todays digitally connected world, there is data everywhere resulting into an information overload, which is not readily usable for productive purposes like decision making. Business Process Outsourcing. Customer Service. Banking Suite.

Analytics Software 35

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JULY 1, 2013

Cloud & Big Data. There have been some cases, where a client buys licenses from product vendor and gives them to a third party hosting service provider for hosting. Hence the application can be made available on cloud, in virtual world, but data is to be within client premises. Business Process Outsourcing. Customer Service.

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MARCH 8, 2013

Cloud & Big Data. One more disadvantage of dynamic pricing is that the decisions have to be taken so fast that the data to drive the decision may not always be accurate. This could discourage the consumers to buy these products in previous seasons in the expectation of a price cut. Supply Excellence. December 2010.

Price Reduction 24

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DECEMBER 31, 2012

Cloud & Big Data. « Indicators from the 2012 Holiday Buying Period Point to Significant Change and Fulfillment Challenges | Main | Information Driven Innovation in Supply Chain » The Learning from the 2012 Holiday Buying Season: Balanced Investments in Online and Physical Supply Chain Fulfillment Capabilities.

Supply Chain Planning Software 24

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software Agile and Lean Supply Chain Optimal Sourcing 24

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NOVEMBER 28, 2011

Cloud & Big Data. « Factors Influencing Delivery Address Amendment | Main | Layaway and Buy Now Pay Later Payment Options! » Retailer Multi-Channel Operations Capabilities Get an Early Test in the 2011 Holiday Buying Season. Supply Excellence. Business Process Outsourcing. Customer Service. Banking Suite.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 28

Agile and Lean Supply Chain Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Planning 28

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DECEMBER 9, 2011

Cloud & Big Data. Some enable a buy-online-in-store-pickup approach while a few expand their reach to include home deliveries and the usage of dark stores. Supply Excellence. December 2010. November 2010. October 2010. September 2010. August 2010. April 2010. March 2010.

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MARCH 6, 2012

Cloud & Big Data. In this context, the social media can be leveraged effectively to analyze customer data and achieve more insight on forecasting, planning, scheduling and inventory management. Social media helps in bringing real time data in terms of the percentage likes or dislikes posted by users of a social media site.

Supply Chain Planning Software 22

Supply Chain Planning Software Optimal Sourcing Supply and Demand Supply Chain Software 22

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MAY 24, 2012

Cloud & Big Data. Similarly errors can occur in master data area that affects SNP and PPDS planning. Similarly a periodic query of t-lanes that will expire soon will help in preventing purchase requisitions without source of supply. Business Process Outsourcing. Customer Service. Finance & Accounting. Human Resources.

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Supply Chain Planning Software Manufacturing Procurement Agile and Lean Supply Chain Supply Chain Planning 22

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JULY 3, 2012

Cloud & Big Data. An application, similar to the MS Office on your personal computer, which can record your master data and report your actuals and then the personal Health Management tool providing the intelligence on your health. An excellent article, really on the cutting edge of EAM scope innovation. Supply Excellence.

Asset Management 30

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JANUARY 10, 2013

Cloud & Big Data. « The Learning from the 2012 Holiday Buying Season: Balanced Investments in Online and Physical Supply Chain Fulfillment Capabilities | Main | Green Supply Chain Management » Information Driven Innovation in Supply Chain. Supply Excellence. December 2010. November 2010. April 2010.

Manufacturing Procurement 20

Manufacturing Procurement Agile and Lean Supply Chain Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Planning Software 20

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JANUARY 31, 2012

Cloud & Big Data. In his previous blog , my colleague Amit Ambekar had talked about various payment types such as Cash on Delivery, Layaway and Buy Now Pay Later. In Carrier billing form of mobile payment purchases are billed on the subscribers mobile phone bill. Supply Excellence. December 2010. November 2010.

Supply Chain Planning Software 22

Supply Chain Planning Software Agile and Lean Supply Chain Manufacturing Procurement Pharmaceutical 22

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JUNE 20, 2013

Cloud & Big Data. Supply Excellence. December 2010. November 2010. October 2010. September 2010. August 2010. April 2010. March 2010. February 2010. January 2010. December 2009. November 2009. October 2009. September 2009. August 2009.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2013

Cloud & Big Data. Moreover, since the SMEs are experts in their areas of expertise only (eg: SMEs for inventory, purchasing, shipping, financials etc.), Supply Excellence. December 2010. November 2010. October 2010. September 2010. August 2010. April 2010. March 2010.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 24

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2011

Cloud & Big Data. Some of the reasons why an increasing number of consumers buy groceries online are convenience of shopping and / or Home delivery of purchased items. Growing interest by consumers to buy grocery online; has made retailers to launch internet based grocery selling channel. Supply Excellence.

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JANUARY 13, 2013

Cloud & Big Data. Also, with increasingly shorter lifecycles for the components, it is getting increasingly important in the High-Tech industry to plan the components considering substitutes, before placing a buy signal to the Suppliers. Supply Excellence. December 2010. November 2010. October 2010.

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

Cloud & Big Data. If data from such social media can be integrated to supply chain, it can prove to be a great tool to attract customers. For example, an internal social media application can help the purchasing team collaborate more effectively with the payables team. Supply Excellence. December 2010.

Optimal Sourcing 26

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JANUARY 5, 2012

Cloud & Big Data. « The Real Headline for the 2011 Holiday Buying Season- Need for Balancing Retailer Online and Fulfillment Process Investments | Main | Mobile Payment Options » Has Best of Breed WMS Won the Race? Supply Excellence. December 2010. November 2010. October 2010. September 2010.

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FEBRUARY 29, 2012

Cloud & Big Data. But with mobile gift cards, because data is saved to the cloud, even if the phone is lost, the user could manage cards using an online portal on a browser. Mobile gift cards allow the purchaser to add things like their own text message, their own picture into the mobile gift cards. Supply Excellence.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 22

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MAY 25, 2012

Cloud & Big Data. When a colleague forwarded the news of SAP (finally) buying Ariba past midnight India time on Wednesday ( [link] ), my first response was roughly on the lines of "better late to the dance than allow Oracle to steal your partner". Supply Excellence. December 2010. November 2010. October 2010.

Pharmaceutical 22

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

Cloud & Big Data. One of the ways by which E-Retailers are attracting people to buy on the net is by offering Cash on Delivery (CoD) payment option. While CoD is an excellent option for the customer; it is the least attractive payment mode for E-Retailer. Supply Excellence. December 2010. November 2010.

Retail 26

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JUNE 26, 2012

Cloud & Big Data. In that light, the ability to monitor real-time asset performance data and leverage smarter means of consuming energy and resources helps asset intensive companies move to the next dimension of efficiency and opens up new opportunities for industry competitiveness. Business Process Outsourcing. Customer Service.

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Supply Chain Planning Software Sustainability Supply Chain Software Optimal Sourcing 26

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NOVEMBER 11, 2011

Cloud & Big Data. « The Upcoming 2011 Holiday Buying Season will again Test Retailer MCO and Supply Chain Capabilities | Main | Factors Influencing Delivery Address Amendment » Demand Planning in CPG industry - Practising the Best Practices. Supply Excellence. December 2010. November 2010.

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Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Planning Supply and Demand Scenario Planning 22

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DECEMBER 29, 2011

Cloud & Big Data. « Fulfillment Options - Recent Trends | Main | The Real Headline for the 2011 Holiday Buying Season- Need for Balancing Retailer Online and Fulfillment Process Investments » Scheduling Order Release Process Intelligently. Supply Excellence. December 2010. November 2010. April 2010.

Optimal Sourcing 24

Optimal Sourcing Manufacturing Procurement Inventory Reduction Supply Chain Planning Software 24

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DECEMBER 8, 2011

Cloud & Big Data. « Layaway and Buy Now Pay Later Payment Options! Supply Excellence. December 2010. November 2010. October 2010. September 2010. August 2010. April 2010. March 2010. February 2010. January 2010. December 2009. November 2009.

Supply Chain Planning Software 20

Supply Chain Planning Software Agile and Lean Supply Chain Pharmaceutical Optimal Sourcing 20

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NOVEMBER 28, 2011

Cloud & Big Data. « Demand Planning in CPG industry - Practising the Best Practices | Main | Retailer Multi-Channel Operations Capabilities Get an Early Test in the 2011 Holiday Buying Season » Factors Influencing Delivery Address Amendment. Supply Excellence. December 2010. November 2010.

Manufacturing Procurement 20

Manufacturing Procurement Supply Chain Planning Software Inventory Reduction Agile and Lean Supply Chain 20

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OCTOBER 19, 2011

Cloud & Big Data. « Use of Rapid Application Development methodologies for Supply Chain Execution package implementations | Main | The Upcoming 2011 Holiday Buying Season will again Test Retailer MCO and Supply Chain Capabilities » Will "Profitable To Promise" be Viable In Retail Industry ?? Supply Excellence.

Manufacturing Procurement 22

Manufacturing Procurement Retail Optimal Sourcing Industrial 22

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NOVEMBER 16, 2012

Cloud & Big Data. « Mapping Your Way To Faster Shopping | Main | Indicators from the 2012 Holiday Buying Period Point to Significant Change and Fulfillment Challenges » Headline for the 2012 Holiday Buying Season- Overcoming the Challenges of Fulfillment Complexity. Business Process Outsourcing. Customer Service.

Eliminating Excel in Purchasing 24

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MARCH 6, 2014

Cloud & Big Data. There are concerns on data security, privacy, business continuity and control. and also carry sensitive and confidential data like financials and sales, hence companies have been maintaining them with utmost planning, precision, control and security. Business Process Outsourcing. Customer Service.

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Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software Modeling Software Supply Chain Planning 35

Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

Over the period of 2009-2015, only 88% of companies made improvement on the Supply Chain Metrics That Matter. Companies passing these two tests are then analyzed against the performance factors for 2009-2015: Growth. The retailer’s plan was never normalized against inventory and as a result it did not reflect buying behavior.

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MARCH 20, 2012

Cloud & Big Data. A few months ago, I was looking to buy a laptop to replace my old desktop at home. I then walked into some of the stores near my house to compare prices in the stores for similar configuration, but more importantly, to "touch and feel" the product I was about to buy. Supply Excellence. December 2010.

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Manufacturing Procurement Purchasing Skills Price Reduction Procurement Solutions 24

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MARCH 27, 2012

Cloud & Big Data. The implications profoundly point to the reality that consumers prefer online tools and have shifted their shopping and buying preferences. Wal-Mart has enabled its shoppers the option to pick-up purchases from a nearby physical store or FedEx shipping location. Supply Excellence. December 2010.

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Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software Optimal Sourcing Supply Chain Strategy 29

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FEBRUARY 14, 2012

Cloud & Big Data. One of the most important factors which tempt people to buy online - is good deal or discounts. For example, when Home appliances are purchased from leading e-commerce retailers, the price would be approximately 6%-7% less than the market price. Supply Excellence. December 2010. November 2010.

Manufacturing Procurement 22

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OCTOBER 18, 2012

Cloud & Big Data. « One Place for all Types of Business Contracts across Enterprise | Main | Headline for the 2012 Holiday Buying Season- Overcoming the Challenges of Fulfillment Complexity » Mapping Your Way To Faster Shopping. Business Process Outsourcing. Customer Service. Finance & Accounting. Human Resources.

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Supply Chain Planning Software Agile and Lean Supply Chain Supply Chain Software Pharmaceutical 28

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

Cloud & Big Data. By exchanging information such as inventory levels, forecasting data, and sales trends, companies can reduce cycle times, fulfill orders more quickly, cut out millions of dollars in excess inventory, and improve forecast accuracy and customer service. Supply Excellence. Business Process Outsourcing.

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