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09.01.2008

Supply Chain Software and Technology: The Status and the Future

Bridget McCrea, Supply Chain Management Review

In this article, we'll divide the supply chain technology space into segments—the software and solutions that vendors are developing, and the technology that they're using to make those systems better, faster and cheaper. Then, we'll look at what's around the next corner, what's coming down the pike, and the directions that software and technology are likely to take in the years to come.

08.26.2008

One Network Expands in to China

One Network Enterprises, pioneer in multi-enterprise business process networks, announced on August 26 in Beijing its official expansion into China. Brady cited a number reasons for the move.

08.22.2008

One's Not the Loneliest Number... If You Have a 2,800 Member Network

Bruce Richardson [AMR Research]

If you attended our recent Supply Chain Executive Conference last June, I hope you remember the fireside chat I conducted with Dave Allen, senior vice president, operations and supply chain, of Del Monte Foods Company. During our chat, Mr. Allen described how he was moving critical, collaborative business processes for retailer planning and fulfillment to a multitenant network operated by One Network Enterprises.

09.27.2007

Arrow Hits Replenishment Target

Merrill Douglas [Inbound Logistics]

Arrow aims at One Network's platform to recharge its automated replenishment program, and hits the customer service bull's eye. Arrow Electronics aims at the heart of its customers' needs. Rather than wait until manufacturers place orders for new product, the Melville, N.Y.-based electronic components distributor discovers what customers require almost before they know it themselves.

10.06.2006

Retail Applications Vendor Provides a Solid Platform

Ashfaque Ahmed [Technology Evaluation Centers]

[One Network Enterprises] has been building a revolutionary application named Platform, which may change the way any retailer uses a retail application. This application helps users to provide a customer-centric focus instead of the usual product-centric approach that users get from most of the applications available in the market today.

04.10.05 Small Victories: ROI from RFID

by Beth Bacheldor [RFIDJournal.com]

Little companies face big challenges when deploying RFID. But by working with a systems integrator or managed services provider, they may be able to keep costs down, and even earn a return on their investment.
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11.01.05 The Service-Oriented Architecture in the Supply Chain Benchmark Report [Aberdeen]

Business process flexibility versus the cost of technology in the supply chain - it's an ongoing battle waged within your company, and the only winner is the competition. But it doesn't have to be that way. The adoption of service-oriented architecture (SOA) allows corporations to start weaving together people, applications, and data to support individual and unique processes, helping you and your business partners meet the challenges and opportunities in a global, multi-channel environment. This report offers key business value findings derived from our latest benchmark research and provides frameworks and standards for building the supply chain of the future.

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10.19.05 Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) Continues to Pick Up Steam

Enhanced integration and flexibility, coupled with other factors like reduced cost, are steadily becoming more attractive to organizations.

04.31.05 Inbound Logistics: Transportation Transformed!

How seven companies of all shapes, industries, and sizes, transformed their transportation and logistics operations through the use of technology. Dennis McCoy, VP of Distribution at Food Lion, discusses the motivation for joining the ONE Retail Network:

[Food Lion] needed more control and the ability to see all our inbound freight. We also wanted to get a better handle on tracking and tracing all movements.”

Dennis McCoy, VP of distribution, Food Lion

01.03.05 Supermarket News: Food Lion To Join Transport Network

Food Lion VP of distribution Dennis McCoy discussed his company’s decision to join the ONE Retail network with Julie Gallagher of Supermarket News. “The network will provide us with the ability to place loads out to bid, select primary carriers and automate our scheduling process,” said McCoy. “The more we can improve on data exchange, the quicker we can improve our operations.”

01.14.05 Integrated Inbound Logistics

Inbound logistics today is highly inefficient, due to:

multiple systems to manage the process
ad hoc prioritization of orders without consideration of demand and inventory
poor utilization of scarce resources such as dock door scapacity and yard capacity

This article describes a new approach, “Integrated Inbound Logistics,” to solve these issues. It starts with comprehensive inbound visibility, and adds better coordination and collaboration among key players. It integrates the dock door scheduling and yard management processes. Finally, it offers a new approach for continuous reprioritization of inbound orders and shipments based on real-time needs.

04.18.04 Inbound Logistics Magazine names One Network to Top 100 Logistics IT Companies

Inbound Logistics editors selected this year's Top 100 Logistics IT Providers from a universe of more than 300 companies, using questionaires, personal interviews and research.

10.22.03 ARC Report from the Field: One Network Forum

ONE presented a very compelling vision of how networked applications can transform the way companies manage their order, inventory, and shipping processes (primarily in consumer-driven supply chains).

10.15.03 Supply Chain Innovators 2003

It takes more than ERP, WMS, TMS, and other three-letter acronyms to be an innovator. You have to get them all working together, too. Elogex is recognized for its work with both Bozzuto's and ES3, LLC.

04.28.03 AMR Alert: Former i2 Executives Take On Elogex

While it will be hard to expand Elogex as quickly as i2 expanded (given i2's current predicaments, slow growth may be the way to go anyway) Mr. Brady and his team do bring a level of excitement and vision that's been missing during their sabbatical from the enterprise software market.

03.24.03 High-Tech Collaboration

Supervalu and Hannaford Bros. explain how technology can be used to collaborate with suppliers on transportation and inventory control.

02.26.03 Safeway Picks Elogex

Food and drug retailer Safeway picks Elogex to manage inbound transportation.

09.30.02 Into the DC or Out, IT Paves the Way

Food distributors basically have two transportation challenges: inbound deliveries and outbound deliveries. Both of these challenges have spawned sophisticated technologies that are proving increasingly important to getting the job done.