Consumer-Driven Supply Chain Case Study: Del Monte Puts the Customer First

Del Monte’s transition to a consumer-driven supply chain leads to dramatic improvements Del Monte was able to pull off a collaborative feat that is rarely seen in the consumer goods industry. with a consumer-driven network powered by One Network. Read more at Del Monte Puts the Customer First in Consumer Goods Technology The Value of Supply Chain Execution However, even …

Supply Chain Collaboration: Linking Demand and Transportation Planning with Execution

By Greg Brady Supply chain best practices preach the benefits of end-to-end, integrated business processes. We regularly hear analysts and industry experts tell companies, “Your supply chain is fragmented and you must connect it.” And while some traditionally silo-based groups are doing better at sharing information and connecting their supply chain, most organizations are not planning and executing across functional …

Different Approaches to Dynamic Replenishment

Extract from LogisticsViewpoint.com, by Steve Banker I’ve been writing about the Demand Signal Repository (DSR) market a fair bit recently (see, for example, “How to Best Describe Demand Signal Repositories”). DSR solutions leverage a variety of different types of downstream data, including POS data, to power more robust and dynamic forms of replenishment. As the saying goes, “everyone talks about …

The Defense Transportation Coordination Initiative (DTCI): A Successful First Year

One Network deployed an integrated suite of on-demand software applications and services for the initiative under a subcontract with DTCI’s prime contractor and program manager, Menlo Worldwide Government Services. This is a report on the successful first year of the DTCI. Extracts The Defense Transportation Coordination Initiative went live a year ago when operations began in Puget Sound, Washington State. …

Greg Brady and One Network in China

One Network Enterprises, pioneer in multi-enterprise business process networks, announced on August 26, 2008 in Beijing its official expansion into China. Brady cited a number reasons for the move: China needs to keep the competitive advantage of the epicenter of the World Factory against the challenging environment of high oil prices, long lead times and inefficiency in the supply chain …