Gaining a Supply Chain Edge http://www.industryweek.com/blog/29230/feed Thoughts for today's global businesses and supply chains. en Competing Against Today's Biggest Supply Chain Challenges http://www.industryweek.com/blog/competing-against-todays-biggest-supply-chain-challenges <div class="field-image-promo"> <a href="/blog/competing-against-todays-biggest-supply-chain-challenges" class="imagecache imagecache-med_crop imagecache-linked imagecache-med_crop_linked"><img alt="Jim Tompkins, CEO of Tompkins International" src="http://www.industryweek.com/site-files/industryweek.com/files/imagecache/med_crop/uploads/2013/04/supply-chain-edge.jpg" title="" class="imagecache imagecache-med_crop" /></a> </div> <div></div>How do you keep up with, much less compete, with the challenges facing today's supply chain? <div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="og_links first last"><a href="/blog/gaining-supply-chain-edge">Gaining a Supply Chain Edge</a></li> </ul></div><p><a href="http://www.industryweek.com/blog/competing-against-todays-biggest-supply-chain-challenges" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://www.industryweek.com/blog/competing-against-todays-biggest-supply-chain-challenges#comments Supply Chain Gaining a Supply Chain Edge Tue, 30 Apr 2013 18:29:00 +0000 65022 at http://www.industryweek.com Jim Tompkins, CEO of Tompkins International J.C. Penney's Biggest Challenge: Leadership 'Got Mud in its Hair' by Running with Ron Johnson’s Strategy http://www.industryweek.com/blog/jc-penneys-biggest-challenge-leadership-got-mud-its-hair-running-ron-johnson-s-strategy <div></div>Ron Johnson as CEO led to loss of $1b in revenue - but did Penney's board get just what it asked for? <div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="og_links first last"><a href="/blog/gaining-supply-chain-edge">Gaining a Supply Chain Edge</a></li> </ul></div><p><a href="http://www.industryweek.com/blog/jc-penneys-biggest-challenge-leadership-got-mud-its-hair-running-ron-johnson-s-strategy" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://www.industryweek.com/blog/jc-penneys-biggest-challenge-leadership-got-mud-its-hair-running-ron-johnson-s-strategy#comments Gaining a Supply Chain Edge Thu, 18 Apr 2013 14:07:00 +0000 63411 at http://www.industryweek.com Improving Fulfillment & Distribution Center Design with Material Handling: Stretch the 'Neck' of Your Supply Chain http://www.industryweek.com/blog/improving-fulfillment-distribution-center-design-material-handling-stretch-neck-your-supply-cha <div></div>How should you improve your distribution centers so that they're as efficient and successful as possible? <div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="og_links first last"><a href="/blog/gaining-supply-chain-edge">Gaining a Supply Chain Edge</a></li> </ul></div><p><a href="http://www.industryweek.com/blog/improving-fulfillment-distribution-center-design-material-handling-stretch-neck-your-supply-cha" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://www.industryweek.com/blog/improving-fulfillment-distribution-center-design-material-handling-stretch-neck-your-supply-cha#comments Warehousing and Distribution Supply Chain Gaining a Supply Chain Edge Mon, 15 Apr 2013 20:08:00 +0000 63091 at http://www.industryweek.com The Amazon Cure: How Businesses Can (and Should) Create Long-Term Value and Leave the Island http://www.industryweek.com/blog/amazon-cure-how-businesses-can-and-should-create-long-term-value-and-leave-island <div></div>Uncertainty is appearing on the horizon for businesses. Can they change course to avoid it, or is it too late? <div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="og_links first last"><a href="/blog/gaining-supply-chain-edge">Gaining a Supply Chain Edge</a></li> </ul></div><p><a href="http://www.industryweek.com/blog/amazon-cure-how-businesses-can-and-should-create-long-term-value-and-leave-island" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://www.industryweek.com/blog/amazon-cure-how-businesses-can-and-should-create-long-term-value-and-leave-island#comments Supply Chain Gaining a Supply Chain Edge Tue, 09 Apr 2013 18:44:00 +0000 62511 at http://www.industryweek.com Weathering the 'Perfect Storm': Major E-Commerce Competitors in Industrial Distribution Market Just Ahead http://www.industryweek.com/blog/weathering-perfect-storm-major-e-commerce-competitors-industrial-distribution-market-just-ahead <div></div>Industrial distribution is at its biggest crossroads in history, and they need to be prepared for the storm that is brewing. <div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="og_links first last"><a href="/blog/gaining-supply-chain-edge">Gaining a Supply Chain Edge</a></li> </ul></div><p><a href="http://www.industryweek.com/blog/weathering-perfect-storm-major-e-commerce-competitors-industrial-distribution-market-just-ahead" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://www.industryweek.com/blog/weathering-perfect-storm-major-e-commerce-competitors-industrial-distribution-market-just-ahead#comments Supply Chain Gaining a Supply Chain Edge Wed, 13 Mar 2013 16:34:00 +0000 59731 at http://www.industryweek.com Network Studies: What Are They Really Good For? http://www.industryweek.com/blog/network-studies-what-are-they-really-good <div></div>Sometimes topics come at you in waves, and that has certainly been the case. What are some of the common questions that have been asked about Network Studies? <div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="og_links first last"><a href="/blog/gaining-supply-chain-edge">Gaining a Supply Chain Edge</a></li> </ul></div><p><a href="http://www.industryweek.com/blog/network-studies-what-are-they-really-good" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://www.industryweek.com/blog/network-studies-what-are-they-really-good#comments Logistics Supply Chain Gaining a Supply Chain Edge Thu, 07 Mar 2013 19:27:00 +0000 59161 at http://www.industryweek.com Business Data is Big Business: Use this Flood of Information to Become Demand Driven http://www.industryweek.com/blog/business-data-big-business-use-flood-information-become-demand-driven <div class="field-image-promo"> <a href="/blog/business-data-big-business-use-flood-information-become-demand-driven" class="imagecache imagecache-med_crop imagecache-linked imagecache-med_crop_linked"><img alt="Gaining the Supply Chain Edge Jim Tomplins" src="http://www.industryweek.com/site-files/industryweek.com/files/imagecache/med_crop/uploads/2013/02/supply-chain-edge.jpg" title="" height="200" width="355" class="imagecache imagecache-med_crop" /></a> </div> <div></div>Is the general opinion of grocery shopping overdue for a change? Technology may help this detested chore. Read to find out how. <div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="og_links first last"><a href="/blog/gaining-supply-chain-edge">Gaining a Supply Chain Edge</a></li> </ul></div><p><a href="http://www.industryweek.com/blog/business-data-big-business-use-flood-information-become-demand-driven" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://www.industryweek.com/blog/business-data-big-business-use-flood-information-become-demand-driven#comments Digital Tools Gaining a Supply Chain Edge Thu, 14 Feb 2013 15:16:00 +0000 57161 at http://www.industryweek.com After the Party: The Effects of Holiday 2012 Shopping Season Represent Major Tipping Point For Retailers http://www.industryweek.com/blog/after-party-effects-holiday-2012-shopping-season-represent-major-tipping-point-retailers <div></div>What can we learn from the 2012 holidays for 2013? <div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="og_links first last"><a href="/blog/gaining-supply-chain-edge">Gaining a Supply Chain Edge</a></li> </ul></div><p><a href="http://www.industryweek.com/blog/after-party-effects-holiday-2012-shopping-season-represent-major-tipping-point-retailers" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://www.industryweek.com/blog/after-party-effects-holiday-2012-shopping-season-represent-major-tipping-point-retailers#comments Gaining a Supply Chain Edge Thu, 31 Jan 2013 15:29:00 +0000 55561 at http://www.industryweek.com Three Big Reasons Wal-Mart and Amazon's Leaders Are Golden http://www.industryweek.com/blog/three-big-reasons-wal-mart-and-amazons-leaders-are-golden <div></div><p> Jeff Bezos, CEO of Amazon, was just named the National Retail Foundation&#39;s (NRF&rsquo;s) Gold Award winner for 2012.</p> <p> Although Bezos has been making headlines quite often for his many innovations, this one stands out. The NRF&rsquo;s membership is made up mostly of traditionally brick-and-mortar stores, so by naming Bezos its retailer of the year, it really shows the extent of Amazon&rsquo;s disruption of the retail industry.</p> <div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="og_links first last"><a href="/blog/gaining-supply-chain-edge">Gaining a Supply Chain Edge</a></li> </ul></div><p><a href="http://www.industryweek.com/blog/three-big-reasons-wal-mart-and-amazons-leaders-are-golden" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://www.industryweek.com/blog/three-big-reasons-wal-mart-and-amazons-leaders-are-golden#comments Supply Chain Gaining a Supply Chain Edge Tue, 15 Jan 2013 18:58:00 +0000 54051 at http://www.industryweek.com A Question Heard Every Day in Retail Stores Could Soon Become Obsolete http://www.industryweek.com/blog/question-heard-every-day-retail-stores-could-soon-become-obsolete <div></div><p> <img alt="" src="/site-files/industryweek.com/files/uploads/2013/01/groceries.jpg" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin: 5px; width: 200px; height: 150px; float: right;" />&ldquo;Did you find everything you were looking for today?&rdquo; We frequently hear sales associates ask this as we&rsquo;re checking out with our purchases. But could this common question soon become obsolete?</p> <div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="og_links first last"><a href="/blog/gaining-supply-chain-edge">Gaining a Supply Chain Edge</a></li> </ul></div><p><a href="http://www.industryweek.com/blog/question-heard-every-day-retail-stores-could-soon-become-obsolete" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://www.industryweek.com/blog/question-heard-every-day-retail-stores-could-soon-become-obsolete#comments Customer Relationships Planning & Forecasting Gaining a Supply Chain Edge Thu, 03 Jan 2013 14:52:00 +0000 52791 at http://www.industryweek.com