Supply Chain & Merchandising

SAP AG and Visiprise announce a joint worldwide offering to help discrete manufacturers manage the complex manufacturing processes that define their business.

Vendavo, a provider of price management and optimization software, and Hitachi Consulting, the global consulting company of Hitachi Ltd., announce an alliance to deliver price management and optimization solutions to customers worldwide.

Ace Hardware selects the Planalytics Business Weather Intelligence platform to measure and predict weather-driven demand.

Russ Berrie and Company Inc. launches a new business-to-business (b2b) Web site for its gift segment.

Century 21 Department Stores selects Escalate Retail's Merchandising, Planning and Allocation platform.

Oracle and Deloitte Consulting LLP establish a Supply Chain Innovation Center powered by Oracle.

Industrial Solutions Group, an operating division of Casper, has selected an ERP platform from Junction Solutions.

The key to achieving high customer service levels is to address inventory positioning as well as demand forecasting.