2011 is going to be a "back on track" year. While massive IT spending growth for supply chain organizations is not anticipated, pent-up demand and a need to push forward with new capabilities will drive expenditures. Here, IDC Manufacturing Insights pinpoints 10 expectations for worldwide supply chains in the year ahead.
Solutions helped both companies translate understanding of consumer behavior and preferences into more effective and efficient marketing, supply chain and retail channel collaboration capabilities.
The annual report features the latest research on retailer and manufacturer collaboration strategies. IDC analysts explore areas like SaaS and Cloud Computing, product quality, sourcing, traceability and much more.
For many companies, the planning, budgeting and forecasting process has somehow gone off the rails. Deloitte addresses this issue head on by describing the way PBF should work.