Cupertino, CA -- (SBWIRE) -- 08/15/2014 -- Supply Chain Brief, an aggregate website for supply chain content officially launched today, August 14. The website is a combined effort with The Logistics and Supply Chain Management Society and The Logistics of Logistics blog. The Logistics and Supply Chain Management Society is a professional body for Logistics practitioners who promote professional development of Logistics and Supply Chain Management, and works to raise the profile and expertise through a range of activities.
Ultriva, Inc., provider of cloud-based supply chain execution software, was featured in the new Supply Chain Brief. The discussion of omnichannel within the retail supply chain was discussed by Narayan Laksham, Ultriva founder and CEO. Omnichannel has become the buzzword of the moment for retail supply chains.
On another post, Chad Smith, a Supply Chain expert and co-founder of the Demand Driven Institute discussed consumption-based replenishment. Smith argued that forecast error is on the rise and that supply chain complexity and volatility are increasing; he also noted that legacy planning tactics and tools are breaking down. The “New Normal” in the supply chain includes global sourcing and demand, shorter product life cycles, shorter customer tolerance times, and more product complexity and customization. Smith said, “Pressure for leaner inventories are on the rise and the cost of inaccurate forecasts combined with more product variety and long lead time for parts and components has changed the landscape of the supply chain.” Smith recently co-presented at a webinar hosted by Ultriva.
The newsletter includes many more links to salient supply chain topics. To read the entire newsletter, go to: http://www.supplychainbrief.com/&source=ultriva.
About Ultriva
Ultriva’s (http://www.ultriva.com) cloud-based platform leverages and seamlessly integrates with leading ERP and MRP systems, to deliver an end to end pull based replenishment model. Ultriva, based in Cupertino, CA, implemented a global demand driven manufacturing model by providing full visibility, scheduling, and sequencing of production of customer orders. The need for a collaborative transactional portal is essential and E2E (End to End) Pull allows large multi-national manufacturers to actively collaborate with customers for actual demand and synchronize with suppliers for replenishment. E2E Pull offers a better solution to balancing supply with customer demand through procurement strategies, materials and inventory policies tied to actual demand signals. Many suppliers want to provide sufficient service levels to customers and turn supply replenishment and synchronization into a competitive advantage. The company’s global footprint is increasing rapidly with implementations in wide variety of industry sectors and enterprises such as ATK, CareFusion, Emerson, Ingersoll Rand, McKesson, Magellan, Regal Beloit, Thermo Fisher and more. Follow Ultriva on Twitter at @Ultriva.
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