IDC Manufacturing Insights

Perspective: Oracle Value Chain Summit, 2013

Apr 2013 | Doc #MI240675 | Perspective
Simon Ellis

This IDC Manufacturing Insights Perspective looks at a recent Value Chain Summit event hosted by Oracle in San Francisco in February 2013. A somewhat more civilized experience than Oracle OpenWorld, the summit was full of both existing customers ...

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Business Strategy: Arguing the Case for Supply Chain Resiliency in 2013

Apr 2013 | Doc #MI240502 | Business Strategy
Simon Ellis

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This IDC Manufacturing Insights report discusses the growing importance of supply chain resiliency and argues the case for focus and investment.

According to Simon Ellis, practice director, IDC Manufacturing Insights, "The pressure ...

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Perspective: Supply Chain Traceabilty — Fall Behind .... or Get Ahead!

Mar 2013 | Doc #MI239778 | Perspective
Simon Ellis

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This IDC Manufacturing Insights Perspective looks at supply chain traceability as an important priority through the lens of the recent horsemeat contamination in the United Kingdom.

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Perspective: Improving Supplier-Retailer Collaboration with Big Data, Mobile, and Social

Feb 2013 | Doc #GRI239528 | Perspective
Leslie Hand, Simon Ellis, Kimberly Knickle, Heather Ashton

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This IDC Retail Insights Perspective is a companion to two other Perspectives — Perspective: Improving Collaboration with Big Data, Mobile, and Social in the Brand-Oriented Value Chain (IDC Manufacturing Insights #, January 2013) ...

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Perspective: Product Quality, Optimization of Sourcing, and Logistics Drive Collaboration for Retail Ecosystems

Feb 2013 | Doc #GRI239584 | Perspective
Leslie Hand, Simon Ellis, Kimberly Knickle, Heather Ashton

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This IDC Retail Insights Perspective is a companion to Perspective: Improving Collaboration with Big Data, Mobile, and Social in the Brand-Oriented Value Chain (IDC Manufacturing Insights #MI239210, ...

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Perspective: The Shifting Cadence of Decisions Across the Manufacturing Supply Chain

Feb 2013 | Doc #MI239435 | Perspective
Simon Ellis

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This IDC Manufacturing Insights Perspective looks at strategic, tactical, and operational decisions within the manufacturing supply chain and how different business processes connect across that spectrum of decisions.

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Vendor Assessment: Traceability and Regulatory Compliance in the Food and Beverage Manufacturing Industry

Feb 2013 | Doc #MI239393 | Vendor Assessment
Simon Ellis, Heather Ashton, Leslie Hand

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This IDC Manufacturing Insights report discusses the growing importance of traceability, compliance, and product life-cycle management to food and beverage manufacturers.

According to Simon Ellis, practice director, Supply Chain Strategies ...

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Perspective: Improving Collaboration with Big Data, Mobile, and Social in the Brand-Oriented Value Chain

Jan 2013 | Doc #MI239210 | Perspective
Simon Ellis, Leslie Hand, Heather Ashton, Kimberly Knickle

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This IDC Manufacturing Insights Perspective is a companion to two other Perspectives — Perspective: The State of Collaboration in the Brand-Oriented Value Chain (IDC Manufacturing Insights #MI239086, ...

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Perspective: Product Quality, Sourcing, and Logistics Drive Collaboration in the Consumer Products Supply Chain

Jan 2013 | Doc #MI239211 | Perspective
Simon Ellis, Leslie Hand, Heather Ashton, Kimberly Knickle

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This IDC Manufacturing Insights Perspective is a companion to Perspective: The State of Collaboration in the Brand-Oriented Value Chain (IDC Manufacturing Insights #MI239086, January ...

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Perspective: The State of Collaboration in the Retail Value Chain

Jan 2013 | Doc #GRI239245 | Perspective
Leslie Hand, Simon Ellis, Heather Ashton, Kimberly Knickle

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This IDC Retail Insights Perspective examines the state of collaboration between retailers and manufacturers. We evaluate how current economic factors are impacting the decisions retailers and consumer products manufacturers (including footwear ...

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Vendor Assessment: Vendor Landscape — Traceability and Compliance for the Grocery Product Life Cycle

Jan 2013 | Doc #GRI239070 | Vendor Assessment
Leslie Hand, Heather Ashton, Simon Ellis

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This IDC Retail Insights report discusses the growing importance of product life-cycle management and traceability and compliance to grocery stores and food and beverage manufacturers.

According to Leslie Hand, research director, IDC ...

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Perspective: The State of Collaboration in the Brand-Oriented Value Chain

Jan 2013 | Doc #MI239086 | Perspective
Simon Ellis, Leslie Hand, Heather Ashton, Kimberly Knickle

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This IDC Manufacturing Insights Perspective examines the state of collaboration between retailers and manufacturers in the brand-oriented value chain (BOVC). We evaluate how current economic factors are impacting the decisions retailers ...

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Worldwide Manufacturing Industry 2013 Top 10 Predictions

Dec 2012 | Doc #MI238805 | Top 10 Predictions
Joe Barkai, Sheila Brennan, Simon Ellis, Kimberly Knickle, Christopher Holmes, Pierfrancesco Manenti, Craig Simpson, Robert Parker, William Lee, Ph.D., Heather Ashton

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This IDC Manufacturing Insights report presents IDC Manufacturing Insights' annual top 10 predictions.

Bob Parker, group VP of research, said, "Large manufacturing firms are enjoying a healthy recovery. While uncertainty and the specter ...

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Perspective: Apple's Plan to Reshore Production of Mac Is a Sign of the Times

Dec 2012 | Doc #MI238864 | Perspective
Simon Ellis, Heather Ashton

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This IDC Manufacturing Insights Perspective analyzes Apple Inc.'s plan to reshore production of Mac computers. The U.S. manufacturing picture got a boost of confidence from Apple last week as the company announced plans to bring manufacturing ...

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Perspective: IBM GBS — Transforming the Front Office

Dec 2012 | Doc #MI238861 | Perspective
Simon Ellis, Heather Ashton

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This IDC Manufacturing Insights Perspective discusses IBM's Global Business Services Insights event on "Transforming the Front Office," held this past November in New York City. The event was attended by a number of IBM Insights analysts ...

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Worldwide Manufacturing Supply Chain 2013 Top 10 Predictions

Dec 2012 | Doc #MI238804 | Top 10 Predictions
Simon Ellis, Kimberly Knickle, Heather Ashton

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This IDC Manufacturing Insights report presents IDC Manufacturing Insights' annual top 10 supply chain predictions.

"For 2013, IDC Manufacturing Insights sees a focus on supply chain resiliency and the need to master the 'massive multidimensionality' ...

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Vendor Assessment: Manufacturing Industry Supply Chain Planning Services Buyers Guide

Dec 2012 | Doc #MI238273 | Vendor Assessment
Simon Ellis, Heather Ashton

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This IDC Manufacturing Insights report looks at the subject of supply chain planning services and a selection of the vendors that provide these services to the manufacturing industry.

"The purpose of this buyers guide is to differentiate ...

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Perspective: Big Data and Analytics in Wholesale

Dec 2012 | Doc #GRI238144 | Perspective
Heather Ashton, Simon Ellis

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This IDC Retail Insights Perspective looks at how the rise of big data and analytics presents a unique opportunity for wholesalers to make tangible improvements to product margin, customer segmentation, and overall profitability.

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Perspective: Increasing the Performance of the Engineering-Oriented Supply Chain

Nov 2012 | Doc #MI237834 | Perspective
Simon Ellis, Kimberly Knickle, Joe Barkai

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This IDC Manufacturing Insights Perspective analyzes the distinguishing characteristics of engineering-oriented manufacturers' supply chains and the implications for IT investments that drive supply chain performance. Our research is based ...

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Perspective: Collaboration and the Networked Supply Chain

Nov 2012 | Doc #MI237887 | Perspective
Simon Ellis

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This IDC Manufacturing Insights Perspective looks at the evolving nature of cloud for the supply chain and how technology is helping facilitate the collaborative dialogue between manufacturers and their suppliers and customers.

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Perspective: The Potential Impact of the RedPrairie and JDA Merger — Optimizing the Supply Chain for the Omnichannel Consumer

Nov 2012 | Doc #GRI237860 | Perspective
Leslie Hand, Kimberly Knickle, Greg Girard, Simon Ellis

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This IDC Retail Insights Perspective analyzes the planned merger of RedPrairie and JDA. The companies create a combined force to support manufacturers' and retailers' requirements serving supply to shelf. The announcement should be of interest ...

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Perspective: Oracle OpenWorld 2012 — Supply Chain as a Focus

Nov 2012 | Doc #MI237863 | Perspective
Simon Ellis

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This IDC Manufacturing Insights Perspective looks at the recently held Oracle OpenWorld conference through the lens of the supply chain.

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Perspective: RedPrairie Merges with JDA Software — Optimizing the Supply Chain for the OmiChannel Consumer

Nov 2012 | Doc #MI237821 | Perspective
Kimberly Knickle, Greg Girard, Leslie Hand, Simon Ellis, Heather Ashton

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This IDC Manufacturing Insights Perspective analyzes the planned merger of RedPrairie and JDA. The companies create a combined force to support manufacturers' and retailers' requirements serving supply to shelf. The announcement should be ...

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Perspective: Focusing on the Supply Side of Challenges in Manufacturing

Oct 2012 | Doc #MI237625 | Perspective
Kimberly Knickle, Simon Ellis

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This IDC Manufacturing Insights Perspective expands on a blog originally published in our Theory & Practice newsletter. Manufacturers often emphasize their need to improve forecast accuracy and minimize demand unpredictability. ...

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Perspective: Seeking Supply Chain Innovation with New Technology

Oct 2012 | Doc #MI237523 | Perspective
Kimberly Knickle, Simon Ellis

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This IDC Manufacturing Insights Perspective expands on a blog originally published in our Theory & Practice newsletter. Manufacturers are looking for innovative approaches to improve their supply chains. Application ...

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Perspective: Oracle Value Chain Summit, 2013

Business Strategy: Arguing the Case for Supply Chain Resiliency in 2013

Perspective: Supply Chain Traceabilty — Fall Behind .... or Get Ahead!

Perspective: Improving Supplier-Retailer Collaboration with Big Data, Mobile, and Social

Perspective: Product Quality, Optimization of Sourcing, and Logistics Drive Collaboration for Retail Ecosystems

Perspective: The Shifting Cadence of Decisions Across the Manufacturing Supply Chain

Vendor Assessment: Traceability and Regulatory Compliance in the Food and Beverage Manufacturing Industry

Perspective: Improving Collaboration with Big Data, Mobile, and Social in the Brand-Oriented Value Chain

Perspective: Product Quality, Sourcing, and Logistics Drive Collaboration in the Consumer Products Supply Chain

Perspective: The State of Collaboration in the Retail Value Chain

Vendor Assessment: Vendor Landscape — Traceability and Compliance for the Grocery Product Life Cycle

Perspective: The State of Collaboration in the Brand-Oriented Value Chain

Worldwide Manufacturing Industry 2013 Top 10 Predictions

Perspective: Apple's Plan to Reshore Production of Mac Is a Sign of the Times

Perspective: IBM GBS — Transforming the Front Office

Worldwide Manufacturing Supply Chain 2013 Top 10 Predictions

Vendor Assessment: Manufacturing Industry Supply Chain Planning Services Buyers Guide

Perspective: Big Data and Analytics in Wholesale

Perspective: Increasing the Performance of the Engineering-Oriented Supply Chain

Perspective: Collaboration and the Networked Supply Chain

Perspective: The Potential Impact of the RedPrairie and JDA Merger — Optimizing the Supply Chain for the Omnichannel Consumer

Perspective: Oracle OpenWorld 2012 — Supply Chain as a Focus

Perspective: RedPrairie Merges with JDA Software — Optimizing the Supply Chain for the OmiChannel Consumer

Perspective: Focusing on the Supply Side of Challenges in Manufacturing

Perspective: Seeking Supply Chain Innovation with New Technology

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