Improve Truck Freight Carrier Productivity and Cost-Effectiveness with Mobility Technology

In today’s tough business conditions, over-the-road freight carriers are looking for ways to increase productivity, decrease operating expenses, and retain customers. As many businesses have already discovered, mobility technology delivers exceptional benefits to a wide range of operations. When deployed to truck freight carriers, handheld computers, networking, RFID technology and mobile thermal printers are proven productivity enhancers. Download this white paper to learn key considerations when selecting mobility solutions, and how mobility-enabled operations can improve freight trucking efficiency, reduce operating expenses, and boost customer satisfaction.

Plan In Perfect Sync

Some companies have gotten away from putting thesales and marketing perspective into executive sales and operations planning(ES&OP); however, this is risky business in today’s economy. This paperexplores the root causes of ES&OP challenges and provides a case study thatdetails how one market-driven company has been able to successfully sensedemand signals and shape future demand for over five years. It also outlines aclear path to optimized, market-driven ES&OP that enables companies tosense demand signals and changes almost instantly and align their supply chainfaster to respond swiftly to fluctuations in demand.

Maximize ERP Value with Inventory Optimization

This white paper describes why running an inventory optimization solution with already-installed ERP/SCM systems can enable organizations to operate profitably within new market dynamics. The paper also shows how SAS® solutions provide visibility at various organizational levels to help monitor, track, alert and optimize. Key benefits covered include reducing inventory holding, ordering and backorder penalty costs; calculating optimal inventory replenishment policies; and developing better replenishment strategies for fast-moving items. In addition, the paper mentions benefits such as basing finished goods distribution strategies on information from all distribution systems across the enterprise and aligning finished goods strategies by sharing data with all distribution professionals.

Racking Up Savings With The Right Slotting Strategy

More than ever companies are reducing costs to remain competitive, while keeping an eye on further improving their responsiveness to customer demand. With fewer inventories in the system, we see that product assortment and the need to handle individual products in the most efficient manner possible is driving operating strategy. That is, slotting requirements are now as important as inventory storage. Learn how the development and selection of the appropriate strategic option forms the foundation for the entire slotting exercise.