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SUPPLY CHAIN RESEARCH SUPPLEMENTS

The Future Of The Retail Supply ChainThe Future Of The Retail Supply Chain

The retail supply chain has gone global, and now it is going mobile with new technologies to benefit the supply chain from end-to-end.

Welcome to the 2013 Retail Supply Chain Special Report, where we take a look at significant factors affecting the retail supply chain. Last year the Retail Supply Chain Special Report focused on RFID and multichannel fulfillment, and you can access that report at ismretail.com/go/SCreport.

This year we are featuring research and commentary from the Retail Value Chain Federation (RVCF, formerly VCF) and Retail Systems Research (RSR), both industry leaders when it comes to the retail supply chain.


Tech Spending 2013: Mobile Makes Its MarkTech Spending 2013: Mobile Makes Its Mark

From assortment planning to returns management and all points between, mobile devices are fast becoming the retailer's indispensable multi-tool.

Yes, mobile computing is a recurring theme in findings from this year's retail tech spending report. This, however, is not another report about mobility. Rather, it's a report on the technologies and operations solutions in which retailers will invest in 2013, with some retrospective commentary on the 2012 events that are driving these investment decisions. It just so happens that for the first time since we began our annual tech spending preview in 2009, mobile devices and mobile application access are playing a profound and cross-disciplinary role in how retail technology and solution budgets are being shaped. We'll highlight that role as we explore the findings of our annual retail technology spending survey here.

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LOGISTICS EXECUTIVE COMMENTARY

  • Increasing Mobility In The Supply Chain
    Increasing Mobility In The Supply Chain In June 2010, Modern Materials Handling published a white paper titled “How materials handling operations are using mobile technology to improve processes.” By Ed McCabe, National Sales Manager, Panasonic Solutions
  • Real-Time Inventory Mastery - Look To The Cloud
    Real-Time Inventory Mastery - Look To The Cloud The time has come to take a careful look at the sophistication of your company's inventory management capabilities. After all, inventory represents a tremendous percentage of a retailer's assets. By Baruch Goldwasser, Director of Strategy, NetSuite, Inc.
  • The Top Three Reasons Supply Chain Transformations Fail Supply chain management used to be simple. In a traditional supply chain-driven model, manufacturers made products and pushed them through the system to compliant customers as efficiently as possible. By Ramanan Sambukumar, Senior Manager, and Anil Vijayan, Senior Consultant, Wipro Consulting Services
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RETAIL INDUSTRY PODCASTS

  • How Technology Is Helping To Evolve The Omni-Channel Experience
    How Technology Is Helping To Evolve The Omni-Channel Experience

    Technology in retail is enabling the rapid evolution from traditional siloed retailing channels to a true omni-channel retail experience, both for the customer and operations. Here Bob Johns, editor with Integrated Solutions For Retailers, talks with Andy Lloyd, GM of e-commerce products at NetSuite to see how this evolution is affecting retailers.

  • Solving The Omni-Channel Puzzle
    Solving The Omni-Channel Puzzle

    Retailers are struggling to create a true omni-channel customer experience. Here Bob Johns, editor with Integrated Solutions For Retailers, talks with Chris Cunnane, senior research analyst with Aberdeen, to discuss the latest research on omni-channel retailing and who is driving the customer experience.

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RETAIL INDUSTRY VIDEOS

  • NRF13: Chris Isbrecht, MaaS360

    Isbrecht talks about the importance of mobile device management for retailers. He explains the advantages and disadvantages of BYOD (Bring Your Own Device). “There are lots of benefits for employees from a productivity standpoint.” Challenges include how to procure the devices, printing personally identifiable information and PCI data stored on the devices. Regarding personal devices lost or stolen, retailers need to think about how to recover that data.

  • Get Your Mobile Mojo Back With MDM From MaaS 360 By Fiberlink

    This video discusses the features and benefits provided by MaaS360 by Fiberlink, the recognized leader in software-as-a-service (SaaS) solutions for secure enterprise mobile devices. Find out what mobile device management (MDM) with MaaS360 can do for your business!

  • Video: HughesON Is Here

    Introducing HughesON Managed Network Services for Enterprises and Governments.

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RETAIL INDUSTRY PARTNERS AND EVENTS

Merchant Risk Council - London April 17 - April 19 London
VCF Spring 2013 April 21 - April 23 Grapevine, TX
RILA Retail Asset Protection April 28 - May 1 Orlando
Etail Canada 2013 April 29 - May 1 Toronto
FMI - Future Connect Conference April 30 - May 2 Orlando
NRF Loss Prevention 2013 June 12 - June 14 San Diego
Etail East 2013 August 12 - August 15 Philadelphia
WBR - Consumer Returns September 23 - September 25 Dallas
RILA Sustainability Show September 29 - October 3 Orlando
VCF Fall 2013 November 3 - November 6 Scottsdale, AZ