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2012 Consultant Guide to the Global Apparel Supply Chain
5/3/2012
Keeping up with both rapidly changing consumer shopping habits and advancing technology can be a challenge for any business — even one with a solid IT department in place. This first-ever Apparel Consultant Guide to the Global Apparel Supply Chain will help you gain a better understanding of where you can reap more efficiency and profit from your business, and aid you in navigating the field of experts out there who can help you in the process.
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The Evolution of ERP
5/3/2012
Thanks to a surge in raw computing power and more than a decade of industry-specific attention from software providers, there are exciting new opportunities for apparel manufacturers, brands and retailers to leverage ERP to manage, grow and evolve their businesses.
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2012 Top Innovators
5/3/2012
Apparel Magazine tips its hat to many of the key visionary firms shaping the industry in its 5th annual special issue. Profiles of our winners highlight their resourcefulness in meeting today's challenges, their desire to truly connect with the consumer in an increasingly complex shopping environment and their savvy use of technology to make their businesses run better.
Plus Vendor Viewpoint, an Interview with Gary Barraco,Director, Product Marketing, ecVision
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2012 Top Technology Trends in the Apparel Market
1/3/2012
The apparel industry has made the transition to accepting technology investments as a necessity to profitably balance global competitive opportunities with supply chain and market risk — and companies are finding more ways to fund IT budgets for badly-needed upgrades and new investments.
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Sourcing Maturity: Finding the Path to Sourcing and PLM Integration Excellence
11/22/2011
In an environment where lead time, cost management, product quality, and access to raw materials force sourcing organizations into tough decisions sometimes at odds with the goals of consumer-centricity, sourcing maturity and alignment with product lifecycle management activities play an increasingly important role in balancing the tradeoffs that must be made.
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OUTLOOK 2012
11/17/2011
In wrapping up 2011 and looking forward to — or perhaps bracing for — 2012, Apparel turned to its esteemed Editorial Advisory Board, along with a few other industry executives, to gain the perspective of their views on the coming year. Specifically, we asked about challenges and opportunities, the role technology will play and expectations for the year vs. the past 12 months. Here’s what they had to say.
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RFID: Opening the Door to Omni-Channel Retailing
9/29/2011
Apparel’s 5th RFID Report examines the state of retail adoption of RFID and makes the case that RFID is the only technology that can ensure the inventory accuracy and transparency required for retailers to be able to quickly, accurately and efficiently fulfill orders emanating from any channel, from any location.
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PLM-Plus: The New Standard of Competitiveness
9/28/2011
Next-generation PLM systems, often web-based and known as extended PLM or PLM-plus, are giving apparel firms a leg up in successfully combining traditional product lifecycle management capabilities with functionality more typically associated with global sourcing and supply chain management tools. The result is increased efficiency and cost savings and dramatic improvements in speed to market.
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2011 Guide to Software and IT Solutions
9/1/2011
This special issue is a guide to suppliers of software and related IT solutions to the apparel marketplace, including vendor contact information, operating system requirements and a round-up of functions and services.
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Apparel Skype Event On Demand: Where in the World is Our Consumer Headed?
4/11/2012 11:59:20 AM (EST)
Marshal Cohen, Chief Industry Analyst, The NPD Group Inc. and Dave Bruno, Director of Commerce Studies, RedPrairie, discuss today’s landscape of social, mobile and local influences, consumers’ ever-changing perceptions of value, and the consistent desire for fresh, innovative and unique product.
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Sponsored by Red Prairie
Panelists:
Marshal Cohen, Chief Industry Analyst, The NPD Group Inc.
Dave Bruno, Director of Commerce Studies, RedPrairie
Moderated by:
Susan Nichols, Publisher, Apparel
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One Size Does Not Fit All In Multi Channel Distribution
4/1/2012
There's no question that the world of retailing is changing at breakneck speeds as customers connect with brands in stores, via their computers, virtual shopping kiosks, tablets, smart phones, Facebook, Pinterest and more. But is the supply chain ready for this multichannel revolution, particularly from the distribution point of view? This white paper explores the key considerations for developing the right multichannel supply side solution.
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