WHAT BUSINESS LEADERS NEED TO KNOW ABOUT: High Tech for Demand-driven Global Supply Chains - I.T. Advances 'Connect the Dots' to Provide Visibility and Collaboration

摘要

With hurricanes bearing down on the Gulf Coast and Southeast United States this fall a number of America retail giants revved up their supply chain management tools to address what their managers knew would be urgent needs in those regions. Lowe's, Home Depot and Wal-Mart reportedly were able to redirect products ranging from building supplies to diapers to meet customer demand "at the right locations for use at the right times. And they were able to do it without missing a beat," says Harold Friedman, Senior Vice President of Global Corporate Development at Data2Logistics' Princeton, New Jersey office, an organization that processes freight bills and provides business intelligence to large companies.