The healthcare sector is reexamining how to build greater flexibility into supply chains while preserving efficiency and preparing for future shocks to the system. Sharing best practices can uncover ...

Since the downturn in tech spending and the demise of Net-based businesses, the luster of Collaborative Planning, Forecasting and Replenishment (CPFR) among retailers seems to have dimmed considerably ...

Like many things in the retail supply chain/technology arena, CPFR (collaborative planning, forecasting and replenishment), now one of the industry's more recognized acronyms, started with Wal-Mart.

After running a pilot program with Kmart Corp. last year (see story), vitamin maker Pharmavite Corp. now wants to start using collaborative planning, forecasting and replenishment (CPFR) technology on ...