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Manugistics Helps GlobalNetXchange
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GlobalNetXchange (GNX) is the leading
global B2B online exchange for the retail industry. Wielding more than
$250 billion in purchasing power, its equity partners include many of
the world’s largest retailers. Situation:
GNX needed a solution to help its trading partners improve the accuracy
of demand forecasting, and reduce inventory levels and supply chain
cycle times —enabling retailers and suppliers to more effectively
deliver product to meet true market demand. Process:
GNX is currently implementing the Manugistics’s CPFR solution with
UK retailer Sainsbury's and its suppliers Kimberly-Clark and Unilever.
The first application includes over Outlook: Online collaboration is in progress. The goal of the implementation is for the participants to increase sales, reduce total stock-on-hand, and combine order forecasts for accurate production and supply. GNX is working with six other retailers and multiple suppliers to launch pilots during 2001.
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