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• How to manage your vendors strategically

  Here are 6 tips for managing your suppliers

• Infor seeks to strengthen cloud footing with $675M GT Nexus buy

  Infor made a $675 million bid to bolster its cloud and supply-chain management capabilities Tuesday with the announcement that it will acquire global order-management platform provider GT Nexus.

• Oracle extends Cloud suite to cover entire order-fulfillment process

  Oracle took another step forward in its efforts to bolster its cloud offerings Monday with the launch of two new products designed to help companies conduct their entire order-fulfillment processes in the cloud.

• SAP giving Ariba an in-memory energy boost with Hana

  SAP is making good on a promise to migrate its Ariba e-commerce software to the Hana in-memory computing platform, and says an initial step has already produced staggering performance improvements.

• Online lingerie seller claims JDA software didn't provide even the bare necessities

  JDA has been hit with a lawsuit from online lingerie and underwear seller Andra Group, which claims its business suffered millions in damages after a new e-commerce system wasn't delivered as promised.

• ERP Systems Provide Visibility Into Food Safety

  As food production gets increasingly complicated, food manufacturers often struggle to track products from raw materials to packaged goods -- and, in the event of a recall, from packaged goods to raw materials. Even those with automated quality systems often find it hard to integrate supply chain data. That's why some food makers are turning to specialized ERP systems.

• SAP adds to supply-chain tech with SmartOps acquisition

  SAP has acquired SmartOps in a move the company says will allow it to develop real-time supply chain applications that take advantage of SAP's HANA in-memory database.

• RedPrairie buying JDA Software for $1.9 billion

  RedPrairie is merging with fellow supply-chain software vendor JDA in a deal worth roughly US$1.9 billion, the companies announced Thursday, just days after reports surfaced that JDA had put itself up for sale. The deal is expected to close this year.

• IBM, Epicor could be among potential JDA acquirers

  IBM, Epicor and other vendors could be eyeing a purchase of supply-chain software vendor JDA, analysts said Tuesday following a published report that the company was looking for suitors.

• Smart robot picks up three logistics awards for Nestlé Australia

  Smart robotic technology has helped Nestlé overcome the occupational health and safety issues of manually handing about four million cases of products in its consumer food and beverage, food service and pet food businesses.

• Software vendor says partnership with SAP led to stolen trade secrets

  Former SAP partner Wellogix is accusing the vendor of stealing its trade secrets and swindling it out of lucrative software projects, according to a lawsuit Wellogix filed last week in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas.

• The cloud solves those lingering supply chain problems

  This vendor-written tech primer has been edited by Network World to eliminate product promotion, but readers should note it will likely favor the submitter's approach.

• Cotton On does e-commerce with Aussie open source apps

  Fashion retailer Cotton On has launched into global e-commerce with a rapid two-month project which leverages local open source apps developed with the Django framework, with point of sale and supply chain integration thrown in for good measure.

• Supply chain management grows 10 per cent

  The supply chain management (SCM) software market grew 10 per cent over 2010 to reach a total value of $US6.8 billion, according to analyst firm Gartner.
  

• Supply chain talent: In demand and out of stock?

  One critical shortage in the supply chain right now has nothing to do with Apple iPhones, Nintendo Wiis or Zhu Zhu Pets being out of stock for the holidays: It's the people who manage companies' supply chains.