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Controlling Cost in the
Private Label Global Supply ChainThrough Improved Trade Content,
Integration, and Enterprise Collaboration
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Matt GersperPresident, Global Data Mining, LLC
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Donny AskinCEO, Arigo
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The Virtual Handshake
Connect to your trading partners through:
• Trade content
• Data integration
• Enterprise Collaboration
Today’s Takeaways
Control/Improve time-to-market with Enterprise
Collaboration across the private label global supply chain
Control/avoid common private label
global supply chain disruptions
Control/cut costs through business
process improvements in private
label global supply chain
Trade Content
Data Management
Applications
Visibility
Intelligence
Collaboration
AAFA Findings
• Cost challenges in supply chain
• Rick Darling – President, LF USA: • Labor Deflation Period has ended
• Logistics Costs rising
• COGS will rise 3-5% per year over the long term
In 2010, Best-in-Class Private Label Retailers
indicated need for improvements in three key
areas of the global supply chain:
Cost Reduction
Sourcing Operations
Vendor Collaboration
Aberdeen Research, 2009
Aberdeen Findings
Cost reduction
• 30% reported increase in lead times for delivery of product
from suppliers/trading partners due to delays in
procurement, negotiations, order cycle times, and trade
promotions.
• 25% reported higher transportation and distribution costs
compared to budgeted or forecasted costs.
Aberdeen Research, 2009
Aberdeen Findings
Sourcing Operations
• 49% report inadequate inbound and outbound visibility and
processes with suppliers and trading partners.
• 48% report lack of real-time sales data visibility to suppliers
and trading partners.
• 42% report lack of real-time order status visibility, payment
& negotiation processes with suppliers and trading partners.
Aberdeen Research, 2009
Aberdeen Findings
Vendor Collaboration
• 55% report late, inaccurate, or missing data from suppliers
and trading partners.
• 55% report lack of staff to manage retailer-supplier
relationships.
• 47% report lack of communication internally across
departments.
Aberdeen Research, 2009
Framework for Optimization
Trade Content
Data Management
Applications
Visibility Intelligence Collaboration
Enterprise Collaboration = Integrated IM, Email, Video, Audio, and Community
Attach and archive at the item level
Enterprise Collaboration =
Cost Reduction
Communicate in real time, near-real time,
synchronously or asynchronously
• Communicate to solves
issues in real-time, globally
• Better negotiations with
suppliers and trading partners
– protect your margin!
Today’s Takeaways
Control/Improve time-to-market with Enterprise
Collaboration across the private label global supply chain
Control/avoid common private label
global supply chain disruptions
Control/cut costs through business
process improvements in private
label global supply chain
Trade Content
Data Management
Applications
Visibility
Intelligence
Collaboration
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