...Patrik Jonsson; Martin Rudberg; Stefan Holmberg Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyse the prerequisites and effects of centralised supply chain planning at IKEA, and to explore how the planning process, planning system, and planning organization make up a centralised planning approach...

...Jan Holmström; Kary Främling; Riikka Kaipia; Juha Saranen The challenge faced by supplier companies in the grocery supply chain for implementing collaborative planning, forecasting and replenishment (CPFR) is how to get the retailer to forecast, especially when it has not been necessary before...

... are crucial to the effort. Supply chain management software is evolving rapidly in three major areas: supply chain planning and execution, warehouse management, and transportation management systems. Emerging trends, which include third party software systems, collaborative technology, increased optimization...

... firms are taking supply chain cooperation to another level through involvement in collaborative planning/forecasting/replenishment (CPFR). The results of a recent survey assessing current levels of involvement in cross‐organizational collaboration among firms utilizing automatic inventory replenishment...