How to Avoid 10 Common Mistakes in WMS Implementations: Part 1

The implementation of any WMS application is a complex undertaking. However, it does not mean that your project must fail, or even struggle. Bridge Solutions Group has extensive experience in managing the implementation of complex WMS applications, and we are committed to providing customers, partners, and interested parties with our expertise in every way possible.

Bridge Solutions at NRF 101st Annual Convention & Expo

Bridge Solutions was excited to attend the National Retail Federation’s 101st Annual Convention & Expo in New York this past week.  The Retail’s Big Show annual conference brings together over 400 vendors and 22,000 participants to search, examine, and promote retail’s most effective tools, technologies, and solutions. IBM was a major sponsor of the event,

Bridge Solutions at Summit 2011

Bridge Solutions was proud to sponsor yet another IBM Commerce-related event this September.  As a reseller and implementation partner for the OMS, WMS, and SI suites of products, we found the connections and the information discussed to be invaluable.  Smarter Commerce™ was both the theme, and the general topic of conversation at the Marriot convention

Bridge Solutions Spans the Gap Between Clients and their Customer Needs – Smarter Commerce Global Summit

Bridge Solutions Group, a boutique consulting firm, is a premier sponsor of the second annual Smarter Commerce Global Summit, to be held in San Diego on September 19-21.  We spoke with Doug Brochu, Director of Services at Bridge Solutions, to get their story on what Smarter Commerce means to them and what they’ll bring to

4 ways retailers can survive the recession and prepare for the recovery.

Retailers have been suffering recently from an increasingly large number and severity of new trends. The rate of technological advancement is accelerating, the economy is decelerating, and consumers are increasingly deliberating about even the smallest purchases. This is placing pressure on retailers to lower prices, squeeze more from their margins, and meet customer service expectations

Key Value Alignment – Using Strategic Partnerships to Reduce Risk & Cost

Recently I have been talking to friends and clients—some IT techies, some business users, and senior-level management — about their implementation lifecycles. Out of my discussions, a few key pain points have become very clear. Many companies’ decision-makers do not have the context, resources, or time to make a fully educated decision when it comes

Is your supply chain and B2B environment right for 2011 and beyond?

Companies are starting to re-evaluate how the changing business environment can or has impacted their organization. The change to a global economy has created increasing numbers of variables in today’s business landscape. Examples of these changes include increased customer demands, greater complexity within the global business network, and compliance constraints. Additionally, the recession has resulted

Sterling Capacity management- Resource Pools & Service Items

Apart from waging a price war, retailers today are adding new fronts in their battle to win the largest chunk of the market pie. Providing additional services like home delivery, installation services, post-sales warranty services, etc. not only allows retailers to maintain the connection with the customers but also creates a new revenue source. Many

How to Bridge the gaps in advance when implementing Sterling’s new pricing module

Three questions every organization should ask (and answer) before implementing Sterling Commerce’s SMCFS pricing module (V8.5+) The Sterling pricing service is an interesting new animal within the Sterling Commerce suite of applications. A strategic decision was made to absorb much of the Comergent acquisition’s pricing functionality into the product, and to retrofit Sterling’s core framework

IBM’s IMPACT 2011

Our experience at IBM’s IMPACT conference was educational, fun, and worthwhile. For those of you unfamiliar with IMPACT, it is IBM’s annual conference to bring together IBM’ers, Customers, and business partners to discuss all things IBM. This year’s conference was held at the Venetian, which is amazing in itself. The Venetian’s artificial sky, massive scale,