- 21. Tariffs Cause Problems in Supply Chain
- (News)
- The Trump administration’s tariffs could cause a disruption to the supply chain, reports Forbes. However, those tariffs aren’t the only things that can cause a problem in the supply chain. Read ...
- 22. Supply Chain Technology News Email
- (Uncategorised)
- ... e-mail ("spam") is such a problem that email service providers have taken action blocking certain mailings from arriving in one's inbox. In some cases, these emails could be for things you've actually signed ...
- 23. Demand Sensing Using POS Data
- (News)
- Demand sensing using point-of-sale (POS) information requires tons of data. Unfortunately, most companies haven't implemented the process and are missing out on its advantages.Could this be a problem with ...
- 24. 3D Printing Offers New Capabilities
- (News)
- According to Akhil Oltikar, 3D printing (3DP) was for years a solution in search of a problem. Now that technology has improved and costs have dropped, 3DP is affecting supply chains by offering new capabilities.From ...
- 25. RFID in Health Care
- (News)
- RFID used to seem, at times, to be a solution in search of a problem. Well, the health care supply chain has always been fraught with issues, so might there be a match?Ben Ames takes a look at the capabilities ...
- 26. Tesla's Supply Chain Challenge
- (News)
- Tesla has a problem we wish we all had: too much demand. On the supply side, the hot car company is fighting to crank up its supplier base.Bob Ferrari, on the Supply Chain Matters site, examines Tesla' ...
- 27. Cloud WMS
- (News)
- Are WMS systems ready for the cloud, and is the cloud ready for them? Latency has been a problem, but improvements are on the way and Gartner thinks cloud WMS adoption will be at the 90% level by 2020.On ...
- 28. How You Should be Using Analytics
- (Management)
- ... that business owners can prevent these problems is by using both past and present analytics to predict patterns in sales volumes , so you can anticipate when a problem might arise and be prepared for it. ...
- 29. The Social Network Model
- (News)
- The supply chains of today need to move toward a social networking model, according to Tony Martins. The hierarchies of the past just won't work in the speed-oriented, global supply chains and markets ...
- 30. A Supply Chain Risk Management Case
- (News)
- We're always on the lookout for good case studies that illustrate topics we're following. Supply chain risk management (SCRM) is a new type of software that's out there and Steve Banker takes a look at ...
- 31. EDI is More Than Just Digits
- (EDI)
- ... Data Interchange is just one part of company-to-company communication. And both buyers and suppliers can benefit from using other forms of communication, too. When there’s a problem, simply picking up ...
- 32. Reduce Complexity- There's a Thought
- (News)
- 'Less is more' is a good mantra to repeat while working on a problem caused by complexity. As the procurement function has evolved and the world has become more complicated, lots of supply chain managers ...
- 33. Adjust Your Attitude
- (News)
- Sometimes, metrics can get in the way of progress in your supply chain, especially if they're not well understood or used improperly. If you change your way of thinking about a problem, what looked like ...
- 34. Target's Problems in Canad
- (News)
- As you may have heard, Target is closing up shop in Canada. Sounds like a failure to execute on a few of the basics was one of the main culprits.When you're a retailer and you can't keep products on the ...
- 35. Where's the IoT Enthusiasm
- (News)
- With all of the discussion around the Internet of Things (IoT), it may be hard to believe that a lot of people haven't heard of it and have no interest in what it may or may not be able to do. Is that ...
- 36. 3PL Talent Gap
- (News)
- There's a problem with 3PLs, and it's not related to transportation or fuel costs. Attracting and keeping talent is a fuge issue for 3PLs.In a DC Velocity article, Robert Lieb explains the origins of the ...
- 37. Omnichannel - A Mindset and a Challenge
- (Retail)
- ... stunning. This isn't a problem if the consumer wants to purchase what they have found from the merchant they found - online. But what about buying in the store they visit. Again, it's pretty simple to ...
- 38. Moving the Supply Chain
- (Supply)
- ... stunning to me is that this is not a new problem. With all the technology and money being devoted to lowering costs in the supply chain, why is this still a problem? We recently posted a link in our Buz ...
- 39. Daisychaining - from GXS' Perspective
- (EDI)
- ... is correct, but I also can’t estimate how big a problem this is, has been, or will become in the future. But he did compare the possible collapse of the EDI transaction infrastructure to the banking collapse ...
- 40. Is There a Problem with Procurement?
- (News)
- Procurement is an important part of every supply chain. But something just isn't right when they're often perceived as an impediment.In a Supply Chain Digest article, we learn a few reasons why the procurement ...
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