- 21. 3 Issues in Managing a Supply Chain
- (Supply)
- ... market and develop new products. Quality and compliance The rise of social media apart from the influence it has on consumer behavior also makes it compulsory for companies to develop high-quality ...
- 22. Measuring Supply Chain Performance
- (Management)
- ... chain measurement ensures control over organizational behaviors thereby saving the firm from revenue loss and poor long term growth. Therefore, if you want to keep your company in track, it is vital to ...
- 23. AI Assisted Retail
- (News)
- ... are based on the customer’s current behavior as well as shopping history. All the data is collected and analyzed to predict a customer’s requirements beforehand. Example of companies innovating with ...
- 24. Amazon Go - It’s all about the back end
- (Retail)
- ... keep local inventories at lower levels based on predictability. Interestingly Amazon is not currently correlating individual shopping behaviors to its online stores though it would seem to be a natural ...
- 25. Privacy Policy
- (Uncategorised)
- ... to Opt Out in Section 6 below. Perform statistical and marketing analyses of user behavior. Manage your account(s) and send you technical privacy policy and service updates, security alerts, and other ...
- 26. Omnichannel Influences Transportation Function
- (News)
- Transportation is one of the many supply chain functions that has been heavily influenced by the omnichannel customer. Visibility and data synchronization are two needs that ecommerce suppliers need to ...
- 27. SnapChat of Facebook - Supply Chain Social Media
- (Management)
- The end of the supply chain (retail) is probably the only place that makes any sense for any kind of social media activity. At least that's the common belief. What would a supplier, manufacturer, 3PL, ...
- 28. The Importance of IoT Standards
- (News)
- Leave it to The Atlantic magazine to provide a different take on the Internet of Things (IoT). Using recent examples, Bruce Schneier points out how companies getting into the IoT business can inadvertently, ...
- 29. Using Behavior to Your Advantage
- (Management)
- ... Sway: The Irresistible Pull of Irrational Behavior, by Ori and Rom Brafum. If I behave irrationally naturally, as the authors point out, I may as well behave irrationally in a way that helps achieve my ...
- 30. Supply chain visibility is key to success
- (Supply)
- ... transparent supply chain also has a positive impact on economics. According to Jones, a visible supply chain “helps anticipate behaviors in the chain, either positive, like increased demand (for a product) ...
- 31. Revisiting Supply Chain Segmentation
- (News)
- Jennifer Baljko on EBN asks an important question about supply chain segmentation strategy in a recent post on the site. As in, is its time past?As technology trends and customer behavior continues to ...
- 32. How to Ask for Help
- (News)
- Everybody needs a little help sometimes. It's tough not only to ask for it, though, but to do so in such a way that you'll actually be helped.Wayne Baker, in a recent article on the HBR bog site, provides ...
- 33. Don't Abuse Your Supplier
- (News)
- On the Spend Matters site, Thomas Kase questions why some companies insist on abusive behavior toward their suppliers. Isn't this counterproductive toward supply chain goals?Although Apple has a longstanding ...
- 34. Slave Labor Plays Prominent Role In Worldwide Supply Chain
- (Supply)
- ... labor is not utilized in any of their supply chains. The organization recently published a 33-page guide as a way to educate companies and governments about how to spot such unsavory behavior. The guide ...
- 35. Omnichannel Adjustments
- (News)
- The supply chain's response to omnichannel customer behavior varies all over the place, but research is in play that ought to provide information that's more specific. On the Logistics Viewpoints site, Clint ...
- 36. Consumer Behavior and the Supply Chain
- (News)
- With the range of significant challenges facing supply chains, CJ Wehlage thinks he's discovered the most important. It's certainly arguable, but consumer behavior is at the top of his list.Read his thoughts ...
- 37. Is Omnichannel Working?
- (Retail)
- ... What's going on here is that these traditional retailers have taken advantage of the last 10 years (yes, it's been 10 years!) and have made strides in recognizing the role of online sales and customer behavior. ...
- 38. Mexico Says “No Mas” To Printed Invoices
- (Management)
- ... Tax dodgers were especially enamored with that type of nefarious behavior. In a recent article in The Economist, a person who ran a printing press for that illegal purpose expressed frustration that the ...
- 39. Customer-Centric Supply Chains
- (News)
- What has traditionally driven supply chain management has been, in many cases, cost containment. The new model is driven by customer behavior.What does this mean? Are we ready for it? Read the article ...
- 40. The Success Trap
- (News)
- Success is obviously a worthwhile goal, but it sometimes becomes a hazard to companies that aren't continuously improving. The great Peter Drucker examined this phenomena decades ago and his lessons are ...
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