- 21. The Long Tail and Demand
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- Lora Cecere, the Supply Chain Shaman, recently discussed a demand planning benchmarking study with its author, Robert Byrne. They reviewed what's happening in the consumer product industry and identified ...
- 22. Supply Chain Sustainability in 2015
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- Supply chain sustainability is one area we've not addressed with 2015 predictions. Let's put an end to that! On the Triple Pundit site, Elizabeth Comere takes a look at the trends she sees for supply chains ...
- 23. Looking For a Hot Job?
- (News)
- You probably won't see jobs in procurement or the supply chain on any of the 'hot jobs' lists that are produced throughout the year. Those in the real business world, though, realize that these areas are ...
- 24. Do Best Practices Matter?
- (News)
- Almost everyone can recall being lectured about 'best practices' at one time or another. Sometimes it made sense, others not so much.In a Spend Matters blog, Pierre Mitchell discusses procurement best ...
- 25. Funding IT Purchases
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- Everyone's interested in saving money, especially when you're buying technology. There are many ways to overspend, but if you keep some simple guidelines in mind you may be able to keep spending under ...
- 26. Sustainability and Branding
- (News)
- Supply chain sustainability has been largely under the radar but is gaining more visibility as companies realize its power. Big brands are pushing sustainability and are making it part of their marketing ...
- 27. Make Your Data Actionable
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- Ray Major, on the Smart Data Collective site, is looking at ways to leverage supply chain data to benefit the organization. If you're implementing a business intelligence platform, he wants to make sure ...
- 28. Visibility Impact of Real-Time Data Sharing
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- Companies that share real-time demand and inventory information have to be ahead of the game, right? Not necessarily, according to APQC's benchmarking.Solid processes must be in place for this data to have ...
- 29. Visibility and Performance in an Omnichannel World
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- Michael Allen, in a post on the Retail Gazette site, takes a look at recent data from the Retail Systems Research group about omnichannel retail. Forrester has also contributed some analysis he reviews ...
- 30. Are You a Best-in Class Supply Chain?
- (News)
- Everyone anxiously awaits the annual Gartner list of top supply chains. But do you understand what goes into their analysis? And why is it important, anyway?According to Tom Woodham on the Supply Management ...
- 31. Sustainable Packaging
- (News)
- Supply chain sustainability covers a lot of ground. Not surprisingly, packaging is a big area of emphasis.In an article on the Packaging World site, Dr. Karli Verghese talks about how companies approach ...
- 32. Benchmarking Your Program
- (News)
- Finding good benchmarking information for your B2B integration program can be a chore. In a GXS blog article, Rachel Cohen talks about recent research that may be helpful to you.It looks like satisfying ...
- 33. Supply Chain Benchmarking
- (News)
- Benchmarking is always a good idea, since it not only can tell you where you stand against measurements but can also highlight areas for improvement.A blog by the OPS Rules group on the B2C site explains ...
- 34. Pay Attention to Your Ratios
- (News)
- Lora Cecere authors a great blog called 'The Supply Chain Shaman'. In her latest, she writes about how important some key supply chain ratios are for benchmarking.They are essential in understanding and ...
- 35. Cloud in the Enterprise
- (News)
- Dylan Bushell-Embling on the Enterprise Innovation page gives us the lates research on cloud adoption. It's pretty strong. Cloud seems to be affecting everything in the enterprise from individual users ...
- 36. Do Sustainability Ratings Matter?
- (News)
- Do companies care about supply chain sustainability? There's a lot of thought around trying to determine the usefullness of ratings and their impact. Michael Sadowski summarizes the activities on the GreenBiz ...
- 37. Leveraging Stores as Fulfillment Nodes in the Supply Chain
- (Retail)
- ... to RSR’s “The 2012 Retail Store: In Transition,” a benchmark report that came out in May. Treating inventory as a shared resource by using stores as distribution centers and online inventory for in-store ...
- 38. Leveraging Stores as Fulfillment Nodes in the Supply Chain
- (Logistics)
- ... to RSR’s “The 2012 Retail Store: In Transition,” a benchmark report that came out in May. Treating inventory as a shared resource by using stores as distribution centers and online inventory for in-store ...
- 39. Does e-Procurement Perform?
- (News)
- Much is promised by the introduction of eProcurement. Does it all come together, or are the savings and improvements myths? The State of Georgia talks about its experiences in an article by Brian Heaton ...
- 40. New Supply Chain VP
- (News)
- Congratulations! You're the new VP of your company's supply chain. What's your first move? Steve Banker in Logistics Viewpoints gives us his thoughts on how he'd approach it. Check out his blog here. ...
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