- 21. Digitizing Sourcing & Procurement
- (News)
- There's a revolution in procurement based on digital technology on the way, according to Stefan Dent on Spend Matters' site. Although the tech has been around for awhile, cloud-based solutions will quicken ...
- 22. Surviving a Natural Disaster
- (News)
- How can you best plan for a natural disaster if you don't know what it is or when it'll hit? Supply chains are always at risk, but preparedness is a key to making it through catastrophes.In an article ...
- 23. Supply Chain Mayhem - Avoid It
- (Management)
- ... in your category next year. Look around at your competitors and see how they are handling the digital transformation, then compare it to yours. Listen to what your customers are asking for and complaining ...
- 24. Increasing MRO Spend Value
- (News)
- MRO (maintenance, repair, & operations) is a 'special' procurement category that often flies under the radar. According to some recent research by A.T. Kearney, a little focus can result in some big savings.In ...
- 25. Unmanned Delivery Options are Changing the Supply Chain
- (Logistics)
- ... Drones as a category got a boost when the US FAA legalized the license and use of drones for everything from pizzas to medicines . And there is very little commonality to the configuration of drones ...
- 26. Big Data Rules in the Supply Chain
- (Management)
- ... often mentioned for analyzing big data is to discover patterns and answers we haven't yet developed questions for. I think we should be thinking about big data in 2 distinct categories. Category 1 can ...
- 27. Big Data from EDI Can Make Predictions
- (EDI)
- ... the main areas of concern addressed by this and other services is the category referred to as 'order performance.' Companies are increasingly looking for the 'perfect order,' an order that matches the P.O. ...
- 28. MRO Needs a Strategy
- (News)
- ... site, most organizations don't realize the opportunities they have in front of them with MRO.A tactical approach can work, but treating MRO as a strategic category can be even more effective. Read their ...
- 29. Retail by the App
- (Retail)
- ... a raft of new and updated attributes, but they only address the apparel items. What is left out is… well, pretty much every other hard goods category. Everything from computer products to microwaves are ...
- 30. Is SaaS Based EDI a Cloud Service?
- (Technology)
- ... to the same conclusion in every business category. An April 2010 survey, conducted jointly by Plateau Systems and Saugatuck Technology, found that even human resource (HR) executives are "quickly moving ...
- 31. More Thoughts on Supply Chain Silos
- (News)
- Traditional thinking is that 'silos' in an organization are bad things. According to Rick Chavie on the Supply & Demand Chain Executive site, some of the problems attributed to the silo mentality may be ...
- 32. Survey Shows Increase in Reshoring
- (News)
- In the 'Good News for a Change' category, recent research by BCG points to an increase in the reshoring of manufacturing. According to the data, the number of suppliers bringing their production back to ...
- 33. Using Behavior to Your Advantage
- (Management)
- ... my blog (www.michellelabrosseblogs.com), which will hold me accountable through the miles. The progress notes will be filed under the category “Thousand-Mile Walk.” Value Attribution: High-tech shoes, ...
- 34. The Road to Supply Chain Sustainability
- (News)
- Supply chain sustainability has moved from the category of 'nice to have' to the 'necessities' column. In an article on the My Purchasing Center site, Somdipto Ghosh has identified approaches to help companies ...
- 35. B2B eCommerce Erupts
- (News)
- We've all wtinessed, and experienced, the tremendous growth in consumer ecommerce. You know what's even bigger, though? Business to busines (B2B) ecommerce, and it's growing by leaps and bounds as well.In ...
- 36. Learning SRM From Luxury Brands
- (News)
- There's a lot to learn from how luxury brand organizations interact with their supply chains. According to a recent study, they're often 'customers of choice' for their suppliers.This category of customer ...
- 37. Supply Chain Lies
- (News)
- Jason Busch from Spend Matters does a great job staying on top of supply chain topics. In a recent blog on the site, he uncovers a litany of 'lies' about supply chains.I'm sure we've heard many of these. ...
- 38. 3 Months Until Holiday Season and 3 Points to Consider
- (Management)
- ... in your category next year. Look around at your competitors and see how they are handling the digital transformation, then compare it to yours. Listen to what your customers are asking for and complaining ...
- 39. EDIINT, VANs, But Not SaaS?
- (EDI)
- ... conclusions about the trend toward online EDI solutions. For example, the study segments "Internet EDI" as including "EDIINT and AS2" which essentially pegs the category as only including AS1, AS2, and AS3 ...
- 40. Improve Your WMS
- (News)
- Most experts seem to think that the WMS software category is pretty mature and not much is happening with it. Dinesh Dongre, in a Supply Chain Digest article, begs to differ.New developments outside the ...
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