- 21. Omnichannel at the NRF
- (News)
- Omnichannel may be last year's news, but there's still a lot of buzz surrounding the topic. At the big NRF retail show, it was indeed discussed, especially regarding execution.On the Logistics Viewpoints ...
- 22. Trends In Healthcare And The Life Sciences And Their Impact On Ecommerce
- (Management)
- Despite the cacophony of technology available today, not all industries have embraced or responded to it as steadily as it has proliferated our lives. Healthcare is one of those industries, although now ...
- 23. The Renegade Shaman
- (News)
- Lora Cecere has been called many flattering things, the 'Supply Chain Shaman' among them. But 'renegade'? That's what Peter Bolstorff from APICS referred to her as in a recent conversation. In reviewing ...
- 24. eSourcing Tools to the Rescue
- (News)
- On the Procurement Insights site, Heather Grossmuller looks at how eSourcing tools can benefit the supplier relationship. There are certainly other ways to handle the conversation, but this software has ...
- 25. Supply Chain Talent Development
- (News)
- Talent identification and development for supply chain jobs has been a frequent topic of conversation in this column. However, it seems that most companies focus on just filling the job based on pre-defined ...
- 26. Are You a Chief?
- (Management)
- ... about what I say as it can sometimes lead to unintended consequences. Delivery can also impact reception as the line between conversation and instruction is easily blurred. I’ve learned that it’s important ...
- 27. ThomasNet Update
- (News)
- On the Spend Matters site, Jason Busch reviews his recent conversations with and about a long-time sourcing and supplier support company, ThomasNet. They've continued to evolve as technology has affected ...
- 28. Where's Your Recovery Plan
- (Technology)
- ... site inspections and conversations with suppliers' managers." And those managers probably don't have significant incentives to accurately disclose issues they know about, much less the nightmares they have ...
- 29. The Cycle is Your Friend
- (Blogs)
- Gartner’s ‘Hype Cycle’ is a pretty handy little tool. It’s not exactly Moore’s Law, but as far as providing insight into where hot technologies are in the public conversation, it does a great job. If you ...
- 30. Moving the Supply Chain
- (Supply)
- I've read quite a bit lately about changes in the way the supply chain is (or will be) connected. A lot of that conversation is centered around visibility - or more precisely the lack of visibility. What' ...
- 31. Boss Conversation No-No'
- (News)
- Everybody, or almost everyone, has a boss. No matter what your relationship is with him or her, there are a few things you should avoid expressing in conversation.In an article on the LinkedIn site, Dave ...
- 32. Daisychaining - from GXS' Perspective
- (EDI)
- ... been using for a decade stops working some time in 2014. Also later last week I had the opportunity to talk with Steve Scala, GXS’ senior vp of strategy and development. Here’s a recap of our conversation ...
- 33. Have You Been Shut Out by GXS
- (Management)
- ... plans in place, or did you suddenly find your orders and other transactions missing in action - effectively shut out from communication. If you’ve been following the multiple conversations over the ...
- 34. Social Media in the Supply Chain
- (Technology)
- ... agency, says. "In social media your brand is not what you say, but rather what consumers say about you. In our experience, high level executives are very concerned with influencing the conversation ...
- 35. 4 Requirements for Trading Partner Cooperation
- (Management)
- ... there are problems they haven't yet discovered. Keep up the conversation and discuss issues openly. 2. Train your suppliers. Retailers deliver technical specs and guidelines they want their suppliers to ...
- 36. Will the Robots Take Over?
- (News)
- On the EBN site, Hailey Lynne McKeefry raises a few questions about the future of robots in the supply chain. Her readers weigh in on the topic.It's a great conversation piece that will continue for quite ...
- 37. Be Visible!
- (News)
- If you're involved in ecommerce, omni-channel retail, or anywhere else in or connected to the supply chain, you know visibility is a crucial selling point.In an article on the B2B.com site, Loraine Lawson ...
- 38. Yahoo Telecommuting Controversy
- (News)
- As you may have heard, Yahoo's CEO created quite a storm recently by putting a ban on telecommuting. It's opened up more conversation about a topic that has mostly been welcomed with open arms.In a BusinessWeek ...
- 39. Time for a Yearly Checkup
- (Management)
- ... send 40% via EDI and the others are faxed, then it is time to have a conversation to find out why this is occurring. They may have branches that don’t know they can send EDI, or there may be issues in ...
- 40. The Cloud and the Supply Chain
- (News)
- 'The Cloud' is a hot topic for discussion that instead of cooling down is getting even hotter. The supply chain hasn't been as active as some other areas, but conversation is picking up. Greg Kefer in Supply ...
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