- 21. Last Mile Delivery Discussion
- (News)
- The battle to determine the winners and losers for control of the 'last mile' continues. A recent Q & A session with an experienced consultant and an industry veteran by the Supply Chain Digest staff uncovers ...
- 22. Automation Roundtable Discussion
- (News)
- System integration has always been an important driver of performance, but in today's world it's even more critical.Josh Bond writes about a recent roundtable held among tech integration experts, and their ...
- 23. What's the Difference: SasS, Cloud, or Hoste
- (Technology)
- ... not completely certain, here is a primmer on the major differences and some discussion of the advantages of each. This falls far short of a full detailed explanation, but the basic concepts are accurate. ...
- 24. Using Big Data in Logistics
- (News)
- If you're searching for a real-life example of big data being applied to a supply chain problem, look no further than the logistics arena. Steve Banker takes us through a recent discussion with a tech company ...
- 25. The Need for IoT Standards
- (News)
- Continuing the discussion on how far into our lives the Internet of Things will progress in 2016, David Pierce checks out the state of true connectability and standards.Progress is being made, but he likens ...
- 26. Clouds Defined
- (Technology)
- ... the major differences and some discussion of the advantages of each. This falls far short of a full detailed explanation, but the basic concepts are accurate. Definitions These are generally accepted ...
- 27. Trying to Explain the Cloud
- (News)
- When someone mentions 'the cloud', what are they actually talking about? To an IT architect, it's one thing, to a user another, and a vendor may have an entirely different description altogether.In the ...
- 28. The Business Support Platform
- (News)
- The discussion about ERP vs. best-of-breed has been going on forever. For quite awhile, it seemed like the 'good enough' functionality of the ERP would win out, but times have changed.James LeTart, on the ...
- 29. Supply Chain Summit Notes
- (News)
- A recent Supply Chain Management Summit was the site for spirited discussion about many critical topics. From change management to hot areas of growth to sustainability, all aspects of today's supply chain ...
- 30. Start the Revolution
- (News)
- Supply chain control towers have been a running discussion topic for awhile now. Steve Banker thinks they're the vanguard of a significant revolution in supply chains.In a recent article on the Forbes site, ...
- 31. Who Has a Supply Chain Strategy?
- (News)
- Having a supply chain strategy that's linked to overall company strategy sounds like something all companies should have, right? Well, Dan Gilmore of the Supply Chain Digest took a quick survey on the ...
- 32. Procurement and Finance
- (News)
- It's been awhile since our last 'where should procurement report?' discussion. On the Enterprise Irregulars site, Jason Busch shares his thoughts on the subject based on recent research.Alignment with finance ...
- 33. Trends In Healthcare And The Life Sciences And Their Impact On Ecommerce
- (Management)
- ... and retailers will do the business transactions online and will increase these transactions online,” said Dyer. He also predicted that health care providers will offer chat room sessions and discussions ...
- 34. Global Logistics Driven by Information
- (News)
- Logistics has become way more global over the past few years. That growth has led to opportunities but has also presented many challenges.Information has been crucial in fueling the ability to address ...
- 35. The Lean 3PL
- (News)
- It's obvious that if you're evaluating 3PLs to support a portion of your supply chain, you want to ensure you identify one with a 'quality' culture. But saying it's so doesn't mean it is.According to Steve ...
- 36. Electronic Invoicing On The Upswing Worldwide
- (Management)
- ... requiring private citizens in Peru to participate in the electronic payment of bills is not currently pending, there have been numerous legislative discussions to require some semblance of e-payments by ...
- 37. 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 a ...
- 38. Who Will Own the IoT?
- (News)
- There's a lot of discussion taking place over who will build and 'own' the top layer that the Internet of Things (IoT) will function underneath. On the Forbes site, Jon Bruner takes us through several of ...
- 39. Macy Moves Along With Omnichannel
- (News)
- Macy's approach to addressing the omnichannel challenge is explained in a recent discussion article on the RetailWire site by George Anderson. They were one of the major retailers who moved early and it' ...
- 40. Connecting the World
- (Integration)
- ... still a topic for discussion. Should the supply chain be continuous from the worksheet that your buyers use to calculate quantities and discounts all the way through to your company's Facebook page? And ...
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