- 21. It’s a Bird, it’s a Plane, it’s a Walmart Blimp!
- (Supply)
- ... Here’s what Bloomberg reports about the patent filing: “The blimp-style machine would fly at heights between 500 feet and 1,000 feet (as much as 305 meters), contain multiple launching bays, and ...
- 22. Air Freight Growth Spurs Supply Chain Growth
- (News)
- The International Air Trade Association (IATA) indicates that air freight tonnes kilometers grew by 3.6% and that the industry accounts for 67 Billion supply chain jobs. Read the article Supply Chain ...
- 23. Using Behavior to Your Advantage
- (Management)
- ... pedometer apps on my iPhone, Nordic walking sticks, that posh walking clinic to learn how to do Chi walking (see blog post) – these all increase my desire to walk MORE. Admittedly, I am a gadget-gizmo-techno ...
- 24. Here Comes the Industrial IoT
- (Technology)
- ... of the electric grid. It consolidates data from many sources, including sensors, weather monitoring devices, smart meters other intelligent grid power equipment, and even social media content. This platform ...
- 25. Moving to the Digital World - Still / Yet
- (Management)
- ... as reported in Altimeter Group's report "The 2014 State of Digital Transformation." While much of the underpinning work required to make processes and systems digitally functional, most companies are still ...
- 26. Filling in the Holes in Visibility
- (Supply)
- ... As he explains: "Inexpensive, sophisticated sensor technology can now do more than just pinpoint the vehicle’s position; it can also check other parameters such as tire pressure or fuel consumption. ...
- 27. Tracking Your Products Can Bring You Closer to Your Customers
- (Management)
- ... get out of hand. And with the proper parameters in place, can predict issues before they happen. With only a few exceptions suppliers don't have the option of selecting a central processing repository ...
- 28. RFID Improves Efficiencies and Reduces Shrinkage for Retailers
- (Technology)
- ... asset. Interestingly, a newly released report indicates that retailers are considering RFID as a means to reduce shrinkage, as well. According to the Global Retail Theft Barometer, an annual study conducted ...
- 29. Big Data and Smart Grids
- (News)
- 'Big Data' is yet another buzz phrase that's showing up everywhere you look lately. Kevin Benedict on the MobileEnterpriseStrategies.com site explains about a specific application for big data and what ...
- 30. Do You Have the Right Score?
- (Supply)
- ... for better ways. However, until that time we will work within the parameters we have in place today.” “We wanted to assure we were in compliance with our customer, however, did not know how to go about ...
- 31. Do You Have the Right Score?
- (Retail)
- ... for better ways. However, until that time we will work within the parameters we have in place today.” “We wanted to assure we were in compliance with our customer, however, did not know how to go about ...
- 32. Advantage - Agility
- (Management)
- ... or failure of an offering. While these parameters have been sufficient for some time, in the global economy dominated by technology, I believe that a fifth P should be added to the mix called Performance. ...
- 33. EDI POS 852 Data: Show me the money
- (Retail)
- When I first started in this industry I expressed surprise by the “loose” parameters of 852 POS documents at an EDI conference. I was told the standard is like our language. Yes we speak English, yet ...
- 34. Enterprise Schedulers vs EDI Schedulers
- (Integration)
- ... executable file with certain complex parameters. These parameters are not usually in the software installation guide. EDI team ends up having to create a job in the EDI scheduler anyway ...
- 35. Using Irrational Behavior to Your Advantage
- (Management)
- ... 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, pedometer apps on my iPhone, Nordic walking ...
- 36. Making Change Stick
- (Management)
- ... juice flowing again. Celebrate the successes you’ve already accomplished. Use the old red thermometer technique to show the progress you’ve made and how far you need to go. Keep ...
- 37. What's It Cost
- (Management)
- ... of an iterative approach. If you ‘nail’ your goal at the beginning, everything else follows a little more smoothly. Define the parameters of the project, but be flexible. You could probably run a cost ...
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