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- (News)
- In a recent study of 250 manufacturing executives, GT Nexus finds surprising results on alignment between supply chain objectives and resources.Barbara Jorgensen on the EPS site takes a look at other findings ...
- 22. Building the ROI for WMS
- (News)
- The WMS is a key supply chain technology component. To deploy such a system, you need to build a case for the return on your investment (ROI).Defining your objectives is an obvious first step, but how ...
- 23. Is SaaS Based EDI a Cloud Service?
- (Technology)
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- 24. Using Behavior to Your Advantage
- (Management)
- ... objectives. Several years ago, when I first read the Brafum’s book, I created this summary mind map to better harness my own irrational behavior. Here is how I will use the information ...
- 25. Coordination Key to SRM
- (News)
- Chris McClory from KPMG explains why supplier relationship management (SRM) is much more than just directly interacting with suppliers. Alignment across all stakeholders must be attained in order to present ...
- 26. Large Scale IT Projects Can Work!
- (News)
- Those of us who have participated in big IT projects know they can be not only risky but also extremely beneficial, that is if they're done right. The Boston Consulting Group has looked at how to improve ...
- 27. Tie Your Products to Corporate Initiatives
- (News)
- We've all been through the drill: you have a project that absolutely must be done, but you struggle with proving business value by tying it to your company's objectives. Is there a playbook on how to make ...
- 28. Improve Your Chances of Project Success
- (News)
- Lora Cecere, the Supply Chain Shaman, provides some interesting statistics on the success rate of IT projects in a recent post on her site. Looks like your chances of meeting objectives are roughly a coin ...
- 29. Building a Resilient Supply Chain
- (News)
- We all agree that sustainability in the supply chain is an important objective. But how do you get there? Resilience helps.In an article on the EBN site, Nicke Testa discusses how supply chain management ...
- 30. Is Big Data Better Data?
- (Blogs)
- ... Data for visibility, auto-replenishment, and preventive maintenance, but those are high level objectives that could require lots of planning and investment. What you should be asking at this point is whether ...
- 31. The Success Trap
- (News)
- Success is obviously a worthwhile goal, but it sometimes becomes a hazard to companies that aren't continuously improving. The great Peter Drucker examined this phenomena decades ago and his lessons are ...
- 32. The Pros and Cons of being a Disruptor
- (Management)
- ... held at the CIO100 Conference this past August, being disruptive in today’s environment means moving away from the norms of expected actions and finding new ways to accomplish redefined objectives that ...
- 33. Stakeholders Bringing in the 5th Edition PMBOK
- (Management)
- ... more you can involve stakeholders in a way that facilitates change and enhances the project’s objective – the better. While we may know that Stakeholder Management is important intuitively, if we don’t ...
- 34. How Sustainable are My Suppliers?
- (Retail)
- ... for the environment and great for business, and that’s a powerful combination. Although the adoption rate for sustainability objectives seems to have abated, it’s still well over 50% for our largest ...
- 35. 'tis the Season... For Predictions
- (Management)
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- 36. Chief Supply Chain Officer Survey Results
- (News)
- A summary of the Chief Supply Chain Officer Survey 2012 in Industrial Distribution reveals an important fact about supply chains. They're not just a target for cost control, but are actually a key to revenue ...
- 37. Explosive innovation
- (Retail)
- ... guidelines for developers of m-payment applications, enumerated as 18 objectives. Not-entirely-coincidentally, this month Bank of America received a patent for a "contactless automated teller machine" (ATM) ...
- 38. Explosive innovation
- (Retail)
- ... just issued guidelines for developers of m-payment applications, enumerated as 18 objectives. Not-entirely-coincidentally, this month Bank of America received a patent for a "contactless automated ...
- 39. Explosive innovation
- (Supply)
- ... just issued guidelines for developers of m-payment applications, enumerated as 18 objectives. Not-entirely-coincidentally, this month Bank of America received a patent for a "contactless automated ...
- 40. It's Risky Out Ther
- (Supply)
- ... stated “Organizations that embed risk management practices into business planning and performance management are more likely to achieve strategic and operational objectives.” So, let’s cut to the chase. ...
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