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A Model for Supply Chain Execution
Planning, then execution. Sounds easy, doesn't it? Then why do so few supply chains do it well? In an article on the Supply Chain Digest site, a model that attempts to integrate planning with execution proposed by Dan Gilmore is examined.
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Quality Across the Business
Paul Borawski, in a guest post on the A Lean Journey site, reviews how the quality movement has expanded to address issues across the business landscape, not just in manufacturing.
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More on Amazon & WalMart Strategies
We recently linked to an article contrasting Amazon and WalMart's respective ecommerce strategies. In a followup analysis on the Logistics Viewpoints site, Steve Banker ties it all to the impact of omnichannel on retailers.
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Creativity in the Supply Chain
'Creativity' and 'supply chain' are rarely seen in the same sentence, but that doesn't mean it'll always be that way.
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EDI Self-Mapping
I used to work with an executive who dreamed of this: intelligent self-mapping of B2B transactional data. Is it finally here?
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B2B On-Line
Bob Barr, an Acquity Group VP, takes a look at how B2B businesses approach the on-line experience. If they aren't out there already, they'd better be thinking about it.
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ERP and Sourcing
Is your ERP an impediment to fulfilling your sourcing goals? What can you do about it?
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The Heavyweight Battle
Two retail behemoths, Amazon and WalMart, are slugging it out. In comparing their approaches, are we looking at apples to apples?
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American Manufacturing Rebound?
On the Manufacturing.Net site, Rachel Immel discusses the future of American Manufacturing with a specialty consultant, Bill Michels of ADR. The crystal ball is cloudy.
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Big Data Procurement Benefits
Lalit Wadhwa, on the EBN site, takes a look at the future uses of 'Big Data' in the procurement arena. The future looks bright, indeed!
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