- 21. Declining Prices of IoT Sensors Is Extending Penetration Farther into Manufacturing Processes
- (Technology)
- ... are data-optimized, companies can receive input from different sources such as production data and data from customer orders therefore enabling agility in manufacturing. Furthermore, increased and timely ...
- 22. Investing in Green Supply Chain Technology
- (News)
- Agility's investment in green supply chain technology continues to grow, reports the Maritime Standard. They hope the investment will continue to help them cut emissions. Leading logistics services provider ...
- 23. Agility Goes Green
- (News)
- Agility is going green, reports AJOT. The logistics provider is investing heavily in adding green tech to its supply chain. Agility, a leading global logistics provider, announced that it has invested ...
- 24. New Supply Chain Agility Company Launches
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- A new company dedicated to making the supply chain more agile, World Class Integration, recently launched, reports Yahoo Finance. Read the article on Yahoo Finance
- 25. How adding AI to the supply chain can improve results
- (Integration)
- ... 2030. If correctly implemented, artificial intelligence can allow impeccable agility and precision in the supply chain in any industry. It also has a potential of enhancing efficiency while reducing ...
- 26. Supplier Networks, Part 2
- (News)
- In the 2nd part in the series on supplier networks, Xavier Olivera provides a great summary of the basics of platforms and networks for procurement.The benefits for supply chains from process and capability ...
- 27. Is Your Supply Chain Strategic or Tactical?
- (News)
- We constantly encounter, and post, articles about the need for supply chains to be 'strategic'. But what exactly does that mean?Melissa Clow takes a shot at differentiating between strategic and tactical ...
- 28. Gaining Visibility
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- A sensing, intelligent, social supply chain sounds like nirvana, doesn't it? Not many have reached that level, though, and obstacles abound. However, global visibility and faster decision making are ...
- 29. The Meaning of "World Class
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- "World Class" seems to be an over-used phrase, but the supply chain experts at the Hackett Group know it when they see it.Their recent report not only defines the term, but it spells out what it means ...
- 30. Becoming a Procurement MVP
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- Everybody wants to be a star, but do you have what it takes to be an MVP? Of Procurement? Becoming a 'trusted advisor' may be the key to stepping up into that role, according to Chris Sawchuk of the Hackett ...
- 31. Creating an Agile Supply Chain
- (News)
- In our risky, fast-paced world, there aren't too many supply chain characteristics more important than agility. Making decisions quickly based on actionable data is crucial.Trevor Miles on the 21st Century ...
- 32. Supply Chain Lessons From a Leader
- (News)
- Daniel Myers, who currently manages over 60,000 employees for Mondelez and has been a supply chain leader for decades, recently sat down for a career profile interview with the DC Velocity staff.He describes ...
- 33. Becoming More Business-Like
- (News)
- It's an exciting time to be in procurement, according to Sarika Garg on the Spend Matters site. Change, innovation, and agility are key ingredients to supply chain success, and technology plays a big part.The ...
- 34. Supply Chain Risk Infographic
- (News)
- Supply chain risk is a topic that keeps many a manager awake at night. Lots of different types, causes, and impacts, with a variety of ways to mitigate the risks as well.On the EBN site, Hailey Lynne McKeefry ...
- 35. How Data Can Help Meet Supply Chain Challenges
- (News)
- With the new year right around the corner (as in, tomorrow...), we can look at ways the tsunami of data we've been reading about can help overcome some of our supply chain challenges. Having the right ...
- 36. Supply Chain Agility and Customer Service
- (News)
- One of the less publicized effects of the rise of the omnichannel customer is on customer service. Consumers want answers, and that puts pressure on supply chains to communicate better.In a Spend Matters ...
- 37. How Agile is Your Big Data?
- (News)
- Just because you have a mountain of data, it doesn't follow that you'll be able to use it effectively. One of the keys to leveraging Big Data is agility, or the ability to make the data actionable in responding ...
- 38. Workflow Automation Benefits
- (News)
- In these dangerous times, agility is of high importance to supply chains worldwide. It's easier said than done, although automating workflow processes can help in a number of ways.On the EBN site, David ...
- 39. Supply Chain COE Research
- (News)
- The Supply Chain Shaman, Lora Cecere, is looking at some recent research on supply chain centers of excellence (COE). She's identified some common themes that are interesting to review.Though COEs are ...
- 40. The Road to Supply Chain Excellence
- (News)
- JDA Software's recent whitepaper on supply chain excellence has been reviewed by Susan Fourtane on the EBN site. Since the business climate for manufacturers is so challenging, it's good to identify a ...
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