- 21. Need to Trim Supply Chain Costs?
- (News)
- Simple is good, especially when we're looking for ideas on cuttiing supply chain costs, right? In an article on the Business 2 Community site, Christopher Moore gives us a headstart with a few ideas on ...
- 22. Integration is Still an Issue
- (Integration)
- ... in the company will immediately understand the need for integration. Usually the biggest roadblock is the expense of making the commitment. Expenses include the software and systems, but more importantly ...
- 23. All Hail to the Cloud
- (Technology)
- To say that software is moving to the cloud would be like coming late to the party. Yes, there is still software on your desktop machines and on your servers. But even the most ardent and heavyweight applications ...
- 24. Mind Your Data
- (Management)
- ... - an increase in its operating margin of more than 60%. OK that's 'operating margin' and not overall profitability. But what other kinds of measures could even be considered that could reduce expenses and ...
- 25. Using Behavior to Your Advantage
- (Management)
- ... in better shape, spend more time with my family, work smarter (not necessarily harder), decrease expenses, increase revenue, be the change I want to see in the world, end world hunger, get a super power... ...
- 26. Integrate Your Systems Now While Transaction Volume is Lower
- (Integration)
- ... is that this is the perfect time to implement an integration initiative. Integrations can be simple but are always a new experience for the company. Better to start when volumes are low (and expenses are ...
- 27. Save Time – And Money – With Electronic Order Processing
- (Management)
- ... Only technical glitches create any kind of delay, meaning when a customer places an order, it is added to your queue immediately. Thus expenses are lowered. Less manual labor is required of all involved ...
- 28. Locally Installed Software Is Dead
- (Management)
- ... tasks, the need for employees to be located in any particular place working on a specific computer will evaporate. For many companies this reality is already delivering higher productivity and lower expenses. ...
- 29. Suppliers in the Chain
- (Supply)
- ... them. The issue hasn’t changed much. It seems retailers still need to test the documents they are asking their suppliers to submit, and suppliers keep trying to lower their expenses by trying to avoid ...
- 30. EDIINT, VANs, But Not SaaS?
- (EDI)
- One of the most frequently asked questions regarding EDI is about its cost. There's the initial cost of startup and the ongoing cost per transaction. And while startup costs are relatively easy to calculate, ...
- 31. Where's the Slowdown in EDI
- (EDI)
- ... and deadline overruns, and (disturbingly) overall satisfaction from the efforts is decreasing over the period of the study. The delays and expenses associated with ERP implementations can affect the internal ...
- 32. Hazards of Big Data
- (Technology)
- ... - an increase in its operating margin of more than 60%. OK that's 'operating margin' and not overall profitability. But what other kinds of measures could even be considered that could reduce expenses and ...
- 33. Special Infrastructure Update (video)
- (Technology)
- ... in terms of management as well as lowering expenses. There are of course, arguments on both sides - some well founded and some strictly based on opinion. The video below takes a lighthearted view of the ...
- 34. The Supply Chain is Just a Cost of Doing Business
- (Supply)
- ... The first level, and lowest in importance shows that the supply chain is viewed as simply a cost of doing business. In this position, all expenses associated with getting product to its destination are ...
- 35. The Importance of Supplier Visits
- (News)
- When the economy takes a hit, travel expenses are usually one of the first casualties. You have a lot of suppliers that need attention- should you postpone your visits?The staff at Supply Chain Digest ...
- 36. Let's End Manual Data Entry
- (EDI)
- ... an idea of potential expenses, find a vendor via Google search or check with our sponsor, SPS Commerce (www.spscommerce.com) to discuss their services and pricing. So, integration would improve finances, ...
- 37. Are Tech-Savvy Leaders Necessary?
- (News)
- The IT landscape has continued to change, and that's had profound effects on leadership across the organization. Bob Ferrari has some thoughts about what that means to supply chain leadership in his ...
- 38. Payment automation and unintended consequences
- (Retail)
- ... expenses, look at them as licenses to make the best advantage of years of training and company-specific investment. How can you team together the technical efficiencies of twenty-first century automation ...
- 39. Best Advice for Choosing a Drop Shipper: Be a Secret Shopper and Other Tips.
- (Logistics)
- ... directly to the customer.” There are real benefits – reduced inventory and associated expenses – that make drop shipping attractive. And even though retailers can mitigate the inherent risks of stockpiling ...
- 40. The Danger of the One-Off
- (EDI)
- You always walk a fine line with one-offs. Do you accept the challenge, do the work, and watch the organization reap the rewards? Or do you push back and reserve your resources for addressing only opportunities ...
Most Read
-
-
Feb 13 2013
-
Written by Scott Koegler
-
-
-
Feb 17 2012
-
Written by Scott Koegler
-
-
-
Feb 13 2019
-
Written by Scott Koegler
-
-
-
Jul 18 2017
-
Written by Super User
-