- 41. The Virtual Supplier Room
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- The consulting group Accenture is painting a provocative picture of the future of procurement. Jason Busch writes about their Virtual Supplier Room concept in a recent article on the Spend Matters site.Better ...
- 42. The Importance of an IoT Strategy
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- As ideas for IoT (Internet of Things) applications are seemingly coming out of the woodwork in many IT shops, it's important to remember that planning and strategy are key precursors to development. The ...
- 43. Attacking the Supply Chain Talent Problem
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- We've written several times this year about the difficulty in attracting and retaining talent in supply chain roles. Now, Deloitte has looked at the problem in detail and proposes a few ideas on how to ...
- 44. Managing Inventories in a Market-Driven Environment
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- For a supply chain manager, there aren't too many things more fundamental than matching supply with demand. As inventories become more market-driven, the task has become way more complex.The Supply Chain ...
- 45. Big Data Benefits Procurement
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- If there's a technology that's getting more press than big data nowadays, I don't know what it is (maybe IoT?). Nancy Clinton gives us a few ideas on how it connects specifically to procurement in an article ...
- 46. Improve Your Adoption Rate
- (News)
- If you're having problems with slow adoption of your procurement automation choice by your supply chain, don't despair. There are commonsense steps you can take to help both you and your vendors.In an ...
- 47. Large Scale IT Projects Can Work!
- (News)
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- 48. Avoid Compliance Problems With Better Communications
- (Management)
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- 49. Automate to Keep Pace
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- John Hinchey, on the Manufacturing Business Technology site, describes how the challenges of ecommerce have accelerated investment in supply chain automation.It looks like if you want to keep pace, you'd ...
- 50. Making it Easy to Improve
- (News)
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