- 41. Designing Outside-In Processes
- (News)
- Lora Cecere, on the Supply Chain Shaman site, discusses the problem she sees for supply chains with identifying and responding to new customer requirements in a recent article.Since most consumer organizations ...
- 42. The Supply Chain's Evolving Social Responsibilit
- (News)
- Corporate social responsibility isn't just a buzz phrase. Companies are taking it seriously in the supply chain arena, led by some of the major players.Susan Fourtane, on the EBN site, discusses how sustainability ...
- 43. Omnichannel and DOM
- (News)
- Omni-channel has had impacts across all aspects of the supply chain. One of the most critical pieces, distributed order management (DOM), may or may not be up to the task.In an article on the Forbes site, ...
- 44. Supply Chain Complexity Increases
- (News)
- In a recent study by Terra Technology, we discover that supply chains are becoming more complex as the economy continues to improve. Although reducing complexity is a goal everyone has, the reality is ...
- 45. Sustainability Reporting Guidelines
- (News)
- Supply chain sustainability is a concept that cries out for structure, especially as it gains importance and becomes ingrained in Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives.In a recent article on the ...
- 46. Connecting Everything
- (Integration)
- ... or experience a stock-out and robots automate most DC processes. Pretty nice, isn’t it? General Electric is particularly active with work on their Industrial Internet initiatives, with development taking ...
- 47. Microsoft and Supplier Transparency
- (News)
- Supplier transparency is a big deal for supply chains. Microsoft is putting together some requirements that look to be at the forefront of efforts to enhance reporting that should facilitate visibility.On ...
- 48. Complement Your Lean Strategy
- (News)
- A lean strategy is great for supply chains, when it works. When it doesn't, well....According to the Business2Community site, you need to complement your lean approach by considering other ideas. Read ...
- 49. Starting Procurement Fires
- (News)
- One of our favorites, Jason Busch from Spend Matters, has some ideas on how the procurement function can become a fire-starter, rather than spending its energy fighting flames. There are a number of steps ...
- 50. From the Top - Elliott Grant
- (Retail)
- ... done. I know when I pick up a head of lettuce, I can't see the barcode. Elliott Grant: Right. That's a great example actually. There are two initiatives in fresh produce. One is to track actually cas ...
- 51. VARS GIVE SAGE CEO HIGH MARKS
- (Comments)
- ... successful. I think they said something like - you will know by FY end 2017 whether we have succeeded or failed with the initiatives on the table. I think they also gave some broad definitions of "succ ...
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