- 21. Distributors Improve by Integrating ERP
- (News)
- The transition from 'siloed' organizations to those based on integrated ERP systems is shaking up the wholesale distribution industry. These systems enable new functionality and allow greater collaboration ...
- 22. Horizontal Thinking
- (News)
- Most of us are products of 'siloed' organizations- even Lora Cecere, the Supply Chain Shaman, admits to it. Siloes may have been useful back in the day, but they definitely impede progress toward 'outside ...
- 23. Take Advantage of Supply Chain Big Data
- (Technology)
- ... all the other activities that affect products. The problem with getting to these insights has been the difficulty in turning multiple silos of data into something that business people could access. The ...
- 24. The Supply Chain Planning System of Record
- (News)
- As if supply chain practitioners really need another acronym, we present SCPSOR: the Supply Chain Planning System of Record. If you're looking to get out of 'planning hell' Alexa Cheater on the 21st Century ...
- 25. What's Affecting Our Slee
- (News)
- Recent research of supply chain organizations by APICS provides some solid data on several themes we're following. If you're a manager and are sleeping soundly despite their findings, you must be doing ...
- 26. Target Hires Amazon Vet for Supply Chain
- (News)
- When a mega-retailer's supply chain hits a bump in the road, literally millions of customers notice very quickly. Target is a great example, as their supply chain issues have been well documented.Bob Ferrari ...
- 27. Silos Need to Go
- (News)
- As changes to the retail environment continue to occur at a rapid pace, the challenge of order fulfillment isn't getting any easier.According to Bob Ferrari on the Supply Chain Matters site, silos continue ...
- 28. Becoming Demand-Driven
- (News)
- Supply chain visibility is a worthy goal that a lot of managers are seeking. Visibility creates a huge number of benefits, but more importantly is the key to your supply chain becoming demand-driven.According ...
- 29. 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 ...
- 30. Is It Digital Transformation Time in IT?
- (News)
- Is 2016 the year that 'digital transformation' will take place in IT? Looking at recent predictions from an Oracle exec, Michael Krigsman from the Enterprise Irregulars team thinks not.The goals are clear, ...
- 31. More Thoughts on Supply Chain Silos
- (News)
- Traditional thinking is that 'silos' in an organization are bad things. According to Rick Chavie on the Supply & Demand Chain Executive site, some of the problems attributed to the silo mentality may be ...
- 32. Where Does eCommerce Belong?
- (News)
- Ah, one of the eternal questions: who 'owns' ecommerce in the organization? Is it IT, marketing, or some other silo in the company?On the Multichannel Merchant site, Ryan Donovan looks at the plusses and ...
- 33. Keep Your Siloes
- (News)
- ... content management as an example, it's important to put a process into place that 'siloed' departments can support to address the needs of customers in all channels. Read his thoughts on the subject HER ...
- 34. Supply Chain Management Dashboards Growing
- (Management)
- ... silos are captured into the process.” Thirty-eight percent said current dashboards do not allow for easy customization and integration, and 33 percent said they are not real time. Thirty-one percent said ...
- 35. 1+1=3...Bad Math or Worthy Goal?
- (News)
- ... silos.On the Logistics Viewpoints site, Chris Jones talks about why it makes sense to step outside those paradigms and begin working toward a process- focused approach to integrated supply chain technology. ...
- 36. Looking at Supply Chain Execution Convergence
- (News)
- Ready for a new acronym? How about SCEC- supply chain execution convergence. It's used to describe the next generation of supply chains that succeeds by bringing together organizational silos. On the ...
- 37. Connecting Silos with IoT
- (News)
- Everybody's looking for a visibility solution, and everyone is getting into IoT. Any chance one can help the other? According to Jennifer Baljko on the EBN site, it hasn't happened yet.Silos such as RFID ...
- 38. An Analysis of CPG Supply Chain Leaders
- (News)
- Looking at how supply chain leaders in the consumer packaged goods (CPG) industry perform over time can be very instructive. The Supply Chain Shaman, Lora Cecere, has the tools and experience to teach ...
- 39. Silos Are Costing You Money
- (News)
- In the latest in a series (be sure to check out the links to the previous ones) on how supply chains are costing you money, John Westerveld, on the 21st Century Supply Chain site, discusses a topic many ...
- 40. ERP Silos
- (News)
- ERP system vendors tout their ability to improve control and collaboration. That's great, except when it doesn't exactly work like that.In and article on the Network Effect site, Joe Bellini explains how ...
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