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Understanding Same Day Delivery Requirements

As more companies jump on the same-day delivery bandwagon, someone needs to ask a few fundamental questions. On the Multichannel Merchant site, John Haber does just that. Read more...

Thoughts on Organizational Alignment

Lora Cecere has been a Supply Chain Shaman for years and is a proponent of the supply chain Center of Excellence concept. In her mind, as organizations mature, they naturally gravitate toward that model. Read more...

How Do Omnichannel Channels Prosper?

In this omnichannel world, have you ever considered how the different individual channels involved in the buying process make money? Businesses have to evolve in order to figure that out, and to actually stay in business. Read more...

Building Supply Chain Resiliency

Is your supply chain resilient enough? In today's environment, you'd better hope so. Better yet, you need plans in place to make it so. Read more...

The Importance of the Last Mile

As consumers buy in multiple ways and become omnichannel, more of your supply chain becomes exposed to the customer. It makes sense to redesign your processes to recognize that reality and leverage it. Read more...

Reduce Complexity- There's a Thought!

'Less is more' is a good mantra to repeat while working on a problem caused by complexity. As the procurement function has evolved and the world has become more complicated, lots of supply chain managers are using that phrase. Read more...

Managing Inventories in a Market-Driven Environment

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. Read more...

The Supply Chain Get Some Kudos

Those in the supply chain function can pat themselves on the back for being one of the keys to the reduction of economic volatility worldwide. Pretty high praise, indeed! Read more...

RFID & IoT Perfectly Matched

Some of us probably recall when RFID was 'the next big thing'. Well, it's not that anymore, but it is a big player in supporting the real 'next big thing': the Internet of Things (IoT). Read more...

IBM's Transformation

We love to read through cases studies of how major companies have addressed supply chain challenges. IBM went through a massive transformation of their procurement function that greatly improved their financial performance. Read more...

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