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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.
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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!
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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).
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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.
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Big Data Research Topics
On the Enterprise Irregulars site, Louis Columbus summarizes the results of a several pieces of research on the topic of Big Data. It's no surprise that the technology is going through a huge growth spurt.
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Purchasing Improves Its Profile
On the My Purchasing Center site, Mickey North Rizza reviews what it means for purchasing to move to a more strategic level in the organization. When you look at the pillars of people, process, and technology, lots of transformation has taken place but there's more to do.
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B2B is Where It's At
B2C gets all the pub, but B2B seems to be the 'hot' area of growth for ecommerce. It's a huge target that has traditionally been served by a relatively fragmented distributor base, but recent inroads by Amazon and others are opening some eyes.
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Small Changes Can Drive Big Savings
There's a lot happening technology-wise in the supply chain. With all the excitement out there about the most high profile innovations, it might be easy to overlook some basic 'blocking and tackling' changes.
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Big Data Benefits Procurement
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 on the Spend Matters site.
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Procurement Job Rotations
With as much concern as we've heard about the difficulty of attracting talent to supply chain positions, it would seem that rotating staff through procurement roles wouldn't necessarily help. Deloitte, though, has a different take on it.
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