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Gaining Value from Analytics Projects

As usual, the Supply Chain Shaman, Lora Cecere, has strong opinions on the topic of projects related to analytics. In a recent post on her site, she shares recommendations on how to best mesh basic project management approaches with what's needed to gain value from analytics. Read more...

Product Development Driven by IoT

It's fascinating to witness the broad impact of the Internet of Things across the business world. As new products are being developed and refined, the process is increasingly reliant upon data generated by connected devices. Read more...

Large Scale IT Projects Can Work!

Those of us who have participated in big IT projects know they can be not only risky but also extremely beneficial, that is if they're done right. The Boston Consulting Group has looked at how to improve the odds of getting value out of large scale projects and proposes a few ideas. Read more...

Elevating Supply Chain Talent

The theme of attracting and managing supply chain talent has been well-traveled over the past year. The consulting firm Deloitte has a take on it, as does Jason Busch on the Spend Matters site. Read more...

Supplier Relationships Matter

On the EPS site, Gina Roos reviews research by Planning Perspectives on supplier relationships. Although the survey was focused on the automotive industry, the findings are almost universally applicable. Read more...

"New" Purchasing Technology

It's a fact of life that a lot of purchasing now, and even more in the future, will take place via smartphone. New technology is out there that takes the complexity out of that process. Read more...

Mitigating Risk

Managing risk is a constant for supply chains across the globe. In an article on the EBN site, Bruce Gain reviews a recent study by BSI that provides a number of solid recommendations for supply chain continuity. Read more...

Gartner's Top 25 Supply Chains

Gartner's annual rankings of the top 25 global supply chains has been released. Are there any changes at the top? Read more...

Build a Customer-Centric Strategy

In the latest in a series of article on how to build supply chain strategy, Alexis Rotenberg on JDA's blog site talks about moving to a customer-centric model. Read more...

SCM Sortware Purchases Rise

Continuing the trends empowered by best-of-breed and cloud technology approaches, a recent survey from Gartner shows strong growth in purchases of supply chain management and procurement software. SAP retains its lead, but other nimble competitors are close behind. Read more...

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