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What's Being Automated in Supply Chains
Supply Chains are embracing automation, yet some processes are in focus more than others. Kaitlyn McAvoy reviews the data from a recent study and finds that automation of P2P processes was very popular.
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Planning for Today's Supply Chains
Supply chains are becoming more and more complex, yet the tools being used for planning are usually pretty dated. It's time to start looking at new ways of doing things, according to John Westervald on the 21st Century Supply Chain site.
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Use Your Suppliers to Innovate
Today's new acronym: SEI, or supplier-enabled innovation. It makes sense to involve your supply chain partners in developing ideas to improve processes and profitability, does it not?
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Are You Ready for RPA?
"Yes, we definitely need another acronym", said no one ever. The folks at Spend Matters come through for us, though, in a recent article discussing RPA (robotic process automation) on the site.
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2016 First Half Results
First-half economic numbers are in for 2016, and while the US is still not going gangbusters, we're still keeping our head above water and are ahead of most of the rest of the world.
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Challenges to Consumer Products Supply Chains
The household products industry used to lead the world in supply chain effectiveness, but that's in the past. Industry leaders like Procter & Gamble and Kimberly-Clark haven't evolved quickly enough,
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Is It Time to Re-Invent Procurement?
Re-inventing your procurement process sounds a lot like trying to change a tire on a moving car, doesn't it? Adapting to what's happening in the world may be a challenge, but to get full value from your supply chain, you have to get moving.
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Happy Snacking!
I don't know about you, but I love reading comeback stories, especially when they involve Twinkies. As you probably are aware, Hostess declared bankruptcy a couple years ago and shut off production of its beloved brands.
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Supply Chain Managers' Concerns
It's always interesting to hear what the people on top of the supply chain pyramid are thinking. The writers at the Supply Chain Management Review interviewed a number of long term supply chain managers to see what's on their minds.
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P2P Next Generation Requirements
The folks at Spend Matters have been looking into what's required for 'next generation' procure-to-pay functionality. Having a best of breed suite is no longer enough: a top-line platform is required.
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