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IoT's Supply Chain Effects
Udaya Shankar, in an article on the EBN site, reviews the potential impacts on the supply chain by the Internet of Things (IoT). Some common issues, such as visibility, have a chance to be addressed with the new technology and processes.
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Lessons of the Angry Birds
I've always wondered about my grandson's infatuation with the Angry Birds game. Maybe he's just interesting in improving his supply chain? That's the premise of a recent article by Jonathan Lofton on the 21st Century Supply Chain site.
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Let's Collaborate
In a Supply Chain Management Review article, we discover that collaboration doesn't exactly cure all supply chain ills, although it certainly can help. There are many silos involved and lots of opportunities for integration.
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SAP's Bugs
When you're running SAP, or really any ERP, you know that you'll have bugs to fix. Many bugs. So many that some shops are getting increasingly agitated about it.
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Inside Amazon Fulfillment
Anytime you get a chance to get an insider's view of a state-of-the-art difference maker for an industry leader, you should take it. Amazon's order fulfillment engine is the envy of many, and Wired gives us a chance to see why.
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Improve Your WMS
Most experts seem to think that the WMS software category is pretty mature and not much is happening with it. Dinesh Dongre, in a Supply Chain Digest article, begs to differ.
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EDI Costs Drop
EDI remains one of the backbones of electronic commerce and supply chains. Not only is it still prevalent in industry, but its costs have dropped significantly. A study by an LSU professor is summarized by Gina Roos in a recent post on the Electronic Purchasing Strategies site.
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Gartner Conference Notes
Bob Ferrari of Supply Chain Matters attended the recent Gartner supply chain conference and provides a summary in an article on the site. Some interesting research was presented, most notably that concerning the priorities of supply chain centers of excellence.
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Impediments to Big Data in the Supply Chain
The Supply Chain Shaman, Lora Cecere, is putting some thought into Big Data nowadays. Her concept of data clouds, lakes, and streams is thought-provoking.
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A Little History Lesson
Art van Bodegraven, in an article on the Spend Matters site, takes a spin through the history of supply chain management in an attempt to explain why practioners feel the way they do about it.
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