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Automation Affected by Labor Shortage?
In another example of how the landscape for jobs is changing, manufacturers who 'near shore' their production as opposed to sending it overseas may face a challenge. Since automation costs have dropped, the demand for roles related to its use may impede progress.
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ERP vs. BoB Fight Continues
Spend Matters is running a great series on the eternal 'ERP vs. Best-of-Breed' question. The first installment by Taras Berezowsky lays out the issue and how they'll approach it.
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RFID Pumps Up Inventory Accuracy
RFID was, at one point, the next big thing, until it wasn't. However, the price curve continued to drop, adoption picked up, and this little thing called 'omnichannel' hit.
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Steps for Supply Chain Success
Supply chain success is a great goal to have, but we all know the path isn't an easy one. Duncan Klett provides a quick case study on the 21st Century Supply Chain site of a facility that copes seamlessly with huge volumes and changes on a daily basis.
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The Trust Machine
By this point, IoT is pretty far along and you've likely heard of 'blockchain'. We've not yet seen a connection between the 2 technologies, but Alvaro Fernandez on the 21st Century Supply Chain does.
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More 2017 Supply Chain Predictions
Lots of publications make yearly predictions (it's February and they're still flowing in....), but our favorites are those which actually explain the 'why' in deeper detail.
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How's That Cloud Working Out?
Are you getting everything you expect from your cloud applications? Is performance up to standards and, more importantly, are you receiving the financial results you signed up for?
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Deep Dive Into Retail Predictions for 2017
Bob Ferrarri continues his 'deep-dive' series on 2017 predictions with one that's important to all of us: retail and ecommerce-driven supply chains. Consumers continue to drive the bus and retailers will make the changes necessary or won't survive.
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Using Cloud-Based Networks to Improve Intelligence
Bob Ferrarri's Supply Chain Matters site always makes great predictions, but he also goes into great detail on them as well. He recently took a deep dive on his supply chain intelligence prediction that deserves a look.
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Consumers Are Driving the Supply Chain Bus
We've all seen how supply chains have evolved over the past few years. It should be no surprise to realize that consumers are now driving the bus, and if your supply chain isn't consumer-driven you're an exception.
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