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Improving Partner Communication

More effective communication between supply chain partners can yield big benefits, according to Palvashah Durrani on the 21st Century Supply Chain site. Read more...

Uses for Blockchain in Supply Chains

If you haven't yet heard the word 'blockchain', you ought to get out more. It's a hot technology being discussed and implemented across the business world, and it looks like supply chains will be able to put it to effective use. Read more...

P2P Network Options

In the first of a series on supplier networks, Xavier Olivera reviews the capabilities that need to be mixed and matched by participants.

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CPG Supply Chain Rankings

The annual ranking of consumer packaged goods (CPG) supply chains is out, and there's not much change. Read more...

S&OP Metrics Benefits

Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) has been a popular supply chain topic, but most companies aren't there yet. From a measurements standpoint, a robust S&OP process is something to shoot for, though. Read more...

Another Look at Amazon in B2B

As Amazon continues down the path toward becoming a B2B behemoth, will they come under greater scrutiny from a CSR perspective? Read more...

AI in Supply Chain's Future

When you hear the 'automation' and 'supply chain' terms in the same sentence, you probably think about robots and driverless trucks. Read more...

Supply Chain Jobs of the Future

Attracting, developing, and retaining talent is one of the greatest challenges for supply chain managers. In a recent article in Forbes, Kevin O'Marah takes a longer view, projecting future roles that managers need to think about filling. Read more...

Conference Insights

Those of us who have attended industry conferences know that along with the glitz and fine food (?), you can pick up some real, usable nuggets of information. At last month's Kinaxis affair, Dr. Madhav Durbha made the rounds and has summarized his learnings in an article on the 21st Century Supply Chain site. Read more...

Standards for IoT on the Way?

In the 'Good News for a Change' category, we learn that solid progress toward a set of standards for IoT has been made. A global group has developed a framework and is working closely with various other groups across the world to come up with a plan for interoperability. Read more...

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