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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.
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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.
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2016 Economic Numbers
The economic data is beginning to firm up for the 2016 year and it was truly a mixed bag. Overall growth for the US continues to be slow, yet some sectors (such as oil) have seen real improvement and some individual companies, like Amazon, enjoyed a huge year.
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Top Global Supply Chain Risks
We're always on the hunt for new ways to identify and evaluate supply chain risks. The folks at Spend Matters have come through with a dandy approach.
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Technology Innovation and Risk
Risk is never very far from our minds. When new technological innovations are implemented into supply chain processes, they have a positive effect on business but also introduce new areas of concern.
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Is eCommerce Greener?
One aspect of ecommerce that's under the radar is its impact on the environment. Many of us might intuitively feel that taking driving out of the shopping experience would be a net positive, but a lot of other considerations are out there as well.
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Disruption vs. Innovation
What's the difference between innovation and disruption, and who cares anyway? Well, it turns out that the terms, although often used interchangeably, have quite different meanings and are very significant to those of us in supply chain and ecommerce roles.
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Impact of Omnichannel Buying Continues
It's nearly impossible to over exaggerate the effects omnichannel consumers have had on retailers. Bob Ferrarri takes a look at how 3 well-known names have recently made significant business changes in response.
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Is Your Supply Chain Strategic or Tactical?
We constantly encounter, and post, articles about the need for supply chains to be 'strategic'. But what exactly does that mean?
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How Legos Meets Holiday Demand
I don't know about you, but after buying, gifting, and assembling Legos over the holidays (as well as picking them out of my bare feet after stepping on various pieces) I'd find it interesting to know what's involved in manufacturing them and making sure they're on the shelf for the buying season.
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