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API's to Replace EDI?
In the latest chapter of the 'when is EDI going away' saga, Jeff McCandless makes a case for replacing it with APIs. According to his article on the EBN site, supply chains that continue to depend on EDI will be unable to keep up with the pace of ecommerce-driven business.
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Amazon Dominates the Cloud
As cloud usage continues to grow, so apparently does Amazon's dominance in that arena. Their AWS division has made some recent partnerships that seem to be intended to maintain and grow their position.
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Retailers Bet on Omnichannel
The omnichannel consumer continues to shake up supply chains world-wide. According to a recent Supply Chain Dive post, retailers plan to invest in improved order management and visibility tools in the coming year to support multi-channel buyers.
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Executing Customer-centric Strategies
Lora Cecere, the Supply Chain Shaman, has been doing some thinking about customer-centric supply chains. Lots of companies think they're executing their strategies well, yet Lora sees some gaps.
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Manufacturers Struggle to Attract Developers
Manufacturers are having problems attracting top software talent, according to the folks at the Supply Chain Digest. Companies like GE are investing heavily in IoT and other technologies with far reaching impact, but developers aren't excited about it.
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Macy Moves Forward on RFID
Interest in RFID technology seems to wax and wane, but it sounds like Macy's is making a big bet on it. According to Jennifer McKevitt's blog on the Supply Chain Dive site, they're implementing a plan to tag 100% of their store merchandise by next year.
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Keep an Eye on Blockchain
Blockchain is a technology to keep an eye on, according to Hailey Lynne McKeffrey on the EBN site. She writes that Blockchain has some potential in the supply chain because it could support new processes.
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Scary Supply Chain Stories
In a rather timely article, Teresa Chiykowski celebrates Halloween by writing about supply chain disasters that still haunt retailers well after they occurred. From pumpkin shortages to technology misses, she covers them all.
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The Importance of MDM
We're swimming in data, but many business leaders don't know what's being collected and how it's managed. Elizabeth Skipor, writing on the My Purchasing Center site, tries to resolve that by explaining the sources of data and the importance of Master Data Management (MDM).
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eCommerce Drives DC Change
Direct-to-consumer order fulfillment continues to grow, and to support that order profile DCs have had to change their ways of doing things. "Each picking", which used to be a real exception, is getting to be a way of life.
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