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Keys to Attracting Supply Chain Talent

The talent gap in supply chain roles has been well publicixed and it's not improving. What can a company do to ensure a flow of good people into the supply chain organization? Read more...

Supply Chain Drones

Although Amazon isn't dropping packages on your lawn from its drone skyforce yet, that doesn't mean they're not being used in supply chains. Drones are not only enhancing 'traditional' supply chain processes, but new uses are being created as well. Read more...

Begin With the Basics in Managing Risk

Risk management continues to be top-of-mind for supply chain professionals. A recent ISM panel meeting produced a great quote on the topic from a BCG consultant: Know Your Supplier. Read more...

SAP to P2P Integration Fun & Games

Integrating SAP with a P2P system can be challengiing. In fact, the technical part is the easy piece, according to Jason Busch.

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IoT Devices and the Recent Internet Slowdown

Numerous articles have been written about the potential security vulnerabilities of Internet of Things (IoT) devices. Hot off the press is an example of how these issues can be exploited. Read more...

American Airlines' Smooth System Conversion

Those of us who have been through a system conversion (probably most readers on this site) realize how fraught with danger they can be. American Airlines invested 1.3 million hours in their recent conversion, and according to Bob Ferrarri on the Supply Chain Matters site, it went smoothly. Read more...

Predictions for the Supply Chain of 2030

Some of us have problems predicting a week into the future, but not Tom Gregorchik. He's looking out toward 2030 and has a few predictions he's pretty sure about. His focus is narrow, but it's a start. Read more...

Is Amazon Getting Into the Logistics Game?

The major parcel carriers and Amazon itself dismiss the idea that the ecommerce giant is building its own parcel delivery network. Actions, though, speak louder than words and it looks suspiciously like that's the path they're on. Read more...

Focus on Managing the Right Risk

We're always one disaster away from disaster, right? When we're doing our risk management planning, we're not necessary solving the right problem, according to Pierre Mitchell. Read more...

Executing Those Holiday Plans

If you're in retail and you don't yet have your plans in place for the holiday season, good luck to you! All aspects of supply chains, from purchasing, to order fulfillment, logistics, and transportation among others, are fine tuning their forecasts and executing their plans.

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