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Timing is Everything in SCM
Timing is everything, according to Simon Eagle on the Beet Fusion site. Especially in supply chain management, and specifically in the planning function.
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Logistics Changes Ahead
The pace of change in the fulfillment arena continues to speed ahead. Parcel carriers that provide delivery services for the bulk of ecommerce purchases are changing their pricing models, and their largest customer continues to build its own capabilities.
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IoT Gives Back to Supply Chains
As IoT becomes more prevalent in the business landscape, smart companies are figuring out how to better leverage the data it's producing. In combination with improved data analytics, they're figuring out how supply chains can be streamlined.
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Making Money in an Omnichannel World
Retailers continue to struggle to effectively serve the omnichannel consumer. In many cases, it's not whether they can do everything that's required, it's whether they can still make money while doing so.
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The Dreaded Black Swan
When a perceived Black Swan event occurs and there's not much of an impact to supply chains, what does it mean? To some, it means they shouldn't worry about such disasters, they'll be fine.
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Design Needs for Procurement
Pierre Mitchell from the Spend Matters team recently attended technology provider Coupa's conference and came away with some great observations. He advocates turning procurement's function from 'gate keeper' to 'gate opener' in alignment with Coupa's vision.
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Building Blocks of Supply Chain Visibility
Throughout the supply chain, everybody's looking for visibility. The word may mean different things to different players, but no matter how it's defined some basic requirements are in common.
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Process, Technology, or Both?
Process and technology are two paths to productivity, but as a supply chain manager you don't have to make an 'either-or' decision. Throughout the supply chain, they interact and are interdependent.
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Changes in the SCM Software Landscape
The rise in global supply chains, risk management needs, and visibility requirements are driving changes in the supply chain software environment. Software suppliers have lagged a bit in responding to these needs, but new solutions are popping up.
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Preparing for Disruption
Remember when a natural disaster overseas had no real effect on our business? Those days are long gone, and disruptions not only impact global supply chains but their costs are skyrocketing.
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