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CSX Proves IoT Benefits
With all the IoT hype floating around, you may fail to notice tangible benefits early adopters are finding.
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How Tech Disruption Affects Choices
The Supply Chain Shaman gets into a little history in order to help us sort through changes in technology. As the use of the cloud has increased and the tech market has become more complicated, it's become tougher to make the right call.
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Inventory Positioning for Omnichannel
We've recently looked at the costs associated with servicing omnichannel consumers. In a followup to the original article, Richard Sharpe gets into more detail.
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Amazon's Logistics Strategy
If you think Amazon has been pretty active on the innovation front, you ain't seen nothin' yet, according to Mark Solomon on the DC Velocity site.
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Uber and the Last Mile Challenge
At this point, pretty much everyone has either used or has heard of Uber, the software/taxi-replacement company. With so many companies struggling to compete in ecommerce with Amazon and others, would the Uber business model make sense for last mile delivery?
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Finding Supply Chain Talent Still Challenging
It's tough to find good help out there. In the supply chain world, the increase in the number of universities granting supply chain degrees has improved things a bit, but the complexity of the roles is still a challenge.
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KPIs Importance to Supply Chains
A new report released by ASQ points out the importance of key performance indicators (KPIs) for supply chains. Maintaining good, open relationships with supply chain partners is another 'must have' according to Gina Roos on the EPS site.
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Building a Network of Networks
The Supply Chain Shaman addresses the concept of a 'network of networks' for the supply chain in a recent article on her site. Lora Cecere goes into some research and proposes a set of building blocks to use as companies begin this building process.
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Ecommerce Driving Retailer Visibility Efforts
For many supply chains, visibility stops at their corporate walls. Technology is improving, though, and providing opportunities to eliminate 'black holes'.
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Designing an Honest Supply Chain
In his ongoing series on supply chain design, Jonathan Lofton addresses the design principle of 'Honesty'. He looks at the supply chain in the context of the Gartner Hype Cycle and discusses how important it is to be realistic in 'selling' projects to the business.
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