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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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University of Tennessee Supply Chain Forum Notes
Forums and conferences are great venues to learn about what industry leaders are doing in the supply chain arena. A recent meeting at UT was attended by Dan Gilmore of the Supply Chain Digest.
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Followup on Finish Line Project Issues
We've previously looked at the problematic system implementation at the Finish Line's distribution centers. Dan Gilmore, editor of the Supply Chain Digest site, has collected thoughts from his readers on the subject and it's fascinating to see the different perspectives.
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IoT Design Needs
Well, you know things are moving ahead when publications begin talking about version 2.0. That's the status of IoT that Scott Nelson and Paul Metaxatos discuss in their latest report on the Harvard Business Review site.
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Supply Chain Prophetic Quotes
If you need some supply chain inspiration, you've come to the right place! Bill DuBois provides a few great quotes that hold a lot of truth in an article on the 21st Century Supply Chain site.
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Open Text Notes
Bob Ferrari from Supply Chain Matters recently attended the Open Text analyst event and gleaned a lot of interesting information about the direction B2B technology is heading.
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Digital Disruption in Supply Chains
These are indeed interesting times in the supply chain. Matt Yearling takes a fresh look at how supply chains are using technology to improve processes in four stages, from simple management all the way through optimization.
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Business Acumen Needed
Lots of people want to be leaders, but in the supply chain world what's really needed to ascend to that level? In a guest article on the Supply Chain Matters site, Jim Barnes explains that business acumen is the key.
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Does Same Day Delivery Make Sense?
Just because something you can do something doesn't mean you should. Take same day delivery, for example.
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Sensor Use and Supply Chain Visibility
Not only are sensors providing some value in the supply chain, barriers to adoption are falling and growth may explode. Better visibility will be the result.
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