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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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Growth Continues for Digital Connections
As managers strive to drive cost out of their supply chains, establishing digital connections with business partners seems to be gaining traction.
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WalMart's New Mandate
Ah, yes.... everyone's favorite retailer (?) is making new demands of its suppliers, and they're not happy. WalMart's new carton marking standard seems to be the result of a need to improve inventory control, combined with a lack of collaboration with its vendors.
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Digital Supply Chain Transformation Study
A new study summarized on the Supply Chain Management Review site indicates that Digital Supply Chain Transformation is rated as crucial to executives, but progress is slow.
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Attacking the Visibility Challenge
Everyone agrees that visibility is a righteous goal for those of us involved in supply chains. Sadly, there's not a single solution since the term means different things to different people.
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The Robots are Here!
At a recent industry conference, robotics seemed to be all the rage. Is it just the hype cycle at work, or are we at an inflection point where they're a critical player in parts of the supply chain?
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How IoT Will Transform Supply Chains
There's no doubt the Internet of Things (IoT) will have a huge impact on supply chains. The folks at the Supply Chain Digest have done some thinking on the matter and have put together a spiffy graphic to show what IoT will actually transform and the impact it'll have.
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Quality Data Required!
The lifeblood of the supply chain is good data. That's why it's so important to understand how different types of data affect your planning processes.
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Omnichannel & Inventory Management
Of the many changes brought about in supply chain processes by the omnichannel revolution, inventory management is one of the most fundamental. Getting the right product at the right place at the right time is now more critical than ever.
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Connecting the Supply Chain Dots
Connecting-the-dots sounds like childs' play, but in reality it's a challenge supply chain managers face every day. You must connect the dots from your ultimate customer all the way upstream through your supply chain if you want the visibility needed to be effective.
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