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Omnichannel Driving Supply Chain Change
If you think the only change that ecommerce has brought is with the 'shopping experience', think again. The back end processes, such as supply chain, and network design have had to adapt quickly.
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Challenges for Industrial IoT Standards
OMG, IoT is in the news again! In this case, though, OMG refers to the Object Management Group, an organization that has worked on standardization issues in technology. A huge challenge for IoT, especially in the industrial arena, is with network-scale standardization.
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Using Big Data in Logistics
If you're searching for a real-life example of big data being applied to a supply chain problem, look no further than the logistics arena. Steve Banker takes us through a recent discussion with a tech company exec who uses big data analytics to solve issues related to shipping containers.
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Designing a Beautiful Supply Chain
In the latest article in his series on supply chain design, Jonathan Lofton focuses on how aesthetics fits into the process. Making your supply chain 'beautiful' may sound funny, but using 'systems thinking' is a good first step.
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Becoming Demand-Driven
Supply chain visibility is a worthy goal that a lot of managers are seeking. Visibility creates a huge number of benefits, but more importantly is the key to your supply chain becoming demand-driven.
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Thoughts on Supply Chain Challenges
A 'Pro to Know' on the 21st Century Supply Chain site shares his insight on supply chain challenges and how to address them in a recent article on the site. Alexa Cheater interviews Dominic Thomas to get his thoughts on complexity, metrics, segmentation, and a number of other supply chain topics.
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Wearables in the Warehouse
As expected, wearable computing is on the way to supply chains. Specifically, DCs and warehouses are experiencing the growth of portable devices that can improve productivity.
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We Need a Supply Chain 4.0 Vision
Lora Cecere thinks we're ready for Supply Chain 4.0, or even Value Chain 4.0. She's a big admirer of the German approach to their Industry 4.0 vision, and feels we can improve upon it.
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Supply Chain Performance Driver Research
What's going to have the biggest impact on supply chain performance this year? According to a recent survey of 250 manufacturing execs, advanced analytics will have the greatest effect, followed by IoT.
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Figuring Out Where IoT is Headed
Luckily for us, the folks at the Harvard Business Review have their eyes on the Internet of Things (IoT). They've noticed interesting parallels between IoT and the software industry that may help us predict where it's headed.
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