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Research on Delivery Expectations
The 'last mile' of the delivery process continues to be a battleground for on-line retailers. A recent survey describes what's actually happening in this arena, with consumers expectations of fast delivery being high and their willingness to pay for it relatively low.
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Toyota's Supply Chain Risk Approach
Company size has a strong correlation with the potential costs of supply chain disruptions. A recent issue at Toyota illustrates the challenges that large companies have in managing and mitigating risks.
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A Cloud ERP Case Study
Buzz column readers love case studies. A cloud ERP implementation is a great subject for a look under the covers at a real world experience.
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Apply Design Principles (Pt. 2)
In Part 2 of the supply chain design series, Jonathan Lofton reviews how the design principle of innovation applies. He uses KanBan as an example of how an innovative design was applied to an inventory problem.
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Key Questions About IoT
There's so much hype and blue-sky thinking surrounding the Internet of Things (IoT) that it's helpful to take a step back to look at the basics. Several performance and management questions are still floating around that need to be answered.
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Applying Design Principles to the Supply Chain (Pt. 1)
In the first installment of a series on the topic, Jonathan Lofton begins to look at how to apply basic principles of design to supply chains. He uses Dieter Rams' principles as a starting point and takes his initial steps down the path.
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Becoming a Data-Driven Supply Chain
If there's a 'hottest of the hot' topics right now, supply chain analytics may be it. Lora Cecere, the Supply Chain Shaman, sat down with a few supply chain executives recently to see where they're at on the subject.
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Staples Uses Procurement Survey Results
B2B procurement is a challenging process. Forrester has recently completed an extensive survey on the topic that is being used by some companies to design their B2B procurement systems.
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Omnichannel at the NRF
Omnichannel may be last year's news, but there's still a lot of buzz surrounding the topic. At the big NRF retail show, it was indeed discussed, especially regarding execution.
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IoT Survey Information
There's lots of talk out there about the Internet of Things (IoT), but is it really making inroads in the US? TEKsystems has just completed an extensive survey on the topic, and the results are interesting.
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