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A Different Talent Management Approach
As the unemployment rate continues to drop, it's becoming even harder to identify and develop talent in the supply chain. A recent paper by Charles Dominick summarized on the Sourcing Innovation site looks at 'traditional' talent management in the procurement arena and discusses why a different approach may make more sense.
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The Year of Omnichannel
2015 may well be considered the Year of the Omnichannel Consumer. According to research from several sources reported on the PYMNTS site, changes in supply chains and in the purchasing process of retail buyers from beginning to end resulted from the omnichannel revolution.
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Learn About IoT Here!
Since the Internet of Things (IoT) is dependent upon several different technologies, it's tough to find a 'one-stop shop' to learn more about it. Thanks to the folks on the ZDNet site, we at least have a list of learning resources now available to us.
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Robots to the DC Rescue
Do you have a lot of 4D jobs (dumb, dirty, dull, dangerous) jobs in your DC? If so, Ben Ames says that advances to the technology have made robots indispensable to those types of tasks.
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Putting Excel Out to Pasture
We've all used Excel for quick and dirty analysis, but did you know that some pretty large supply chains depend on it a little too much? That's not necessarily all bad, but the tool does have limitations that need to be considered.
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Machine Learning on the Rise
Remember when artificial intelligence was all the rage a few years back? Well, with IoT, robotics, big data, social media, and autonomous vehicles all over the news, it should be no surprise that Machine Learning (ML) is being touted as a coming attraction.
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Building Smart Cities
When we look at IoT and 'Big Data', we naturally have an interest in both consumer and industrial applications. However, government is getting into the act in a big way as well.
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IoT in 2016
The Internet of Things (IoT) was all over the business news in 2015. When will we begin to actually see some practical applications? According to Joao Lima on CBR, 2016 should be a banner year.
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How Data Can Help Meet Supply Chain Challenges
With the new year right around the corner (as in, tomorrow...), we can look at ways the tsunami of data we've been reading about can help overcome some of our supply chain challenges. Having the right data at the right time is critical, as always.
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Supply Chain Resilience Key to Survival
In an interview with professor Yossi Sheffi on the DC Velocity site, Peter Bradley discusses the need to anticipate and respond to disruptions in the supply chain.
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