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The Rise of the Supply Chain Grid
The development of the 'supply chain grid' seems to be the natural response to the pressures of omnichannel customer growth. The days of the linear supply chain for retailers is coming to a close due to the costs involved in meeting omnichannel expectations.
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Are You Missing Out on Same-Day Delivery?
Some companies seem to be racing full-steam ahead on same-day delivery. Others are hanging back. Are you losing out if it's not part of your offering?
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Understanding the Supplier Cost Side
As you know, when you're a supply chain manager, you always have cost at top-of-mind. To gain a deeper understanding of what's driving costs, it's important to understand the supplier's side of the equation.
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Building a Buying Engine
How do you start to build your own guided buying engine? Well, Pierre Mitchell from the Spend Matters group has some good ideas.
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A Supply Chain Risk Management Case
We're always on the lookout for good case studies that illustrate topics we're following. Supply chain risk management (SCRM) is a new type of software that's out there and Steve Banker takes a look at how it was implemented at a major manufacturer.
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More Thoughts on Supply Chain Silos
Traditional thinking is that 'silos' in an organization are bad things. According to Rick Chavie on the Supply & Demand Chain Executive site, some of the problems attributed to the silo mentality may be either misconceptions or necessary evils.
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Watson's on the Way
Looks like IBM is rolling out the heavy artillery to help them conquer the Internet of Things (IoT). Watson, Big Blue's supercomputer, to the rescue!
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Challenges for the CPG Supply Chain
It's no longer just about scale for the retail supply chain, according to BCG's Peter Dawe, Alicia Pittman, and Elfrun von Koeller. Big Changes in the consumer packaged goods (CPG) arena are challenging that model.
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IoT Predictions for 2016
If you've paid attention, you know that the IoT will be even bigger in 2016. Of course, there's some hype involved, but the folks at Citrix have made some informed predictions on exactly where they think it's headed.
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Digital Supply Chains for Aviation
The so-called 'digital supply chain' is setting new standards that are leaving traditional supply chains behind. The aviation industry is a good example of how digital supply chains are shifting the playing field.
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