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Barriers to Effective Big Data Use

Pretty much everyone agrees that Big Data can have Big Impact. Coupling analytics with Big Data looks like it's the secret sauce, but there are barriers in the way that can have negative effects. Read more...

Supply Chain Agility and Customer Service

One of the less publicized effects of the rise of the omnichannel customer is on customer service. Consumers want answers, and that puts pressure on supply chains to communicate better. Read more...

Millennials in the Supply Chain

Talent attraction and management continue to be ongoing challenges for the supply chain. How to make the function interesting to millennials joining the workforce is the subject of a recent article on the EBN site by Abe Eshkenazi. Read more...

Cisco's Real IoT Examples

I don't know about you, but I'm always on the lookout for real-world applications of technologies that are climbing the hype cycle curve. IoT, for example, is something we've all read a lot about, but may not have seen in action. Read more...

Reasons to Love Hadoop

In a typically well-informed analysis, Lora Cecere takes a look at what the Big Data technology called Hadoop has to offer. According to her article on the Supply Chain Shaman site, there are compelling reasons for supply chain managers to be excited. Read more...

Cheezborgers Anyone?

OK, I'll bite... what does the procurement function have in common with Saturday Night Live? It's a tenuous connection at best, but the supply chain must be able to offer customers more than just 'cheezborgers'. Read more...

Get Rid of Vanity Metrics

I think we can all agree that metrics are a good thing. What if you have metrics that look good, but don't tell you what you need to know? ' Read more...

Build a Customer-Focused Supply Chain

How do you build a supply chain that's focused on what customers want, not just cost savings? Lora Cecere, the Supply Chain Shaman, first addressed this topic back in 2008 and is now cycling back with more thoughts. Read more...

Giving Thanks

Just a bit late for Thanksgiving, Pierre Mitchell provides a list of 9 things we in the supply chain should be thankful for. They're mostly obvious choices, but nonetheless it's that time of year. Read more...

You Have a Deadline

In an article in this month's Inc magazine, the word that frightens a lot of people, 'Deadline', is discussed. Are deadlines good or do they tend to corrode the quality of projects? Read more...

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