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Building a Collaboration Strategy
In a multi-blog series, Alexis Rotenberg on the JDA site discusses how to build a roadmap for supplier collaboration. He says that if best demonstrated practices are followed, companies can quickly develop good strategies to build collaborative relationships.
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The Importance of Change Management
Change in the supply chain is tough for everyone, but without a solid change management process, improvements that should have positive impacts can actually harm the organization. Managing people, processes, and technology through changes is one of the most important steps supply chain managers can make to ensure success.
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Where's My Order?
Mobile B2B is hot right now, but why is that relevant to the supply chain? On the GXS blog site, Mark Morley discusses how mobile can provide answers from the supply chain on the most common, and vexing, question received from customers:
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IoT Enables Supply Chain Gains
With all the hype floating around about the Internet of Things (IoT), one less-publicized benefit ought to be near and dear to our hearts: improvements to supply chain visibility.
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The Robot Revolution is Here?
According to the Boston Consulting Group, we're nearing a take-off point for the use of robots across the business world. Prices are dropping and performance is improving, making their use more attractive.
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Supplier Compliance Problems
Virtually everyone has supplier compliance programs, according to recent research by MetricStream. Those important programs, though, have non-compliance problems, many of which are the result of a lack of followup on issues.
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The New World of IoT Security
As the Internet of Things continues to make inroads in the business world, it's time to think differently about security. Research by Gartner not only indicates that IoT security implementations are on the rise, but also that the overall strategy and types of security will need to change.
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Using the 'Cost to Serve' Model
The complexity of today's supply chains often complicates the decision making process for managers. To improve visibility throughout the processes, many organizations are using a 'Cost to Serve' (CTS) model.
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MIT Addresses the Supply Chain Talent Gap
We've read a lot about the talent gap in supply chain management. MIT is launching a program to help alleviate it, according to Kaitlyn McAvoy on the Spend Matters site.
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Less Obvious Benefits of Cloud ERP
We're aware of the obvious benefits of running your ERP system in the cloud. There are other effects that, although not hidden, may not be all that apparent.
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