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Ideas for Procurement's Future
Accenture has a vision for the future of procurement, and it's driven some thinking on the part of Jason Busch of Spend Matters. He's developed a list of a few things he feels will develop in the procurement network arena to support Accenture's future state.
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Getting BI Off the Ground
With all the publicity surrounding Big Data, we sometimes forget that another important technology, BI (Business Intelligence) is still out there. Pulling data together to build BI is crucial, but it must be driven by strategy.
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The Game of Risk
With the recent explosive news coming out of China, we're reminded of how important the concept of risk is to supply chain managers. Lora Cecere, the Supply Chain Shaman, has researched the topic and provides a summary of findings, as well as some conclusions, in a recent article on her site.
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Control Towers and Visibility
Control towers have been an ongoing area of interest for EC-BP.com for quite awhile. From a visibility standpoint, their benefits are outstanding.
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Organizational Options for Procurement
On the Sourcing Innovation site, the eternal question of how procurement should be organized is addressed. As always, there's no single answer.
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Supply Chain Summit Notes
A recent Supply Chain Management Summit was the site for spirited discussion about many critical topics. From change management to hot areas of growth to sustainability, all aspects of today's supply chain were covered.
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Logistics and the Last Mile Problem
"How long is your last mile?' sounds like an easy question to answer. When you're dealing with supply chains and demanding customers, it's anything but.
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eCommerce Effects on Supply Chains
eCommerce is still a relatively small part of the retail scene, but its growth is driving important changes. Supply chains in particular are struggling to make the decisions that will keep them relevant.
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Connecting Silos with IoT
Everybody's looking for a visibility solution, and everyone is getting into IoT. Any chance one can help the other? According to Jennifer Baljko on the EBN site, it hasn't happened yet.
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Coordination Key to SRM
Chris McClory from KPMG explains why supplier relationship management (SRM) is much more than just directly interacting with suppliers. Alignment across all stakeholders must be attained in order to present a single face to the supplier.
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