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The Supply Chain Sustainability Playbook
Supply chain sustainability is no longer looked at as just a box on your CSR checklist. As its importance has grown and business benefits have been identified, best practices have been developed.
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Big Data Benefits
Lots of money is flowing toward Big Data technology. Are business getting the benefits they expect? Well, Peter Pham on the Forbes site provides several examples of actual, quantifiable results of Big Data implementation.
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Inventory's Function in the Supply Chain
It's an interesting question: is inventory an asset, or waste? Lora Cecere has looked long and hard at the role of inventory in supply chain strategy and has come to several important conclusions.
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Nightmare on Elm Street?
Same day delivery and the last mile are a couple of the 'final frontiers' in capturing the hearts and minds of omnichannel consumers. As the big players fight it out, there are bound to be inefficiencies.
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RFID and Visibility
Visibility is top-of-mind for many supply chain executives. RFID, a technology that's been around for awhile but has yet to achieve universal approval, seems to be capable of enabling processes that can provide the visibility that's so important.
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Focus on S&OP
Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) has been on supply chain management's radar for quite awhile. Research shows that most companies are utilizing the process, though many aren't using it effectively.
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Improve Your B2B On-Line Presence
If you, as a B2B company with a website you've investing a lot in building, happen to be underwhelmed with your ecommerce results, who gets the blame? Chances are, you'll need to spread the blame around since there are many potential reasons why your customers aren't lining up.
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Concerns About IoT
The Internet of Things (Iot) is moving ahead quite rapidly, but there are a few things impeding progress. Without resolution, we won't see a fully realized IoT, according to Tom Spring on the CRN site.
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ERP Requirements for Manufacturing
Believe it or not, there are many companies out there just now testing the waters for ERP technology. Although defining requirements is a good first step, there are several others that need to happen before taking the plunge.
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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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