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Supply Chain Planning Benchmarking
Benchmarking is old hat in many areas of the supply chain. But planning is a different animal, since the self-reporting that typically drives benchmarks isn't usually available.
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What's Behind IoT?
The Internet of Things (IoT) is gaining momentum. We all know what IoT means at the 50,000 foot level (everything's connected!), but what principles are really driving it?
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The Ten Supply Chain Commandments
If the Supply Chain is your religion, you need some commandments to follow, right? The folks at Sourcing Innovation have carved out a few for you, not on stone tablets but on their site.
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The Road to Supply Chain Sustainability
Supply chain sustainability has moved from the category of 'nice to have' to the 'necessities' column. In an article on the My Purchasing Center site, Somdipto Ghosh has identified approaches to help companies starting down the sustainability path.
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When Supply Chains Merge
When two companies of relatively equal size become one due to a merger/acquisition, something's gotta give in the supply chain arena. Having two of everything is a recipe for disaster.
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The Omnichannel Fulfillment Challenge
As retailers struggle to support the needs of the 'new' omnichannel customer, some folks, like Chris Cunnane on the Logistics Viewpoints site, are breaking down the technology that must be in place for best results.
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Improve Your Spend Visibility
I'd not heard of the BASS application mentioned by Pierre Mitchell in his latest blog on the Spend Matters site, but I have now! He uses it as an example of how companies analyze their supply chain 'spend' and looks at other more advanced capabilities.
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SCM in the Cloud
Tam Harbert, on the EBN site, looks at the growth of cloud-based supply chain management software. It's coming from both the SMB market with first-time SCM software purchases, but also conversions from on-premises applications.
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Off-Shore, On-Shore, or Near-Shore?
Remember a few years back when it seemed like your only option as a manufacturer was to get production done in China? Those days are long gone, replaced by other options that take into account demand location and risk, in addition to cost.
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Justifying a Supply Chain Project
Justifying a new supply chain project can be rough. The more data the better, as they say, but you really need to make sure it's meaningful.
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