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Elevating Supply Chain Talent
The theme of attracting and managing supply chain talent has been well-traveled over the past year. The consulting firm Deloitte has a take on it, as does Jason Busch on the Spend Matters site.
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Supplier Relationships Matter
On the EPS site, Gina Roos reviews research by Planning Perspectives on supplier relationships. Although the survey was focused on the automotive industry, the findings are almost universally applicable.
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"New" Purchasing Technology
It's a fact of life that a lot of purchasing now, and even more in the future, will take place via smartphone. New technology is out there that takes the complexity out of that process.
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Mitigating Risk
Managing risk is a constant for supply chains across the globe. In an article on the EBN site, Bruce Gain reviews a recent study by BSI that provides a number of solid recommendations for supply chain continuity.
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Gartner's Top 25 Supply Chains
Gartner's annual rankings of the top 25 global supply chains has been released. Are there any changes at the top?
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Build a Customer-Centric Strategy
In the latest in a series of article on how to build supply chain strategy, Alexis Rotenberg on JDA's blog site talks about moving to a customer-centric model.
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SCM Sortware Purchases Rise
Continuing the trends empowered by best-of-breed and cloud technology approaches, a recent survey from Gartner shows strong growth in purchases of supply chain management and procurement software. SAP retains its lead, but other nimble competitors are close behind.
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The Growing Significance of Sustainability
In the past few years, supply chain sustainability has changed from being a 'check box' item on a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) scorecard to an approach with strategic significance. A vast majority of Fortune 500 companies now publish separate sustainability reports, a reflection of the prominence of the concept.
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Positive Outlook for IoT and Supply Chains
We're constantly on the prowl to find real-world examples of how new technology affects supply chains. On the Logistics Viewpoints site, Matt Yearling made a case for the strong impact of the Internet of Things on business processes.
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SAP's Evolution
As you'd expect of an ERP juggernaut, SAP continues to evolve as the technology landscape changes. At a recent conference Charlie Bess of the Enterprise Irregulars viewed some of their recently developed functionality.
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