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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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Industrie 4.0 and IoT
The Internet of Things (IoT) is a technology that is affecting firms worldwide. It's a broad concept, though, and the Germans (and other Europeans) do it a bit differently. They call it Industrie 4.0, and it's IoT and then some.
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Demand and Fulfillment Planning
You can usually learn a lot by drilling down into company or segment specific case studies. On the JDA Supply Chain Nation blog site, Shai Garber writes about an implementation in the grocery industry that had big inventory considerations for the supply chain.
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Retail Challenges and Strategies
On the Sourcing Journal site, Nicholas Tsiroyiannis outlines the 5 biggest challenges facing today's retailer. Fortunately, he also provides strategies on how to cope with said challenges!
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Ariba Continues to Change
One of the highest profile acquisitions in recent memory was SAP's purchase of Ariba. Much water has made its way over the dam since then, and Ariba has continued to reinvent itself to support changes in technology and processes.
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Network Designers Needed
Lora Cecere, the Supply Chain Shaman, is on the hunt for a few good men, and women, to help design next generation supply chain networks. Are you up for the challenge?
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Omnichannel vs. Showrooming
We've written in the past about the concept of 'showrooming' and the stress it places on brick and mortar retailers. With the omnichannel purchaser becoming more ubiquuitous, some high-profile firms have 'cracked the code' on how to adress the challenges of both showrooming and omnichannel.
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Big Data from the Beginning
Unless you've been really out of touch, you're aware of the concept of 'big data'. Sometimes it can be helpful to get beyond the buzzword and take a more detailed look at what a new technology description really means.
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