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L'Oreal's Supply Chain Leadership
I'm a big believer in using case studies of industry leaders to identify best practices. We're lucky that Lora Cecere, the Supply Chain Shaman, is likewise interested.
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Small Data is Big News
Big data is big news, but you know what might be even bigger? Small data. It's what'll be powering the Internet of Things (IoT).
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3DP to the Rescue
A technology with the potential to disrupt at least part of the supply chain, 3D printing (3DP), is being looked at as a potential solution to end-of-life (EOL) part situations. Seems like a natural fit and is obviously an improvement over other alternatives.
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Purchasing Metrics
On the My Purchasing Center site, Paulo Moretti takes us back to basics in reviewing the metrics for procurement. As they say, if you can't measure it, you can't manage it....
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Tech and Retail
In a fine article on the Boston Consulting Group site, Peter Burggraaff, Marc Schuuring, and Bill Urda look at how technology is moving increasingly into the retail space.
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The Renegade Shaman
Lora Cecere has been called many flattering things, the 'Supply Chain Shaman' among them. But 'renegade'? That's what Peter Bolstorff from APICS referred to her as in a recent conversation.
Read more...Cloud Myths Debunked
Last time we looked, there were 4 'Cloud Myths' that needed to be debunked. Now there are 10! I guess that's a sign that 'cloud' is moving along the Gartner hype cycle.
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Squeezing Value From IoT
According to Frank Cavallaro, the Internet of Things (IoT) is making a lot of noise. In a recent article on the EBN site, he argues that analytics are the key to squeezing value out of IoT.
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Cloud and the Budget
There is a dizzying array of potential ways that cloud technology can be deployed. They're not only a challenge to keep straight technically, but your IT group may also find that budgeting for it may be tough as well.
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Drive Compliance Through P2P
Jason Busch, on the Spend Matters site, talks about how compliance can be a great byproduct of the integration of ERP and P2P systems. Although P2P provides many benefits, actually enforcing the rules around procurement is one of the most far reaching.
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