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Evaluating a 3PL
On the Forbes site, Steve Banker provides some ideas on how to evaluate 3PLs when looking for a partner to help with operations. He looks at what types of metrics, data, and IT capabilities might be needed.
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Supporting Omnichannel in the Cloud
Finding the right solution for your supply chain in support of your omnichannel initiatives is crucial. Is a cloud-based application in your future?
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Oursourcing vs. Reshoring
Research company A.T. Kearney has released a study comparing trends in both outsourcing and re-shoring of manufacturing. Rob Spiegel, on the Design News site, reviews the results and offers his views in a recent article.
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More Supply Chain Predictions
Great minds think alike, I suppose. On the Logistics Viewpoints site, Steve Banker details his top 5 predictions for 2015 for the supply chain and they're very similar to ours.
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Wireless Devices and Procurement
Is it a case of 'better late than never'? Procurement is getting around to recognizing the impact of wireless devices on their business processes.
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Sustainability Trends for 2015
Supply chain sustainability continues to be an important topic in the Corporate Social Responsibility world. Some big things are happening, and Richard Mazzola on the JustMeans blog site takes a few minutes to detail what he perceives to be the big trends for the coming year.
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ASN Gaps
Those of us familiar with the Advance Ship Notice (ASN), the EDI 856 transaction, realize it's not perfect. If you're depending on it to trigger financial transactions, it may not be a good fit.
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Making Omnichannel Work
IDC's recent research on the retail sector confirms that omnichannel trends will continue and retailers are evolving in order to succeed. Most realize that multiple channels are important, but integrating them and doing the myriad other changes to support omnichannel is what will make or break their efforts.
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More 2015 Resolutions
It's almost too late for another article on this topic, but CJ Wehlage on the 21st Century Supply Chain site has thrown the usual type of resolutions out the window and gives us some real actionable ones.
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Planning Your Digital Transformation
Ray Wang, on the Enterprise Irregulars site, gathers up the thinking of the folks at Constellation Research that describes tactics on how to prepare your organization for digital transformation.
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