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The Robots Are Coming!
If you think robotics is just another over-hyped technology that's not going anywhere, think again. In a recent study, robots are poised to make considerable inroads in almost every segment of the supply chain.
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Capturing Knowledge
As companies 'get rid of the deadwood', they often discover that organizational expertise leaves with those workers they replace. It's best to get in front of the problem by figuring out how to institutionalize their knowledge.
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Is Procurement Adding Value?
The procurement function is increasing in importance, according to a recent book by Gerard Chich and Rob Hanfield. Bob Trebilcock interviews them on the Supply Chain Management Review site and gets their thoughts on why this is so.
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Starting a Strategic EDI Program
In the first of a series on the OpenText/GXS blog site, Rachelle Cohen discusses the documents you need to consider when starting a strategic EDI program.
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Security Challenges for the Industrial IoT
We're all anxiously awaiting the arrival of the benefits promised by the industrial Internet of Things (IoT). There are still challenges in the way, an important one being security.
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Best Lean Tips of 2014
This is the time for Top 10 lists, and Tim McMahon comes through with the best Lean tips of the year. Unlike most other 'Best of' articles, these recommendations will actually help you to improve your organization.
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Help Wanted: Supply Chain Roles
Opportunities about for the right people seeking roles in the supply chain, according to Lora Cecere in an article on LinkedIn. Although jobs for the middle class have transitioned away from manufacturing to a large extent, positions in logistics, distribution, and other supply chain processes are out there.
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IBM and B2B
In an article on the My Purchasing Center site, John Hall looks at how IBM is shaking up the B2B ecommerce market. Although the B2B market is huge, it's always lagged behind B2C technologically.
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Integration Key to IoT
As the Internet of Things (IoT) taxis up the runway and gets ready for takeoff, a little thing called 'integration' needs to be in place for it to actually get off the ground.
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Eliminate Friction
Frictionless commerce, anyone? According to Lisa Pearson on the Internet Retailer site, that's the future of retail and the winners will be those who can pull it off.
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