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The Amazon 3PL?
Here's an interesting question: Is Amazon on its way to becoming a 3PL? With some of the steps it's taken recently, as well as processes it has long been involved in, the concept isn't that outlandish.
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ERP Silos
ERP system vendors tout their ability to improve control and collaboration. That's great, except when it doesn't exactly work like that.
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Convergence of Big Data and IoT
Two of the hottest of hot technologies, Big Data and the Internet of Things (Iot), have a lot in common and converge in a number of scenarios. The benefits of each as standalone technologies are huge, but when they're working together the sky is the limit.
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Procurement Top Performers
Everyone wants to be the best, right? What's that mean when we're talking about procurement? In a Spend Matters article, Marisa Brown of APQC looks at the metrics and what they mean with respect to procurement functions.
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Good News Again for Manufacturing
All systems seem to be 'go' for manufacturing. According to recent ISM data, improvements in October numbers were significant.
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Are Workarounds Worth It?
On the LeanBlog.org site, Isaac Mitchell tackles the issue of whether 'workaround' fixes are actually worth the effort, or if getting to real root cause is a better investment. It's a topic that's been around forever.
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2014 Elections & Supply Chains
As you probably are aware, there was an election last week and many changes are expected once the new Congressional members are sworn in. Many bills that could reach the President's desk for signature have supply chain ramifications.
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The Hub and Spoke Procurement Model
Procurement is accelerating its efforts to provide greater value to their business partners. They're not just the transaction processors, folks.
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Sell Your Project
In a blog on the Forbes site, Steve Banker tells it like it is on how supply chain projects need to be justified. Cash is king, but you need to know your way around a balance sheet in order to sell your plans.
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Prepare for the Holidays
It seems like I just finished paying off last year's holiday purchases and it's now starting all over? If you're a retailer, I hope you are well down the path with your preparations.
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