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Growth Seen in B2B eCommerce
It's taken awhile, but some B2B companies are finally getting the message that on-line sales are here to stay. What took them so long?
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Cloud's Impact on Supply Chains
Cloud technology's impact on organizations can't be overstated. Supply chains, in particular, have benefited in a number of ways, both obvious and others less so.
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Big Data and Purchasing
While Big Data has been touted as a tool to fix almost every problem known to man, what's been missing is how it can address specific issues in discrete business areas. In an article on the My Purchasing Center site, Matthew McGovern looks at several ways that Big Data can be used to attack common problems in procurement and supplier management.
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Standards and the IoT
In an article on the EBN site by Art Swift, we learn about some of the many challenges supply chains will face as the Internet of Things (IoT) scales up. There will indeed be hardware and software costs to be manged, but standards is still an open issue that must be addressed.
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Looking For a Hot Job?
You probably won't see jobs in procurement or the supply chain on any of the 'hot jobs' lists that are produced throughout the year. Those in the real business world, though, realize that these areas are indeed growing and now is the perfect time to get involved.
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The Re-Shoring Trend
We've read quite a bit recently about 're-shoring', or moving manufacturing back to the US from overseas. Surprisingly, one technological advance of recent years has been a contributor to this trend.
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Spread Excellence Through Your Supply Chain
Dr. Michael Watson, on the Supply Chain Digest site, cherry-picks some key recommendations from the recently published 'Scaling Up Excellence' book on how to spread great ideas through your supply chain. He's read the book so you don't have to (although it looks pretty interesting, so you may want to check it out as well).
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Big Data Questions
We're all over the place on Big Data as it proceeds through the hype cycle. On the Wired site, Simon Moss takes a shot at telling us where it's valuable and where it may not be.
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Outsourcing Procurement?
Outsourcing has affected departments and industries across the board. But when you look at outsourcing, it's a slightly different animal. Other considerations besides cost need to be taken into account.
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Keeping it Simple
Complexity is bad, simplicity is good, right? I think we'd all agree that finding ways to simplify your processes, technology, and communication is a lofty goal.
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