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USPS and Same Day Delivery
Same-day delivery continues to heat up as a fulfillment strategy. The USPS is moving forward in its efforts to stay involved. Are you ready for your grocery delivery from the mail carrier? On the one hand, USPS has the equipment, infrastructure, people, and incentive to succeed.
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Sustainability Metrics
The vast majority of large businesses now 'officially' report on sustainability. That doesn't exactly mean you can compare them, though.
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Top 3PL Concerns
The latest 3PL research on efulfillment challenges is out, and the results provide confirmation of what we've been reading about through the year. Order flexibility, inventory visibility, and system integrations are top concerns.
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Supply Chain Headwinds for 2015
On the CFO site, J. Michael Kilgore explains how a confluence of pressures on supply chains may create an uncomfortable 2015 for businesses. The economy is improving, yet interest rates and freight costs are rising.
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Collaboration is a Must
Collaboration among supply chain partners has always been a worthwhile goal. With the rise of omnichannel customers, it's now a necessity.
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P2P & ERP
Purchase-to-pay networks were developed because ERPs didn't do a good job with certain purchasing processes, right? If that's the case, why worry about the ERP?
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PLM in the Cloud
Product lifecycle management (PLM) is right in the middle of the revolution in technology we're experiencing. It's slowly moving to the cloud, but there are lots of issues that are preventing a quick transition.
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The Impact on Business by eCommerce
In a provacatively titled article on the Procurement Insights site, Jon Hansen addresses the issue of whether eCommerce is bad for the economy. As we all know, it's had a big impact on businesses and consumers, but at what cost?
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Avoiding Holiday Shipping Bottlenecks
Bob Ferrari, on his Supply Chain Matters site, reviews steps being taken by the mega-parcel-deliverers (mainly, UPS and FedEx) to avoid a replay of last year's holiday shipping fiasco. Looks like they're attacking the demand side of the equation by asking retailers to make changes in their promotional schedules.
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Supply Chain is the Place to Be
If you're furthering your education and would like to get into an area that's both 'hot' and 'cool', supply chain management is for you! Opportunities are increasing and word is out that it's the place to be.
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