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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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IoT For Sale
The consumer side of the Internet of Things (IoT) is picking up steam. But where can you buy those 'connectable' products? It turns out that many stores you're already dealing with have added IoT offerings.
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Joining Big Data and BI
In a Smart Data Collective article, Ray Major reviews current thinking on Big Data in the supply chain analytics arena. Although it's tempting to consider Big Data the 'silver bullet', according to Mr. Major it really depends on the problem you're trying to resolve.
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Future ERP Integration With SCM
What's the future hold for ERP software and the supply chain? It appears the trend toward SCM software will continue and that means lots of integration may be needed.
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Job Growth With 3PLs
The supply chain is a 'happening' arena for job growth. In fact, opportunities in certain areas of the supply chain, like logistics, are really exploding. One often overlooked role, according to Jeff Ashcroft on the Supply Chain Network site, is with 3PLs.
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Trends Affecting Retail
On the Retail Customer Experience site, Chris Petersen takes a broader look at several trends we've been following that will greatly affect retail in the near future. As they say, the only constant is change, and most of these weren't on anyone's radar 3 years ago.
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Same Day Delivery Research
Do your customers really need same-day delivery? Or is this just another passing fancy that'll go away if we ignore it. Well, there's been some research on the subject by BI Intelligence and, although there's not a huge amount in play yet, there will be over the next 4 years.
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Big Data Drives Innovation
There's a connection between innovation, optimization, and disruption. If innovation is your goal, Big Data can help you optimize what needs to be optimized and disrupt what should be disrupted. That's no small feat.
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