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Cisco's Supply Chain Risk
On the Electronics Purchasing Strategies site, John Manners-Bell provides a close-up view on how a huge company, Cisco, manages it's global supply chain risk. Case studies of recent challenges are provided.
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The Hottest Job
If you're a supply chain technology specialist, I bet you'd like to know where the hottest jobs are in your market. Supply chain managers ought to be interested as well.
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IoT by the Numbers
Gil Press, on the Forbes site, gives all of us who have wondered how big the Internet of Things will eventually be some idea based on forecasts from groups that should have a clue. The numbers are staggering, to say the least.
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Is VMI Still Relevant?
Lots of companies provide, and use, vendor managed inventory (VMI) services. Are they still relevant in these days of cloud technology and sophisticated forecasting?
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Coexisting with the Robots
As the use of robots increases in the supply chain, it sometimes leaves me wondering what jobs for humans will remain in the future. Robots are indeed part of our future, but the need for skilled labor will always be there.
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EDI ROI Explained
Small and mid-sized companies often find themselves wondering whether to invest in specific types of technology. Fortunately, Hannu Holm on the E-Invocing Platform site takes a shot at instructing us on how to measure the ROI for EDI.
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The Brick and Mortar Future
On the Wall Street Journal site, Shelly Banjo and Paul Ziobro paint somewhat of a grim picture of the future of physical stores. Although there will always be a need for 'brick and mortar' locations, changing consumer tastes and purchasing patterns have forced new store openings to be scaled back.
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Hadoop for the Supply Chain
Unless you've been living in a cave with no wi-fi or cell access, you've probably heard of the Big Data revolution. One of the fundamental tools you've also heard being discussed is, I bet, Hadoop. What is it, and how is it used?
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Fine Tune Your Demand Planning
Demand planning is a fundamental part of the supply chain process, but it isn't always treated that way. If your planning is in need of an overhaul, Spend Matters' Josh Peacher (from the Hackett Group) has a few recommendations.
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Supply Chain COE, Part 2
We recently looked at the concept of supply chain centers of excellence. In the 2nd part of the series, Rich Becks on the EBN site steers us through some best practices he's run across.
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