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Where are the Control Towers?
Bob Ferrari has been a long-time observer and commenter on the subject of supply chain control towers. He sees continuing interest, but implementing a control tower is a long journey and many are in the early stages.
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Prepping for an Optimization Project
Optimizing the supply chain network is on a lot of executive to-do lists. To get a project moving, a lot of up front preparation is necessary.
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Supply Chain Evolution Continues
Supply chains are evolving to meet changing business requirements, and Lora Cecere is trying to figure out what's going to be needed in the future state. Complexity and risk are both certainties.
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Impact of the Latest Ariba Outage
When supplier networks are up and running, it's a beautiful thing for automating processes and improving workflow. When they aren't, it's a nightmare.
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The State of B2B
Brian Walker, on the Forbes site, looks at the state of B2B ecommerce and speculates as to why it's hasn't exactly caught on. Although many companies in the space have already reached the tipping point, others have some work to do.
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Manufacturing Numbers are Looking Up
Things are looking up for manufacturing, according to the latest numbers from the ISM. All categories aren't rosy, but it looks good enough to give us some hope for the future.
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The Medical Device Supply Chain
The medical device supply chain is a tough one. Lora Cecere, the Supply Chain Shaman, has taken a deep dive into what drives it and how it can improve.
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The Importance of Culture
In a guest article on the Talking Logistics site, Ron Cain looks at the importance of culture on supply chains. Lots of managers aren't comfortable talking about 'soft' subjects like this, but history and research tells us that the numbers don't lie.
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Automate Your DC
Automation equals productivity, right? Most managers agree, but it's not always easy to get from point A to B. In an Industrial Distribution article, Randy Marble describes the crucial role of the Warehouse Control System (WCS).
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Supply Chain Group Merger
A merger between a couple well-known supply chain groups has been announced. We can count on the folks at Spend Matters for a relevant analysis of the news.
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