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USPS Fills a Niche
The rush to win the same day delivery battle has brought some unlikely competitors into the fray. The USPS has some advantages that could prove useful.
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Spend Matters Looks at Source-to-Pay
In a valuable series beginning on the Spend Matters site, Pierre Mitchell kicks it off by looking at the first of the procurement system types covered by the site. Source-to-pay systems are the first to be reviewed.
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Same-Day Delivery Expansion
Google is working with big retailers on a same-day delivery platform in order to compete with Amazon and eBay. It's expanding now into southern California.
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Simple Internet of Things Steps
In a Computerworld article, Patrick Thibodeau looks at one of the hottest topics in technology, the Internet of Things (IoT). He focuses on how it can be used in government with just a few tools.
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Further Analysis of the Christmas Delivery Problem
When a great company like UPS experiences a big problem like the 2013 Christmas delivery debacle, it's bad for them but good for people who want to learn about supply chains. All sorts of analyses take place to identify what happened and the result is a better understanding of the supply chain.
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Google Expands Same-Day Delivery
As many companies are trying to figure out how to support omnichannel purchasers and other supply chain and customer service challenges, leaders in the retail space are attempting to solve the 'last-mile' issue.
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Lego My Supply Chain Connections!
Everybody, or at least every kid, loves Legos. If only our extended supply chains were that easy to connect. Lora Cecere, in an article on the Forbes site, takes a shot at comparing supply chain linkages to how the popular toy performs.
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Thoughts on the Internet of Things
The Internet of Things (or M2M, or Industrial Internet, or....) is the hottest of hot technologies. Mark Morley, of 'old school' VAN GXS, has some ideas on how it can be supported by Enterprise Integration Management software suppliers.
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Lean Contribues to Manufacturing Success
Mike Engel, COO of FLEXcon, talks about how the application of Lean principles has affected his organization in a very positive way.
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The Flexible Supply Chain
In an article on the EBN site, Jim O'Reilly discusses how supply chains are being affected by market forces that make binary decisions obsolete. It's no longer a matter of either/or; there's a premium on being both lean and agile.
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