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IT Emerges From the 'Innovation Desert'

Gartner analyst Mark McDonald takes us through a history of analysis and predictions that indicate IT's relative lack of innovation for a few years last decade. 

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Lean Healthcare Discussion

In Mark Graban's Lean Blog, he writes about a panel discussion at a recent conference between some of the leading personalities in healthcare quality.

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Causes of Supply Chain Disruption

Insurers are always concerned about business disruption, especially when big financial numbers are at stake,

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Judging Your Supply Chain's Value

During a speech at a recent conference, Nancy Nix provides a nice framework for evaluating the value of your supply chain.

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The USAF ERP Project Failure

When an ERP project goes south for the Department of Defense, it really goes south. Imagine blowing $1B and getting nothing at all for it.

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A Different Way to Look at Risk

Carlos Alvarenga in an HBR blog gives us a different way to look at supply chain risk. He feels quantitative risk analysis, comparable to what's standard practice in finance, belongs in the supply chain.

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Avantor Sues IBM Over SAP Project

Although the scale is a bit less than what we saw in yesterday's buzz article about the USAF ERP project failure, Avantor is suing IBM for issues related to its attempt to implement SAP.

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Multi-Channel Retail Effects

Dan Gilmore always has an interesting take on supply chain subjects. In a recent article in Supply Chain Digest, he looks at a number of effects of multi-channel retail commerce.

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Don't Expose Your Customers to Risk

Supply chain risk has been a common theme in our Buzz articles for the last year. Jeremy Quittner from Inc Magazine puts the topic in perspective by bringing it back to its impact on customers.

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How to Learn About Supply Chains

On the Logistics Viewpoints site, Steve Banker makes a recommendation about the best way to learn about supply chains prior to talking about them.

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