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Supply Chain Ideas for Social Media

Has social media moved past the 'is it just a fad' stage? Barbara Jorgensen on the EBN site sees a lot of possibilities for using it in the supply chain. Although many applications can be foreseen, time will tell as to whether they'll add value. Read her blog here. 

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Food Service Supply Chain Worries

It takes a lot to get food to the table at your favorite restaurant. When you look behind the scenes, the level or coordination in the restaurant and food service supply chain is impressive. Janet Erickson writes about what keeps their supply chain managers up at night in her article on the Nation's Restaurant News site. Read her article here. 

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The Value of DCs

Thomas Tannell on the Digital Supply Chain site discusses why distribution centers (DCs) are so important to the supply chain. Not only are their storage and shipping functions as necessary as ever, it's their flexibility to respond to the rapid changes taking place in business that's impressive. Read his article here.

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TCO for Sustainability

Total cost of ownership (TCO) is an excellent way to analyze the true cost of a product or process. It's becoming more prevalent in making sustainability decisions for the supply chain. Check out Jessica Davis Pluess' thoughts on the BSR site.

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Cloud Impact on the CIO

As IT continues to integrate the cloud into its application and storage strategies, what sort of an effect will take place on leadership?

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Improve Yourself

How do you improve? Is there something you can do as part of your daily routine that can make a difference?

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Can You Have it All?

Adrian Gonzalez, in a Logistics Viewpoints blog, describes the challenges of 'having it all' for supply chain executives.

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Supply Chains and M-Commerce

When you 'go mobile', there's one thing you need to make sure you do. It's deliver the goods.

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Procurement Improvement Strategy

Can surveying your customers help your procurement process function more effectively? Dow Chemical has tried it and reports good results.

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Demand Planning Best Practices

Gartner researched demand planning and has developed some best practices. Supply and Demand Chain Executive provides a concise summary of their findings.

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