- 1. SnapChat of Facebook - Supply Chain Social Media
- (Management)
- The end of the supply chain (retail) is probably the only place that makes any sense for any kind of social media activity. At least that's the common belief. What would a supplier, manufacturer, 3PL, ...
- 2. Money for Nothin'
- (Management)
- Chances are that if you work in supply chain related area like EDI, you're one or two steps away from the IT budget. That usually means that getting funding for supply chain projects is a competitive battle. ...
- 3. Delivery Tomorrow - A Silly Concept
- (Retail)
- Google is pursuing its "Google Shopping Express" service that promises delivery of your order the next day. The goal of quick delivery is one that's been tried before, and is being rolled out by such other ...
- 4. Is Omnichannel Working?
- (Retail)
- "Amazon is the leader and gaining every day in outpacing traditional businesses because they sell online." At least that's the conventional thinking. And yes, Amazon sales are increasing. But according ...
- 5. Moving to the Digital World - Still / Yet
- (Management)
- It seems odd to talk about companies moving toward the digital world. It isn't that this is a strange topic, but isn't everyone already there? In fact the answer is a resounding 'no' - or at least 'not ...
- 6. Are You a Chief?
- (Management)
- CIO, CFO, CEO, CPO, CxO; if you're in posession of one of these titles, you know that being Chief takes a lot of heat. And if you're new to the position or about to assume the role, you may be in for some ...
- 7. How Many Things Will You Connect to the IoT?
- (Technology)
- The more I read about how smart items are evolving, the more I'm convinced that the supply chain needs to be at the front of the line in devising strategies for dealing with, enabling, and making use of ...
- 8. EDIINT, VANs, But Not SaaS?
- (EDI)
- One of the most frequently asked questions regarding EDI is about its cost. There's the initial cost of startup and the ongoing cost per transaction. And while startup costs are relatively easy to calculate, ...
- 9. Are We Putting Too Much Trust in Big Data ?
- (Technology)
- We're constantly seeing new uses for big data. So much so that it's not even necessary to describe what the term means. Is the use of huge amounts of amorphous data making us better at our work, or is ...
- 10. Seeing Through the IoT Fog
- (Technology)
- A new term (at least to me) has emerged that is being used in conjunction with the IoT. We've discussed the Internet of Things a few times and I've even suggested that the technology behind IoT could supplant ...
- 11. Where Is Omni-Channel and Why Isn't It
- (Retail)
- What's your definition of "Omni-Channel"? However you define the term it's a fair bet that your definition as a retailer or even as a supplier is very different from how consumers define it. That doesn't ...
- 12. Tags Limit Visibility
- (Technology)
- The technology that supports the supply chain is pretty amazing stuff. With the multiple combinations of item tagging, sensing, reading, and recording methods it seems strange that there are still gaps ...
- 13. Visibility Rising to the Top
- (Supply)
- Supply chain visibility is an interesting topic. At least it's interesting to those who want to talk about it, but possibly not so interesting to those that actually need to do something about implementing ...
- 14. The Cloud IS the Way... Really?
- (Technology)
- We've been tracking and writing about cloud based systems since the first issue of ec-bp.com. Of course back then in 2003 we referred to is as SaaS or even just 'online applications.' Since that time the ...
- 15. Where's Your Recovery Plan
- (Technology)
- When the norm for computer operations was locating all computing resources within a single location IT concentrated on maintaining frequent and accessible backups to the company data. Copies of the backup ...
- 16. Is Big Data Better Data?
- (Blogs)
- As a supply chain professional, you’re probably scratching your head about the whole Big Data thing, that is unless you’re an early adopter and have already reaped its benefits or suffered through start-up ...
- 17. Say Goodbye to RFID and Hello to IoT Tags
- (Technology)
- What's the difference between tracking individual items using IoT technology and RFID technology? Aside from the costs associated with each - Oh wait! It's the costs of each that 's keeping both from gaining ...
- 18. Logistics at the Local Level - on a National Scale
- (Logistics)
- Just a few days ago Amazon rolled out its Amazon Prime Pantry service. We should have seen that coming even though nearly every other attempt at grocery delivery has failed. On the face of it, Prime Pantry ...
- 19. SAP Joins the Movement to Control Towers
- (Logistics)
- SAP's recent conference - SAPinsider - was held recently in Las Vegas. That isn't really much news in itself. But one of the key revelations from the conference was its announcement that the company will ...
- 20. Omnichannel Nirvana
- (Retail)
- It seems we've been talking about omnichannel selling for a long time now. Maybe it's only been the last 5 years or so that the topic has risen to the level of certified buzzword, but for the majority ...
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