- 1. These Are the Most Common and In-Demand Supply Chain Job Titles
- (Management)
- ... You can easily make that happen too! Industry Career Paths I don’t think I have ever seen a job description that was this long. And yet, only three of the following jobs are ranked as in-demand. 1) ...
- 2. Selling Cloud Based Supply Chain Services To Non-Technical Clients
- (Management)
- ... advancements. They know the benefits and the hardware savings. They’ve been waiting for someone to come along and help them make the shift to cloud computing. Now, why are these client type descriptions ...
- 3. Integrating the Procurement Pieces
- (News)
- When you have an ERP, P2P systems, supplier networks, and various supply chain system components running your supply chain functions, you have your hands full. Integrating the technology pieces is tough, ...
- 4. Beware the Shopper
- (Retail)
- ... and all the details needed for retailers to populate their online catalogs and manage their order processes. Some catalogs include media for use by the retailers like images and product descriptions. The ...
- 5. Trying to Explain the Cloud
- (News)
- When someone mentions 'the cloud', what are they actually talking about? To an IT architect, it's one thing, to a user another, and a vendor may have an entirely different description altogether.In the first ...
- 6. How EDI Translates Into Supply Chain Precision
- (EDI)
- ... been shipped. An ASN also provides an expected delivery date while also detailing the quantity and description of items shipped. That information is especially important when materials are being delivered ...
- 7. Big Data from the Beginning
- (News)
- Unless you've been really out of touch, you're aware of the concept of 'big data'. Sometimes it can be helpful to get beyond the buzzword and take a more detailed look at what a new technology description ...
- 8. WalMart Leading in Sustainability
- (News)
- ... that should change.In many ways, they are a leading light in the retail environment and are driving sustainability down to their partners. Read Susan Fourtane's description of where WalMart's at on this ...
- 9. Supply Chain Segmentation Explained
- (News)
- In an interesting article about what makes high performance supply chains tick, Puneet Saxena on the Supply & Demand Chain Executive site looks at one of the major tenets: supply chain segmentation. Different ...
- 10. SAP Joins the Movement to Control Towers
- (Logistics)
- ... that provide a fairly complete description and explanation of just what SCCTs are, should be, need in order to be successful. Our own Ken Kinlock has devoted considerable time and expertise to providing ...
- 11. Omnichannel - A Mindset and a Challenge
- (Retail)
- ... online because the product description, images, reviews, and price are all in line with my desires. But alongside the item is the "Find this item locally" button that offers to guide me to a store. Clicking ...
- 12. Omnichannel Explorations
- (Retail)
- ... fingertips means that there are few secrets and more than enough opinions about what consumers want to buy. It's trivial for a consumer to: - Find detailed product descriptions - Compare similar ...
- 13. The Servant-Leader
- (News)
- In his latest blog on the A Lean Journey site, Tim McMahon tells us how important the 'servant-leader' is to lean organizations. His description of the traits of this type of leader is impressive.Developing ...
- 14. New Competition for EDI
- (News)
- We typically stay away from puff pieces on web site sponsors, but the Spend Matters group is introducing a new player who we'll likely be hearing a lot from in the future.Check out Jason Busch's description ...
- 15. ERS and the ASN
- (News)
- In a recent entry on the GXS blog site, Rochelle Cohen describes the use of the ASN (Advance Ship Notice) EDI 856 document in the Evaluated Receipts Settlement process.Both the document and the process ...
- 16. RFID Improves Efficiencies and Reduces Shrinkage for Retailers
- (Technology)
- ... receives. That's because ASNs provide the retailer with detailed information on how the goods were packed for shipment, how many items are in the shipment, as well as product descriptions, carrier information, ...
- 17. Invoice Troubles – Where’s the Error?
- (EDI)
- ... the shipment arrives. It tells them how the how the goods were packed for shipment and how many items will be in the shipment, and often includes product descriptions, carrier information, and even order ...
- 18. Lean Supply Chain Challenges
- (News)
- An article on Supply Chain Digest's site discusses the reasons why Lean and other continuous improvement techniques may not always succeed in your supply chain.The description of inhibitors is spot-on. ...
- 19. Define Your Analytics
- (News)
- In a Supply Chain Digest article, Dr. Michael Watson categorizes types of analytics in a little different way. His view of the types of analysis is more understandable than the 'advanced analytics' description ...
- 20. EDI’s Arch-Nemeses
- (EDI)
- ... asterisk just has to be in the product description? Someone that is not intimately tied to a company’s EDI process may be saying to themselves now “And….What’s the problem?”, but these occurrences can ...
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