- 1. GreyOrange Launches Next Era Fulfillment Operating System
- (News)
- ... Ranger robots are developed in concert with GreyMatter software and use machine learning to adjust decisions and behavior based on real-time observations. Additionally, maximum-life engineering ensures ...
- 2. AI is now a necessity
- (Technology)
- ... either acted upon or set aside. As those actions move through the process they are inevitably delayed and modified based on personal observations and opinions. And in many cases they end up being far from ...
- 3. Consumers Are Driving the Supply Chain Bus
- (News)
- We've all seen how supply chains have evolved over the past few years. It should be no surprise to realize that consumers are now driving the bus, and if your supply chain isn't consumer-driven you're ...
- 4. Airbus Builds a Control Tower
- (News)
- ... and came away with a number of key observations that explain not only the functionality, but the development approach and future plans for the technology. Read his blog on the Supply Chain Matters sit ...
- 5. Notes From the Gartner Conference
- (News)
- Dan Gilmore from Supply Chain Digest does us all a favor by attending conferences and then summarizing them for us. This time, the Gartner Supply Chain Executive Conference was in sessionand Dan gives ...
- 6. Design Needs for Procurement
- (News)
- Pierre Mitchell from the Spend Matters team recently attended technology provider Coupa's conference and came away with some great observations. He advocates turning procurement's function from 'gate keeper' ...
- 7. The Robots are Here!
- (News)
- At a recent industry conference, robotics seemed to be all the rage. Is it just the hype cycle at work, or are we at an inflection point where they're a critical player in parts of the supply chain?Roberto ...
- 8. Fearless Predictions for 2016
- (Management)
- ... high levels of activity for all those topics, but allow me to make a few quick observations...... During 2015, 'the cloud' seems to have settled into its place as a ‘mainstream’ technology option. It’s ...
- 9. E-Invoicing Insights
- (News)
- The folks at Spend Matters have a good grasp of both the processes and technologies involved in procurement. Jason Busch recently interviewed a few e-invoicing partners and came away with several key observations.E-invoicing ...
- 10. Supply Chain Group Merger
- (News)
- A merger between a couple well-known supply chain groups has been announced. We can count on the folks at Spend Matters for a relevant analysis of the news.Although there are many positives, there's also ...
- 11. The Supply Chain as US Congress
- (Logistics)
- Earlier this year Aberdeen Group published their report: "Supply Chain Visibility" in which they made some interesting observations and assertions. Among the findings reported were some very basic statistics ...
- 12. Daisychaining - from GXS' Perspective
- (EDI)
- ... and my own observations. To be clear, GXS has elected not to renew its agreement with LorenData when it comes up for renewal in the first quarter of 2014, citing commercial issues, lawsuits, outstanding ...
- 13. The Supply Chain is Just a Cost of Doing Business
- (Supply)
- "Just part of the cost of doing business." That's how the supply chain is perceived in the least progressive of businesses. Gartner's observations on the importance of the supply chain among different businesses ...
- 14. Benefits or Nuisance: Vendor Compliance
- (Management)
- ... if issues arise. Observations Having reviewed the various Operating manuals over 13 years in my current position, for many companies I've seen Compliance come in several flavors, Packaging (Palletization, ...
- 15. E-Commerce here to Stay!
- (EDI)
- ... my observations and commentary again. The last time I wrote for EC-BP was in mid-May. Since then we've had the GS1 Connect 2012 Conference where I enjoyed meeting up with my peers and colleagues. I' ...
- 16. Predicting payment winners: deep complexity
- (Retail)
- ... a glimpse of the payment landscape of the future, I recognize that the topic is deeply complex. My own part-time observations simply can't lead to predictions that are any more reliable than gambling bets. ...
- 17. Traceability is the Word
- (News)
- Driven by consumer reaction to supply chain issues, traceability has become a very hot topic. On the A Smarter Planet Blog site, Terry Yosie talks about the drivers behind traceability as well as the ...
- 18. Done with 2011 - Ready for 2012
- (Management)
- ... several cost saving or efficiency measures to work smarter. Below I've recapped my observations - One of the largest changes in business is around E-commerce. Over the last couple of years, many retailers ...
- 19. Data Syncronization initiatives
- (Integration)
- ... that companies go through this exercise? Why now and not earlier? If you go back to a couple of years ago when I shared my observations on how EDI has evolved over the years, you may recall I mentioned ...
- 20. Here's to You
- (Management)
- I spent my entire career at a fairly large company in a variety of roles. I worked with people across the enterprise in many positions and levels. At the end of the day, whose job appeared to be the toughest? ...
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