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Supply Chain Cloud Software Steams Ahead
Supply chain technology is headed for the cloud, or is it? Doug Gilmore predicted it a couple years ago and wanted to assess its status, so Supply Chain Digest did a survey on the topic.
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Data Tsunami is Hurting Businesses
In the era of Big Data, is it still possible to have too much of a good thing? The huge growth in supply chain data, according to a new EY report, is overwhelming companies and only those who can get a handle on it will be able to leverage it for competitive advantage.
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Airbus Builds a Control Tower
Although most of us have little in common with aircraft manufacturer Airbus, there may be some takeaways from a recent presentation about their supply chain control center.
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SAP Invests in IoT
If you're wondering where IoT is on the hype cycle, wonder no longer. SAP is making a huge investment to support IoT functionality and expects to unlock its value for their customers.
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What to Call Procurement?
It's sort of a fundamental question: why the confusion on what to call the procurement function within organizations? Supply management, buying, purchasing, and procurement have all been tried, but which is best/more descriptive/more useful?
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New Technologies Improve Visibility
Smart supply chain managers are leveraging new technologies to improve operations, according to a recent article on the Supply & Demand Chain Executive site.
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Amazon Business Shakes Up Procurement
Amazon Business (formerly Amazon Supply) has been around for a few years now, and they've shaken things up.
Read more...Moving Toward Integration
Integration between suppliers and buyers can be a competitive advantage. Unfortunately, a low percentage of relationships are at the stage where they can be considered advantageous.
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Walmart & Target Go After Supply Variability
Retail supply chains have been innovative over the years, with efforts like RFID, advanced metrics, and ECR. However, they've been a little too accepting of variability from suppliers on things like delivery dates and ASN accuracy.
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3D Printing Offers New Capabilities
According to Akhil Oltikar, 3D printing (3DP) was for years a solution in search of a problem. Now that technology has improved and costs have dropped, 3DP is affecting supply chains by offering new capabilities.
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