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Purchasing Platforms are the Future
When an article claims to know what the future holds, for almost any topic, it's usually a lot of hyperbole. However, when the topic is procurement and the Spend Matters analysts are doing the talking, you listen closely.
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Horizontal Thinking
Most of us are products of 'siloed' organizations- even Lora Cecere, the Supply Chain Shaman, admits to it. Siloes may have been useful back in the day, but they definitely impede progress toward 'outside in' driven supply chains.
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GE's Approach to Industrial IoT
General Electric has been an 'early adopter' of Industrial IoT concepts. They are big believers in IoT enablement and are putting their money where their mouth is by making huge bets on their ability to deliver internal cost savings and customer value.
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Eliminate Bias From Decision-Making
We've all been exposed to managers who are entirely data-driven, just like we've also seen those who make decisions based on 'gut feel'. Which method is right?
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Visibility is Key to Sustainability
Supply chain visibility is important for a number of reasons to which you've probably been exposed. One that's a little under the radar is sustainability.
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Balancing Costs for Omnichannel Fulfillment
We know how critical it is to balance freight spending against inventory and fulfillment costs in an omnichannel world. But knowing what we need to do and knowing how to get there are 2 different things.
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Supply Chain IoT Examples
It seems like most articles about the Internet of Things (IoT) focus on consumer-related tools, such as self-regulating thermostats and iphone controlled appliances. What's really exciting to us, though, are the potential supply chain effects.
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Key Drivers for Supply Chain Transformation
Supply chain management is undergoing a transformation, and the folks at Logistics Viewpoints are on the scene to identify the important players for us. The 'sharing economy' is surprisingly one of the biggest drivers of the changes, according to Clint Reiser, Steve Banker, and Chris Cunnane.
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WalMart's Newest Supplier Challenges
Any supplier who does business with WalMart knows it can be, in a word, challenging. With the pressures facing the world's largest retailer from all sides, its suppliers may feel a little more pain.
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Supply Chain Changes Driven by eCommerce
When you consider all the changes in our lives brought about by ecommerce, consumer topics like convenience, speed, selection, and so forth come to mind. For those of us in supply chain roles, think about how our world has evolved to produce those improvements.
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