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ERP Market Hits a Few Snags
ERP vendors are going through a lot of turmoil, with cloud computing, license model changes, and the strong dollar combining to affect year-over-year growth. None of the individual companies really excelled, and the overall market actually declined.
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The Importance of Future State in VSM
Value stream mapping is a critical tool for process improvement. However, many leave out an important component: future state.
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Unobtrusive Supply Chain Design
In the most recent entry in his series on supply chain design, Jonathan Lofton discusses the principle of 'being unobtrusive'. Supply chains must be designed to allow for creativity and self-expression.
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It's the Year of the Monkey
The Chinese "Year of the Monkey" that began in February is looked upon as a metaphor for what's happening with supply chains by the folks at DC Velocity.
Read more...How to Attract 'A' Players
We've recently reviewed the traits supply chain managers look for in their hiring process. But what about those things that potential superstars consider important in their employers?
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Building Your Value Chain
3rd party connections are important to businesses, no more so than to their supply chains. Extended supply chains are totally dependent on them, but few companies seem to value them appropriately.
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Augmented Reality in the DC
Augmented Reality is a term we've been following over the past year. It looks like AR is making its presence known in the warehouse, according to Ben Ames.
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Omnichannel + IoT = Opportunity
'Convergence' is a word you'll hear a lot in the tech world. It's relevant to retailers as well, especially now that the Internet of Things (IoT) is impacting the omnichannel consumer.
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Fast Fashion Arrives
The retail trend known as 'fast fashion' is upon us, and guess what'll determine whether a fasion retailer sinks or swims with it? That's right, the supply chain.
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Supply Chain Performance Measurements
The Supply Chain Shaman is taking her yearly look at supply chain performance by industry. Lora Cecere, as usual, does a great job not only collecting and producing the data, but also providing expert analysis of the results.
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