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Moving Toward Better TMS

3PLs and shippers have traditionally been a little slow in embracing technology. As supply chains become more global, and complex, they've moved toward the mindset needed to drive adoption of comprehensive TMS systems. Read more...

IoT Under Your Tree

Just when you think EC-BP.com can't be any more valuable to you.... we find Holiday present ideas based on IoT for you! They definitely skew toward the consumer side of the technology, but you can see the benefits. Read more...

Amazon Robot Update

It's the busy time of year for the folks at Amazon. I bet those robots working in their fulfillment centers are working (but not being paid) overtime to fill the huge volume of holiday orders. Read more...

Silos Are Costing You Money

In the latest in a series (be sure to check out the links to the previous ones) on how supply chains are costing you money, John Westerveld, on the 21st Century Supply Chain site, discusses a topic many of us are all too familiar with: information silos. Read more...

Can 3PLs Deliver?

Can 3PLs help their shipping partners develop creative supply chain solutions? That's the question Bill Tomasi, on the Supply Chain Digest's site, tackles in a recent article. Read more...

Electronics and the IoT

The growth in the Internet of Things (IoT) is driving change in supply chains and industries across the globe. One sector being affected more than most is in electronics. Read more...

IoT Security Concerns

Even though many of the Internet of Things (IoT) stories we wade through are of the 'pie in the sky' variety, it's refreshing to come across one that's looking at a fundamental process like security that can make or break it. Read more...

The Customer Facing Supply Chain

The supply chain has traditionally been considered a 'back office' type of process, but is that where it belongs? Success has been seen at companies who are exposing more supply chain processes to the ultimate customer. Read more...

Women in the Supply Chain

In a recent article on the 21st Century Supply Chain site, Melissa Clow speculates on the relative strength of female numbers in the supply chain profession. Read more...

Embed Innovation in Your Culture

Stop innovating? Is David Siegel crazy? Innovation is a process that many companies consider to be part of their DNA, but in reality it's not. Read more...

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