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How More Visibility Into Your Supply Chain Can Increase ROI

Aera Technology

Supply chain has come a long way from its spreadsheet-driven days of the past, especially in the pharmaceutical industry. Software and cloud-based systems help power the productivity of our pharma supply chains every day, and 2018 is looking even brighter

April 2, 2018

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E-Commerce Solutions

How to Choose a Control Tower for your Digital Supply Chain

It’s not unusual for an order to pass through multiple different systems and supply chain partners before it reaches its customer. Expectations have been shifting rapidly toward speedier deliveries and more precise time slots.

March 30, 2018

Risk/Compliance

Mitigating Unexpected and Systematic Risk

Supply chains are threatened every day from events related to natural disasters. These incidents are not a work of science fiction and the number of them that can negatively affect the supply chain are real and virtually limitless.

March 26, 2018

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How Retailers Can Keep Up with Rising Consumer Delivery Expectations

It’s no news that last mile logistics are in the hot seat right now. Consumer expectations for faster delivery times are growing rapidly, and retailers are tirelessly strategizing ways to provide these services.

March 21, 2018

Software & Technology

How the Tariffs Will Impact Supply Chain Execution

The tariffs can cost U.S. jobs, raise consumer prices and hit American manufacturers. In response, other countries have threatened retaliation, such as the EU warning it would impose a 25 percent tariff on the American goods it imports.

March 16, 2018

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Risk/Compliance

Data Security Best Practices for Mitigating Supply Chain Risk

In 2017 cyber security regulation introduced on the state level more than doubled. While the federal government has not passed security regulations as fast, pressure is increasing for businesses due to global and state level regulatory changes.

March 8, 2018

AI and the Evolution of Demand Forecasting

While gains have been made, demand forecasting remains a high-stakes guessing game based on outdated historical information and software applications that rely on simplistic business rules.

March 1, 2018

Overcoming the Talent Gap in Transportation

DHL Supply Chain

While raising wages is often presented as the solution to this problem, until automated vehicles provide a more permanent solution, the challenge is complex and requires a more comprehensive approach.

March 1, 2018

With Industry 4.0, On-Demand Manufacturing is Key to Reducing Total Cost of Ownership

The Industry 4.0 revolution has been gaining momentum, creating an industrial internet of things (IIoT) where smart devices and machines communicate and interact to make improvements to supply chains, operations and decision-making.

February 23, 2018

Attracting the Next Generation of Supply Management

By now, most of us are familiar with the dialogue around millennials in the workplace. We have read the statistics: By 2025, members of today’s millennial generation (ages 18-32) will comprise about 75 percent of the workforce — and we feel the pressure.

February 22, 2018

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Supply Chain Visibility

The Three Pillars of Supply Chain Savings: Content, Contracts and Connectivity

U.S. hospitals are struggling to remain financially viable, margins are thin and reimbursements are being reduced at an incredible rate. We need to reduce costs and improve quality of care to survive.

February 8, 2018

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Understand Your Customer to Predict Future Demand

Integration of this “single version of truth” is essential to planning and executing effectively in today’s complex and fast-moving marketplace.

February 6, 2018

How to Create a Consistent Customer Experience with Subscriptions

Building a high-quality customer experience can help companies increase sign-ups. Remember, your customers aren’t after only products — what they really want is an experience they can look forward to month after month.

February 6, 2018

Subscriptionbox

Sourcing & Procurement

The Pain Points of a Procurement Manager

What if procurement managers could uncover the kind of savings associated with innovations driven by operational and capital investments? That world is upon us. Here are the key ways applied AI analytics can transform inefficiencies into opportunities.

February 5, 2018

How to Develop an IoT Strategy for Your Supply Chain Security

IoT-enabled solutions offer several competitive advantages from a supply chain security perspective. Learn what you need to consider to build a winning strategy.

February 5, 2018

Emerging Technologies

The IoT is Expanding: How PLM Can Help Smaller Businesses to Thrive

Omnify Software

The Internet of Things opens up new possibilities for receiving and sharing information. But how do you control and make the most use of this Big Data?

February 5, 2018

If Built Today, USPS Would Look Nothing Like Itself

USPS is a strange hybrid of public and private ideologies. It has to operate like a business and deliver on its promise and purpose unfailingly, but it has the dexterity and infrastructure of a government bureaucracy.

February 5, 2018

What Amazon Key Means for the Shipping Industry

As technology is finally looking toward the shipping industry, it is important to note what can be changing.

February 1, 2018

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