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Supply Chain Visibility

Elemica Named a Top 40 Most Innovative Technology Company

The Technology Association of Georgia honored companies for innovations and contributions to the technology community

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Sourcing & Procurement

Benchmarking Hackers and their Attack Methods

Hackers are coming to an online merchant near you. The rate of fraud attacks is up 163 percent from 2015

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Five Steps to Get the Most out of Your Cloud Enterprise Resource Planning System

TriCore Solutions, LLC

Before adopting cloud-based ERP, understand the areas where it can have the greatest impact to your business

Gina Murphy

Mobile Loyalty Cards to Reach 3 Billion by 2020, Doubling over Five Years

Juniper Research Limited

Many retailers now offer customers the opportunity to store their loyalty cards within a dedicated digital wallet

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The Future of e-Commerce

Clarus Commerce, division of Epicor Software Corp.

If the overall retail sector experiences modest growth, e-commerce sales could climb to over $1 trillion by 2020

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Procurement Software

A Solution for the New Normal: Real-Time Supply Chain Thinking

North Carolina State University

A new type of thinking, based on a collaborative non-zero sum approach to volatility and change, is needed

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Risk/Compliance

Six Digital Initiatives Manufacturers Need to Succeed in 2016

Software AG USA Inc.

2016 will be fraught with opportunity, uncertainty and change, and the Internet of Things will drive new business models

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E-Commerce Solutions

Consumer Packaged Goods e-Commerce Sales Soar 42 Percent, Fueled by Amazon

Consumer packaged goods e-commerce sales skyrocketed 42 percent in 2015, driven by Amazon subscription sales

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Risk/Compliance

Drivers Sue Flowers Foods over Employee vs. Contractor Status

Any ruling against Flowers could affect its competitors, many of which also rely on independent contract drivers

These drivers claim the company breached the federal Fair Labor Standards Act by classifying them on its delivery routes as independent contractors. The suits are pursuing overtime payment, employee benefits and other compensation.

Emerging Technologies

Barcoding, Inc. Shares RFID Industry Trends for 2016

Instead of printing their own RFID labels on demand, many users are purchasing pre-printed/encoded labels

Tom O’Boyle, director of RFID, Barcoding, Inc., said, “Although barcodes will remain relevant for years, RFID will continue to become more widely used as companies are finding new, cost-justifiable applications. However, the goal of deploying RFID remains the same—to improve data collection, and gain visibility into that data in order to drive greater efficiency, accuracy and connectivity.”

Sourcing & Procurement

Omnitracs Appoints Brad Taylor Vice President of Data and Internet of Things Solutions

Omnitracs | Solera Fleet Solutions

Taylor will oversee data offerings and operations, including new data products and services, and overall big data strategy

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Software Solutions

2016: The Year of Wearable Technology in the Supply Chain

Employees armed with wearable devices in the workplace increase their productivity by 8.5 percent on average

Richard Jones

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