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Procurement Software

84 Percent of Procurement Executives Unsatisfied with Insight from Company Data

Consero Group LLC

A majority of procurement officers named spend visibility as the data metric proven most effective in supporting their operations

Supply Chain Visibility

5 Trends Changing the Supply Chain Landscape as We Know It

Here are the top five trends affecting the supply chain right now—and what to do about them:

Risk/Compliance

Software AG Helps Americold Digitally Transform its Supply Chain

Software AG USA Inc.

Americold brings positive customer experiences to new heights with real-time supply chain visibility

Mobile and Online Transactions to Reach 125 Billion Annually by 2018; China Overtakes U.S.

China comfortably surpassed the U.S. ($296 billion) to become the largest single market for e-retail sales

Sourcing & Procurement

Survey Finds that Cybersecurity Incidents Rise as Supply Chain Risks Broaden

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC)

Risk is compounded by insufficient assessments of the cybersecurity practices of supply chain partners

Quentin Orr

E-Commerce Solutions

The Last Leg of e-Commerce Matters the Most to Your Brand

Dissatisfied customers tell between nine to 15 people about a poor experience, so one poor experience can be long-lasting

shipping 55db60548457a

There’s More to Electronic Shelf Labels than Pricing

There are six ways that electronic shelf labels can help retailers manage inventory levels in the store

Eileen Keehan

Technology Advances in Logistics Sector Necessary to Meet Increasing Delivery Demands

DHL Supply Chain

DHL Express Sub-Saharan Africa launched pocket-sized, all-touch computers that capitalize on the latest technological advancements

Why Uber and Other On-Demand Companies Will Struggle with Package Delivery

Grand Junction Inc.

Entering the same-day and local delivery market would require subsidization to overcome the large existing package volume

Rob Howard

Staying Relevant to Consumers as a Retailer in the Digital World

Virtual beacons enable context-aware, in-the-moment marketing tailored to each customer based on unique data

Jess Stephens

E-Commerce Solutions

Online Ordering Makes Phone-In Orders Virtually Obsolete in the U.S.

The number of online sales will continue to increase simply because of who is doing the purchasing

David Bozin

Sourcing & Procurement

Smart Containers, Smart Logistics and Smart Terminal for China’s Silk Road

Globe Tracker International

These smart products will benefit from global tracking, monitoring and remote asset management services

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