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E2open Acquires Zyme: A Bridge Too Far?

Supply Chain Shaman

This source of channel data is very industry specific to the high tech market. It is a larger acquisition than the prior purchases of Terra Technology , Steelwedge , or SCM-Icon. The company was one of a handful of exchanges to survive the market hype 2000-2003 period. The focus was on automating procurement.

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7 Rules of Fashion Supply Chain Management

Supply Chain Opz

Fashion SCM 1.0 Fashion SCM 2.0 Zara who is the fashion retailer in Spain, has managed to get the attention from academics and the first case study about its strategies was published by Harvard Business School in 2003. In 1984, US Apparel Industry created the task force called " Crafted With Pride in the U.S.A.

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Why Is It So Hard to Find Good Help These Days?

Material Handling & Logistics

It is impossible to predict with certainty how AI, robotics and automation will affect SCM employment opportunities and requirements in the future. Clearly advances in automation and robotics have and will continue to reduce or eliminate some SCM employment needs and opportunities.