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If Only There Were More Choices

Supply Chain Shaman

The supply chain technology market is in transition. Over the last three decades, the market weathered consolidations, mergers and technology shifts. Many of the clients I work with are nervous about SAP APO’s transition and the evolution of SAP’s supply chain planning solutions.

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RFID in the Supply Chain: Fizzling Technology or the Future of Effective SCM?

GlobalTranz

In 2003, Walmart announced that all of its suppliers would need to have Radio frequency identification (RFID) tags on all pallets and cases by 2006. Historically, the cost of RFID implementation and difficulty to utilize RFID in conjunction with other supply chain systems has hindered mass adoption by supply chain managers.

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This Week In Supply Chain Management Tech April 4 2023

Supply Chain Matters

Supply Chain Matters features its latest full edition of This Week in Supply Chain Tech , a compilation of funding, partnership and other noteworthy announcements related to supply chain technology support. Our last full edition was published on February 14.

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Supply Chain Disruptions Are New Opportunities – LogiSYM October/November 2020

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Unlike SARS in 2003, the Covid-19 pandemic has spawned an unprecedented Global health pandemic. Even vertically integrated Businesses are not spared and such disruptions also magnified inherent challenges associated with the usual highly “silod” supply chains and operations. Supply Chain Technology.

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The Year in Logistics: Most Popular Articles from 2020

Logistics Viewpoints

2020 Supply Chain Technology Trends ; Steve Banker, Chris Cunnane, and Clint Reiser. There are some young supply chain technologies that are getting a lot of buzz. But how mature are these technologies? Coronavirus and the Automotive and Pharmaceutical Supply Chains ; Chris Cunnane.

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The Network Effect in Supply Chain and Logistics

Talking Logistics

For UPS, “networked for growth” involves migrating its existing networks (Small Package, Freight, Logistics, Forwarding, and Technology) toward a single interoperable network, which would enable the company to provide more integrated and enhanced customer solutions and drive greater process efficiencies and innovation powered by analytics. .

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A Conversation with Vittorio Favati, TVS Supply Chain Solutions GFS

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Sourcing, manufacturing and consumption models will continue to evolve and the supply chain industry is positioned as a strategic partner to support companies in rationalising future decisions. Emerging markets have matured and ongoing development in supply chain continues in order to serve those robust consumer markets.