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Google Will Acquire a 3PL – And Other Supply Chain and Logistics Predictions for 2015

Talking Logistics

made that prediction in 2008 (see the Barron’s article What $300-a-Barrel Oil Will Mean for You ). Three years later, he stayed with his $300-a-barrel prediction, but shifted the timeframe to 2020 (see the CBS News article, Another $300 Oil Prediction — and Why This One Matters ). million bbl/d in 2015.” .

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Welcome 2019

Supply Chain Shaman

It has been a while since I penned a blog post on New Year’s predictions, but today as I sit and drink my hot chocolate, I feel the itch to write. The teams in these seats did not experience the down market in 2007 or the start of the market run in 2009. The Battle For Analytics Is Waging. Descriptive analytics is mainstream.

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Technology Can Help Feed the World, Part 2

Enterra Insights

The editorial team at Analytics Insight notes, “The technological revolution that is currently happening in the agricultural sector became possible, among other things, due to big data. Collecting and analyzing big data can not only improve the productivity of individual farms but also help halt a global food crisis.

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The expanding scope of procurement analytics: Some initial thoughts

NC State SCRC

Procurement analytics, which supports decision making in procurement management, typically handles problems and decisions that are related to cost reduction, supplier management, cost modeling, procurement-led innovation, market strategies, supply chain risk, and stakeholder value improvement (Handfield, Jeong, and Choi 2019).

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Trends 2023: Retail

Enterra Insights

Business writer Allan Jay predicts artificial intelligence (AI) will used to a greater extent to improve what he calls “deep retail.”[6] It will be in charge of a secure network that uses analytic tools, behavioral databases, algorithms, and image recognition. ” Trend 3. Deep Retail. Too dystopian? Social Commerce.

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A time of transition: 3 key trends for oil & gas in 2018

DELMIA Quintiq

The demand is predicted to be growing at a rate of 1% globally until 2050. Solving these challenges involves the development of new analytical tools and IT solutions for business activities in the industry. Capacity Additions, Retirements, and Changes by Energy Source, 2009 (US Energy Information Administration).

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Use of Predictive Analytics in Supply Chain - Infosys Blogs

Infosys Supply Chain Management

Cloud & Big Data. « Managing After-Sales Service by coupling CRM and Asset Management | Main | Adding intelligence in the Forecasting process to support Supply Chain Segmentation » Use of Predictive Analytics in Supply Chain. Business Process Outsourcing. Customer Service. Finance & Accounting. Banking Suite.