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Raise a Toast to Digital Business!

Supply Chain Shaman

Manufacturing is core to the middle class and a healthy economy. At the end of 2014, many leaders that I work with are preparing their 2015 strategies. The word digital is everywhere in their presentations– digital path to purchase, digital agriculture, and digital manufacturing. As they talked, I winced.

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Big Data: Thick and Thin

Enterra Insights

Alex Toma ( @alexbreakline ), a digital marketing specialist, writes, “Data has always been fundamental to the success of digital.”[1] 1] Most business leaders understand that so-called “big data” is an asset for their company’s operations. The World Economic Forum has declared big data an asset class like gold or oil.

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Understanding Big Data Beyond Its Size

Enterra Insights

When people hear or read the term “big data,” they initially think two things: It’s data and it’s big. First, let’s talk about what “big” really means. The volume of data being created is unprecedented and will only increase. How much data will it generate?

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This Week in Logistics News (March 23-27, 2015)

Talking Logistics

Cass Truckload Linehaul Index – February 2015. Although they represent a range of manufacturing industry segments, the common thread is their dedication to quality manufacturing through lean principles and techniques. All seek to extend their manufacturing line back to their suppliers. in February.

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This Week in Logistics News (June 8-12, 2015)

Talking Logistics

I was at the GT Nexus Bridges 2015 conference earlier this week. GT Nexus Redefines Supply Chain Finance With Big Data. April 2015 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI). Forecasting demands that we process hundreds of millions of pieces of data. What would a poet say about this photo?

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How Machine Learning Is Redefining Supply Chain Management

IQMS

The algorithms iteratively query data with many using constraint-based modeling to find the core set of factors with the greatest predictive accuracy. Source: Machine Learning – A Giant Leap for Supply Chain Forecasting, Material Handling and Logistics Conference (PDF, 28 pp., no opt-in). 15th, 2017 (PDF., no opt-in). no opt-in).

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Top 15 Logistics Blog Posts of 2014

GlobalTranz

We’ve already listed the top 10 manufacturing blog posts and the top 10 supply chain blog posts last week. Some logistics involves transportation or warehouses or both. When a manufacturer’s product normally moves through the supply chain network, it is to reach the distributor or customer. Read the full Post.