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Why you should modernize your spare parts planning

ToolsGroup

A recent in depth study from McKinsey analyzed 30 industries and found that average earnings-before-interest-and-taxes (EBIT) margin for aftermarket services is 25 percent, compared to 10 percent for new equipment. (“ Industrial aftermarket services: Growing the core ”, July 2017). An extra 15% of margin is a big opportunity.

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High Seas Troubles Affect Global Supply Chains, Part One: Security Risks

Enterra Insights

” Houthi Red Sea Attacks The crisis in the Red Sea was set off by the Israel-Gaza conflict and when Houthi terrorists claimed the attacks were being made in support of Gaza residents. … On 14 December 2023 the report recorded the first successful hijacking of a vessel off the coast of Somalia since 2017.”[11]

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Trends 2020: An Overview

Enterra Insights

Zeev Efrat, Frost & Sullivan director in Israel, notes, “Mega trends are global, sustained and macro economic forces of development that impact business, economy, society, cultures and personal lives thereby defining our future world and its increasing pace of change.”[9] ” Concluding thoughts. in online sales, $2.9B

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How the Food Blockchain is Bringing Tech to the Table

Zipline Logistics

The tech industry incumbent created the IBM Food Trust in 2017 to store information about products from farm to table. While others like Zest Labs trace the food freshness and enables companies to reduce waste, and platforms like Avenews-GT in Israel connect food manufacturers directly with farmers to source ingredients.

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Augmented Reality Supply Chain is Here and It’s Going to be Effective

GlobalTranz

In fact, some huge "Futurists" like Robert Scoble and Shel Israel, as well as Brett King are currently writing books on the matter ( Beyond Mobile: Life after Smartphones and Augmented - Life in the Smart Line respectively). By 2017, augmented reality is estimated to have a value of just over $6 billion.

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Thanksgiving Mall Closures Could be a Sign of Further Black Friday Pushback

BlueYonder

Will Black Friday Pushback Continue in 2017? In our 2017 Voice of the Store Manager Survey , only 25 percent of store managers reported that their customers use BORIS frequently, despite that option being available at 38 percent of stores. Eventually, some select grocery items won’t need to be physically returned to the store at all.

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Thanksgiving Mall Closures Could be a Sign of Further Black Friday Pushback

BlueYonder

Will Black Friday Pushback Continue in 2017? In our 2017 Voice of the Store Manager Survey , only 25 percent of store managers reported that their customers use BORIS frequently, despite that option being available at 38 percent of stores. Eventually, some select grocery items won’t need to be physically returned to the store at all.