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Top 5 Trends to Know to Compete with Amazon’s Supply Chain

GlobalTranz

Amazon’s purchase of Kiva Robots changed the landscape of robotics in the supply chain. Furthermore, the speed of operation of robots will increase more than 30 percent by the end of 2017. Clearly, robotics will become more important in 2017 than during any previous year. Technology Will Reshape Procurement Practices.

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The drive for a New Wave of Easy-to-use Procurement Products

Claritum

Claritum Article - Procurement Blog. As featured in the ‘ The 10 Most Innovative Procurement Solution Providers ’ article published in the September 2017 Insights Success Magazine , Claritum discuss the drive for a New Wave of Easy-to-use Procurement Products…. A Varied Range of Unparalleled Solutions.

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Blockchain has Potential

Enterra Insights

Tracking payment information, such as purchase orders. “Blockchain is more than a pure electronic data interchange (EDI),” they write, “it is the backbone of digital supply chains, offering distinct advantages over today’s conventional supply chain IT infrastructure and analytics capabilities.” Footnotes. [1]

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8 Reasons Why Your Business’ Success Depends Upon Your Supply Chain

Logistics Bureau

Conversely, just 8% of businesses with less capable supply chains report above-average growth. 2) According to a 2012 report into corporate insolvencies by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission, 44% of businesses in Australia failed because of poor strategic management. Procurement costs.

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Ultimate Guide To Technologies That Are Transforming Supply Chains

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Manufacturers can gather valuable granular data such as the time an item spent in storage, at what temperature, how long it took to sell, the length of time between purchase and fulfillment and how long it spent in transport. Advanced and predictive analytics. We’ll discuss robotics solutions in more detail later in this guide.

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Paving the Way for Sustainable Public Procurement

EcoVadis

Direct purchasing by governments and state-owned enterprises accounts for 12 percent of GDP in OECD countries, and in the U.K. Sustainable public procurement can also be beneficial from the economic perspective: It can generate income, reduce costs and promote innovation among domestic producers. National Procurement Standards.

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Targeting Generation Z Consumers, Part 1

Enterra Insights

Generation Z has never known a time when cell phones, the Internet, and the digital path to purchase weren’t a part of their lives. Ayaz Nanji ( @ayaznanji ), co-founder of ICW Content, reports, “Gen Z consumers are significantly more likely than older consumers to use visual-based social networks, such as Instagram and Snapchat.”[4].