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The Top 10 Supply Chain Blog Posts from 2017

GlobalTranz

We will feature over the next 4 business days each category's most viewed posts over the course of 2017. These will only contain posts written in 2017. There were approximately 220 blog posts in 2017, and over 360,000 page views on those posts alone. The Top 10 Supply Chain Blog Posts from 2017. Share This: Read More. [e-Book]

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

GlobalTranz

In other words, robots will gain new movements, capable of picking items from shelves in warehouses and storefronts. 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. The Big Picture.

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Building the Business Case for Supply Chain Risk Management

GlobalTranz

On the other hand, only 8 percent of companies that were rated by their executives as less than significantly above average on supply chain-related metrics have the same performance. To know the most difficult challenges as perceived by supply chain professionals, we turn to the SCM World’s 2017 Future of Supply Chain survey.

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Walmart Supply Chain: Building a Successful Integrated Supply Chain for Sustainable Competitive Advantage

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The ability to analyze this data enables the retail giant to make informed decisions on product procurement, inventory management, and demand forecasting. Through VMI, Walmart empowers its suppliers to take on the responsibility of managing their inventory stored in Walmart’s warehouses.

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Leonardo da Vinci and Supply Chain Management

Enterra Insights

They need a general understanding of everything from procurement of raw materials to customer service. We have established business metrics and we love to quantify our business strategies. How can resources be procured at the best price? How are warehousing practices changing? How will tariffs affect the company?

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Manufacturing Gains From Machine Learning

IQMS

Machine learning is predicted to reduce costs related to transport and warehousing and supply chain administration by 5 to 10% and 25 to 40%, respectively. Honeywell is integrating AI and machine-learning algorithms into procurement, strategic sourcing and cost management. PDF, no opt-in) 2017 Honeywell User’s Group. 19th, 2017.

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How Machine Learning Is Redefining Supply Chain Management

IQMS

Key factors influencing inventory levels, supplier quality, demand forecasting, procure-to-pay, order-to-cash, production planning, transportation management and more are becoming known for the first time. 15th, 2017 (PDF., IDC, Digital Transformation Drives Supply Chain Restructuring Imperative, July 2017. no opt-in).