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Market Beat. Four Thumbs Down and One Thumb Up.

Supply Chain Shaman

Globally ten percent of jobs are in manufacturing, while 37% are associated with supply chain management. They are impatient that they know more about pizza’s status for lunch before their zoom meeting than the inbound shipment status for their critical manufacturing run. Kinaxis Purchase of Rubikloud. Reflection.

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6 Manufacturing Trends You Need to Know

Arena Solutions

The global manufacturing sector has seen an upswing, a technological renaissance of sorts. Since the start of 2012, more people graduating from college and universities are entering the engineering/manufacturing fields. The manufacturing sector has been severely impacted by this trend because production jobs are highly technical.

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Supply Chain Predictions for 2018

Material Handling & Logistics

A look at the supply chain trends and technology that will come into play in 2018. These standards define how IoT devices will communicate, and how data will be collected, processed, handled, stored, and summarized. These concerns will extend into 2018, as companies work on a regulatory standard – though nothing has emerged yet.

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Adjusting to the Realities of the Consumer Digital Path to Purchase

Enterra Insights

Long before there was anything labeled the digital path to purchase, legendary retailer Sam Walton stated, “There is only one boss. Today, people are no longer following a linear path from awareness to consideration to purchase. The customer. They are narrowing and broadening their consideration set in unique and unpredictable moments.

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How Did the Digital Supply Chain Evolve?

Supply Chain Game Changer

Business management tools like spreadsheet software and invoice-creation tools saved significant amounts of time and aided recordkeeping. Companies got a taste of the now-booming software-as-a-service (SaaS) industry starting in 1999. Bringing Big Data Into the Picture.

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The Top 2019 Logistics Trends Shippers Should Know

GlobalTranz

Dropshipping refers to manufacturers sending products directly, but products are purchased through a third-party. As dropshipping increases in use, more organizations will purchase software to manage and control warehouses. The Top Logistics Trends that Will Impact Logistics Management in 2018?.

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Predicting the Future is Neither Easy nor Certain

Enterra Insights

In contrast, forecasting provides overall aggregate estimates, such as the total number of purchases next quarter. For example, forecasting might estimate the total number of ice cream cones to be purchased in a certain region, while predictive analytics tells you which individual customers are likely to buy an ice cream cone.”[1]