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There are Seven, not Four, Important Big Data V’s

Enterra Insights

Nowadays, few people question the value of data. Yossi Sheffi ( @YossiSheffi ), Director of the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics, goes so far as to assert data is an organization’s most valuable asset. Today, it’s not people but data that tops the asset value list for companies.”[1] How big is big?

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Digital Transformation: An Imperative for Industrial Manufacturing in 2017

GlobalTranz

Are industrial manufacturers seizing all the opportunities of a more digital world? A recent article suggests that, by 2018, only 30 percent of manufacturers investing in digital transformation will be able to maximize the outcome. Harnessing Big Data. Possibly not. This is concerning. Drive for Efficiency.

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2018: What Will It Look Like?

Supply Chain Insights

This includes the convergence of the technologies shown in Figure 1 to define the autonomous supply chain; drive the availability of data at the speed of business for decision-making; the evolution of learning systems to sense, act and learn; and the building of outside-in processes/the automation of B2B value networks.

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Megatrends Reshaping Supply Chain Management

Logistics Viewpoints

End users – supply chain practitioners working for manufacturers, distributors, or retailers – can attend for free. Manufacturing automation – including 3D printing (also called additive manufacturing) – is making it easier to create many, many more product variants. billion in 2018.

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Is the Future of Big Data Synthetic?

Enterra Insights

For example, Ivan Kot, the Customer Acquisition Director and IT Solution Manager at Itransition, writes, “Data has established itself as one of the most important elements in both business and science.”[1] Today, it’s not people but data that tops the asset value list for companies.”[2] ”[3]. Footnotes. [1]

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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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Our Hottest Topics of 2018

C3 Solutions

2018 was a big year for logistics professionals in industries across the board. Whether you’re a manager of a distribution center or VP of Operations, we’ve all had to adjust the way we work to keep thriving amidst all these changes.