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Taming the Supply Chain. Will It Ever Be Social?

Supply Chain Shaman

Yesterday, @DamarqueViews asked me a question on twitter: “What do you think are the greatest barriers in the adoption of social technology in the supply chain?” I find the evolution of social technologies, and the promise of social, exciting for the supply chain. They price and position based on marketing swings.

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Bait and Switch

Supply Chain Shaman

Source Merriam-Webster Dictionary. And, should it be taken one step further to orchestrate bidirectionally market-to-market in market-driven value networks? The article is written and the story is spun, but the solution offered is a supply-centric solution based on yesterday’s technology. The acronyms keep coming….

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This Week in Logistics News (April 20 – 26)

Logistics Viewpoints

per month on orders over $35 from Whole Foods Market, Amazon Fresh, and other local grocery and specialty retailers on the platform, including Save Mart, Bartell Drugs, Rite Aid and Pet Food Express. And now on to this week’s logistics news. The service will be available in over 3,500 cities and towns across the country.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 14-18, 2013)

Talking Logistics

. “If we’d received 5,000 [applications] and they all had to be worked, that’s a lot of extra administrative costs,” said Mr. Einboden, who said he expects the problems to be fixed. HighJump Software, TrueCommerce EDI Solutions Group Announces Strategic Partnership with Unisun Software.

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This Week in Logistics News (September 3 – 9)

Logistics Viewpoints

Desktop Metal to unveil 3D-printed sheet metal technology for cars, planes. Earlier this week, the company warned officials in Maryland that it plans to close two delivery stations next month in Hanover and Essex, near Baltimore, that employ more than 300 people. Driving training programs overwhelmed by interest.

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Organized Retail Crime is Growing, Losses up 7% from Last Year

Material Handling & Logistics

These criminals find new ways to expand their networks and manipulate the retail supply chain every day. The retail industry is fighting this battle by upgrading technology, improving relationships with local law enforcement and taking steps such as tightening return policies, but it is a never-ending battle.”.

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Do No Harm…

Supply Chain Shaman

Baltimore: Johns Hopkins Press, 1943. _. Despite two decades of advancement in supply chain technologies, companies are struggling to gain balance at the intersection of operating margin, inventory turns and case fulfillment. My goal is to understand the impact of technologies and processes. For me, this has been discovery.