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The World is About to Get Even More Connected through the Internet of Things

Enterra Insights

A few years ago, Herman Morgan ( @hermanmorganUSA ), a Marketing Analyst at Tatvasoft, wrote, “The Internet of Things (IoT) is coming and it offers a lot of opportunities for organizations. It even helped National Geographic track a discarded plastic bottle from Bangladesh to the Indian Ocean. ” Ghosh agrees. .”[4]

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Supply Chain and Logistics Resolutions for 2017: 4 Things to STOP Doing This Year

Talking Logistics

Three years ago, I wrote a popular post highlighting “ 5 New Year’s Resolutions for Supply Chain and Logistics Executives.” Today, I’m adding to the list of resolutions, but instead of focusing on things you should do this year, I’m focusing on 4 things you should stop doing in 2017. Stop viewing logistics as a cost center.

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Selecting a Supply Chain Technology Provider is Harder than it Seems

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

The logistics industry globally is more competitive, volatile, uncertain and interconnected than ever. Collaborating with the right supply chain technology provider gives stakeholders a crystal-clear picture of the logistics ecosystem. Selecting a Supply Chain Technology Provider is Harder than it Seems. Data security is crucial.

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Building the Network of Networks

Supply Chain Shaman

Fires in a Bangladesh sewing factory resulted in 112 deaths. Port infrastructure and logistics capacity are growing issues. If companies use streaming data through Internet of Things to drive replenishment, do we need customer orders? The factory was a second tier supplier to a primary Wal-Mart supplier.

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Mindmap High-Tech Supply Chain 4.0

Supply Chain Movement

Bangladesh. With emerging ground-breaking technology, such as Augmented and Virtual Reality, Artificial Intelligence with thinking robots, Internet of Things by interconnectivity between machines, 3D printing and Big Data analysis delivers threats and opportunities to high-tech companies at the same time. American Samoa.

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Mindmap for the Supply Chain Director 2020

Supply Chain Movement

Bangladesh. New technologies such as 3D printing, the Internet of Things and social media are creating a tide of digital disruption. An essential precondition is that he or she is responsible for the planning, purchasing, production, logistics and customer service disciplines. American Samoa. Antarctica. Azerbaijan.