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3 Questions from Your Future Supply Chain Talent

Logistics Viewpoints

The millennials who precede them have already discovered this, with 34% in the APICS report citing the “lack of needed resources or technology systems” as the second most frustrating part of their job. These young people embrace, rather than fear, technology.

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The Power of the Network: ERP vs. Spend Management

Logistics Viewpoints

GEP and the North Carolina State University (NCSU) Supply Chain Resource Cooperative surveyed supply chain, procurement and IT professionals across a range of industries to gain insight into their priorities and strategies regarding supply chain resilience and optimization. Networks and Benchmarking.

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New Student Projects Suggest Greater Focus on Analytics

Supply Chain View from the Field

The challenge involves matching a group of bright, eager, and hungry young MBA and engineering students to a group of projects identified by a group of companies, through the now well-established Supply Chain Resource Cooperative in the Poole College of Management.

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The WSJ Drucker Management 250 List: NC State’s Input into the Ratings

NC State SCRC

NC State’s Supply Chain Resource Cooperative has played an important role in the development of these ratings, since the early days of its development. Based on several iterations of discussions, reviews of metrics, and benchmarking, the team settled on a system for assessing two important indications of supply chain performance.

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Getting that “Swing” in Supply Chain Management

Talking Logistics

The net result is a supply chain that is slower and less efficient than optimal, a supply chain that requires more time and resources to keep companies on course with their strategic objectives and customer expectations. How do you successfully align goals, metrics, and resources across functional groups?

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Industry 4.0: Will Your Business Survive?

Murano Corporation

The Internet of Services The Internet of Services is the label applied to a configurable pool of networking resources that can be allocated on an on-demand basis. Resources may include processing power, storage space, access to applications or data, and more. Legacy ERP is slow, heavy, and complex and often times paralyzing.