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2024: Planning for Success Amid the Uncertainty

Logistics Viewpoints

Sourcing and procurement comes in close second at 88 percent, followed by innovation at 87 percent. Logistics and inventory management rounds out the top four focus areas at 82 percent. Sourcing and Procurement In sourcing and procurement, the top focus area for 2024 continues to be supplier/vendor relationship management (SRM).

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The Changing Landscape of Retail Supply Chains

Enterra Insights

The so-called “retail apocalypse” was deepened by the pandemic, then came inventory overload and inflation. Big Data Analytics and AI are at the forefront of this technological revolution, offering unprecedented opportunities for retailer agencies and agents to optimize their operations and enhance customer experience.”[1]

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What Powers Artificial Intelligence (AI)? A Guide to Procurement!

Supply Chain Game Changer

But few people really understand what it is, how it works and more importantly, why it is so important to Procurement. This paper seeks to answer those questions and specifically address its benefits to the Procurement process by addressing the following checklist: Checklist. What is Artificial Intelligence or AI?

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The Top 6 Trends in Logistics Impacting Shippers in 2017

GlobalTranz

The election is over, but the race is just starting for logistics providers. From Amazon to hyper-local retailers, 2017 will be a year of intense scrutiny and pressure on logistics providers. Fortunately, your organization can get ahead of the learning curve by knowing what trends in logistics to watch for this year.

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Supply Chain Optimization 101: How to Best Harness the Power of Big Data

AFFLINK

You can’t open a major tech news site these days without encountering the words “big data.” What is Big Data? The easy question first: what is big data? As explained by a recent IBM report, “Big data is being generated by everything around us at all times. How Can Big Data be Used?

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The Advantage of Speed: The Cooper Health Supply Chain Relies Upon Real-time Risk Alerts

Logistics Viewpoints

These are big data platforms that monitor news sources and assorted databases from governments, financial institutions, ESG NGOs, and other sources to detect when a negative event has occurred or may be about to occur. The i-Score helps procurement leaders quickly assess the overall health of their extended supply chains.

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BD Achieves End-to-End Supply Chain Visibility

Logistics Viewpoints

Kevin Nelson, a chief procurement officer and senior vice president at BD, agreed to be interviewed on this topic. In a conversation with Everstream’s chief data officer, the executive told this writer that the company was using artificial intelligence (AI) and Big Data to solve this n-tier problem. But I was skeptical.