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Save The Supply Chain Leader From Groupthink

Supply Chain Shaman

Water levels falling in the Rhine, the Loire, and the Colorado River. IBM, in contrast, purchased over fifteen supply chain acquisitions but drove little innovation. I tell technology leaders, that IBM is the company where innovations go to die. Software mergers & acquisitions also slowed innovation.

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Consumer Packaged Goods Network Optimization: The Key to Supply Chain Resiliency 

Logility

For example, inventory levels can be right-sized to outsmart unpredictable demand so that all consumers’ needs are fully met without the burden of excess carrying costs. Suppose a CPG brand decides to shift its manufacturing capacity from Rhode Island to a higher-cost, yet more-sustainable, alternative in Colorado.

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This Week in Logistics News (December 5-9, 2016)

Talking Logistics

Announces Cloud-Based Marketplace Services and Platform Innovations. Last week, for example, Nikola Motor Company unveiled The Nikola One, a Class 8 zero-emission hydrogen-electric truck that will be in production by 2020. The Colorado Transportation Department and infrastructure developer Aecom Inc.

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Future of Logistics Takes Center Stage in 2017

TMC

States seem to be in a race to innovate and allow liberal testing, but the federal government and trucking industry will keep a close eye on progress so that a broad patchwork of 50 different sets of regulations do not take hold, creating regulation that cannot cross state lines. This must be also balanced with safety for the public.

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The Impact New Technologies Have on the Supply Chain

BlueYonder

All of us supply chain professionals are facing this unprecedented wave of innovation faster than ever. The whitepaper focuses on five innovative technologies that could greatly impact the supply chain. I highly recommend everyone use this whitepaper to navigate and develop your own innovation roadmap. Supply Chain Innovation.

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Look Ma, No Hands! Self-Driving Vehicle Makes Maiden Voyage

Aera Technology

The self-driving tractor trailer traversed 120 miles of Colorado’s I-25 while the driver hung out in the sleeper cab , and by all accounts, the ride went smoothly. But it’s the effect that such an innovation has on the supply chains of the future that really boggles the mind. Warehouse 3.0.,

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The Impact New Technologies Have on the Supply Chain

BlueYonder

All of us supply chain professionals are facing this unprecedented wave of innovation faster than ever. The whitepaper focuses on five innovative technologies that could greatly impact the supply chain. I highly recommend everyone use this whitepaper to navigate and develop your own innovation roadmap. Supply Chain Innovation.