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Implementing Last-mile Delivery Technology

Logistics Viewpoints

To remain competitive, retailers and carriers must excel in the crucial last-mile delivery stage. To Build or To Buy Companies looking to implement new or improve existing delivery technology face a crucial decision: should they build an in-house platform or buy an existing solution from a vendor?

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Pandemic Lessons For Supply Chain Leaders

Supply Chain Shaman

The Covid-19 pandemic tested the global supply chain. While prior risk management disruptions occurred and quickly established a new normal, in the COVID-19 pandemic, the only normal is constant change. Initially, the output was published to procurement to design strategic buying strategies. It will not be over soon.

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Five Reasons Why Are We Not Making Progress on Inventory Management

Supply Chain Shaman

I was speaking to a frustrated CFO last week that said, “If I had 1% of the money spent on technology to improve inventory management, I would be a rick man.” I wanted to say, “You let the consultants influence you to buy the wrong technologies based on IT standardization. Most planning happens in Excel Spreadsheets.

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The Intersection of Sustainability and Consumer Behavior

QAD

But all kidding aside, the world is changing on both a global and societal level. It has most definitely impacted how people buy products of all types and in all industries. However, at the same time, the technology of better data management is most definitely helping manufacturers as well. Hopefully yet probably not.

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How Can Manufacturers Manage Disruption and Improve Productivity?

Logility

But the pressure to do even more with less is relentless, especially in a volatile business climate such as the one the global community is currently experiencing with the pandemic. Over time, ineffective quality control processes will affect customer satisfaction, buying behaviors, and ultimately lead to lost market share.

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Trends that will shape digital commerce in Malaysia in 2022

Vinculum

Digital purchasing has made people more comfortable and indulged in getting the products at their homes in real-time. The excellent part of online purchasing is that it adds more value to the shopping. The globalization of the e-commerce platform. The world in terms of marketplace. New Digital Goods and its purpose.

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How Can Manufacturers Manage Disruption and Improve Productivity?

Logility

But the pressure to do even more with less is relentless, especially in a volatile business climate such as the one the global community is currently experiencing with the pandemic. Over time, ineffective quality control processes will affect customer satisfaction, buying behaviors, and ultimately lead to lost market share.