Wed.Nov 09, 2016

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The Industrial Internet of Things, Manufacturing, Supply Chain & Logistics: Where Are We & Where Are We Going?

GlobalTranz

The era of paper-based systems and physically monitoring the supply chain is ending. In place of long paper trails and maintenance schedules, machines with the capacity to communicate their needs and issues via the industrial Internet of Things (IoT) are becoming an essential component of effective processes. You have probably heard about the IoT in the famous GE commercials, such as the “Talking Train and Car,” as depicted on Engineering.com, but you might not have thought about how your organi

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Supply Chain Analytics: Is your data providing information & actions?

Enchange Supply Chain Consultancy

Who coined the term “Big Data”? How did we get there without tiny data, ordinary data, slightly larger data, chubby data and bordering on big data? People working in or associated with Supply Chains seem obsessed by data yet data itself tells you absolutely nothing. Really, not a lot apart from the fact that something is being measured or calculated.

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Turn Bright Ideas Into Profits for the Holidays

Oracle SCM

If you’ve ever hung a string of lights during the holiday season, you know how frustrating it is when one bad bulb blows the entire strand. What if you could tell which bulbs were bad — and which were the best — before your holiday cheer fizzles into utter frustration? If your company commercializes the wrong innovations this holiday season, it could be just as disappointing.

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IoT Order Buttons Are Set to Revolutionize Your Supply Chain: Here’s What You Should Know

Arkieva

“Never worry about running out again…” reads a quote on the Amazon dash button website. We’ve all been there—running out of shampoo while in the shower, or realizing that you forgot one item on your grocery list. With the Internet of Things (IoT) order buttons, that might be a thing of the past. Amazon pioneered the Amazon Dash Buttons in 2015; a Wi-Fi enabled device used for reordering products with the press of a button.

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GEP Procurement & Supply Chain Tech Trends Report

The technological landscape is dynamic and changes quickly. And for procurement and supply chain leaders looking to harness the power of technology to navigate complex challenges and an uncertain business environment, keeping up with the latest trends can be its own obstacle. So, what’s on the technological horizon for procurement and supply chain for the year ahead?

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Driverless Trucks: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

AFFLINK

Since its launch in the 1980’s, autonomous cars have piqued the interests of automobile manufacturers and software developers. And with recent prototypes looking more and more capable, debates have sprung up on the consequences that these supply chain solutions could bring. Let’s find out the good, the bad, and the ugly when it comes to this driverless technology.

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IoT enabled Supply Chain Visibility: The Holy Grail of Supply Chain Managers

Global Trade Management

Written by: Stefan Reidy End-to-end supply chain visibility empowers supply chain and logistics managers to make educated decisions. It helps companies to decrease the impact of disruptions on the supply chain by providing actionable data. Supply chain leaders recognize the importance of visibility as it streamlines operations, reduces business risk, increases efficiencies and enables better decision making and forecasting based on insights offered by real-time data.

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Technology Team of the Year Award for RELEX and Customer Europris

RELEX Solutions

The team that implemented RELEX’s retail planning solution for Norway’s largest discount variety retailer was honoured at a ceremony on Thursday evening. Retail Systems magazine presented the award for ‘Technology Team of the Year 2016’ to a combined team of colleagues from RELEX and Europris for its work on the project, in front of an industry audience at the Millennium Hotel in London’s Mayfair.

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Advanced Analytics: Looking for Better Insights

Enterra Insights

Cause and effect relationships are important for understanding the world around us. Joris M. Mooij, Jonas Peters, Dominik Janzing, Jakob … Continued. The post Advanced Analytics: Looking for Better Insights appeared first on Enterra Solutions.

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Research in Focus: Cloud Computing in Logistics

Talking Logistics

Editor’s Note: Today’s post is the first in a new series we’re launching where we highlight research conducted by select partners and provide our perspective on some of the most interesting findings and results. Back in 2012, Axit (a Siemens company and a Talking Logistics sponsor) together with the Institute for Cloud Computing (IFCC) surveyed over 130 supply chain and logistics professionals across various industries in Europe to determine the state of cloud computing in logistics and how it m

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Scaling Logistics for Success: A White Claw Story

Speaker: Scott Campbell and Molly Feller

As the demand for your products skyrockets 🚀, you're likely experiencing logistical challenges that are preventing you from scaling your business. The sudden surge in demand can be exciting, but it can also put a strain on your supply chain and logistics operations. In this webinar, join Scott Campbell, Vice President, Logistics & Demand at Mark Anthony Services and Molly Feller, VP Logistics as a Service Operations at e2open, as they explore the challenges that arise when companies expe

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TIBCO Insight Platform enhances intelligent business operations with data management and analytics logic

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

TIBCO Software Inc., a global provider of integration, API management, and analytics solutions, has announced its TIBCO Insight Platform solution for facilitating faster and more informed decisions and actions on the business.

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A Better Approach to Managing Your Extended Supply Chain

E2open

A Better Approach to Managing Your Extended Supply Chain. alyssa. Wednesday 9 November 2016. Patrick Lemoine, Vice President, Product Marketing, E2open. Outsourcing various parts of manufacturing started in the high tech industry a few decades ago and is now the new norm in most industries today. In fact, according to a survey by Peerless Research Group on behalf of Supply Chain Management Review , 84% of companies say they outsource manufacturing to some degree.

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Omni Channel Implications from the NRF Holiday 2016 Report

Logility

The National Retail Foundation’s (NRF) Holiday 2016 update predicts sales to increase 3.6% during November and December. At the same time, online sales are expected to increase by 7% to 10% over 2015. What does this mean to you? The growth of online spending shines a bright light on how important it is for retailers to serve customers where and when they want to purchase.

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A Better Approach to Managing Your Extended Supply Chain

E2open

A Better Approach to Managing Your Extended Supply Chain. alyssa. Wednesday 9 November 2016. Patrick Lemoine, Vice President, Product Marketing, E2open. Outsourcing various parts of manufacturing started in the high tech industry a few decades ago and is now the new norm in most industries today. In fact, according to a survey by Peerless Research Group on behalf of Supply Chain Management Review , 84% of companies say they outsource manufacturing to some degree.

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The Big Payoff of Application Analytics

Outdated or absent analytics won’t cut it in today’s data-driven applications – not for your end users, your development team, or your business. That’s what drove the five companies in this e-book to change their approach to analytics. Download this e-book to learn about the unique problems each company faced and how they achieved huge returns beyond expectation by embedding analytics into applications.

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Omni Channel Implications from the NRF Holiday 2016 Report

Logility

The National Retail Foundation’s (NRF) Holiday 2016 update predicts sales to increase 3.6% during November and December. At the same time, online sales are expected to increase by 7% to 10% over 2015. What does this mean to you? The growth of online spending shines a bright light on how important it is for retailers to serve customers where and when they want to purchase.

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Alibaba’s Plan to Go Global and Reinvent Retail With 11-11 Shopping Festival

Tompkins Blog

What used to be known as “Singles Day” in China has been redefined and rebranded as “The 11/11 Global Shopping Festival” by the holiday’s eCommerce patron saint, Alibaba, and with good reason. This year’s 11/11 is going glam, global, and digital. The post Alibaba’s Plan to Go Global and Reinvent Retail With 11-11 Shopping Festival appeared first on Tompkins International.

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Building a Supply Chain Masterpiece with Concurrent Planning

Kinaxis

by Alexa Cheater There’s something to be said about the resiliency of a really good supply chain. One that’s able to quickly respond to those unexpected problems, easily adapt to changing industry conditions and make waves with its innovative, yet still efficient, processes. It’s like a piece of moving artwork – all those intricacies and people working behind the scenes to deliver exactly what the masses of the world want, when and where they want it.

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Global Trade Reacts To Donald Trump’s Stunning Win

Supply Chain 24/7

Markets were focused on the Trump trade, with the new U.S. President Elect Donald Trump possibly bringing new risks to the forefront, as new trade agreements appear unlikely.

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GEP Spend Category Outlook 2024

Your Roadmap to Smarter Spend Management in 2024 Geopolitical, economic and supply chain challenges will stick around in 2024, but don’t despair. There are strategic opportunities to leverage AI-powered technology and digital toolsets to overcome these hurdles more effectively. GEP experts in nearly two dozen critical categories guide you in the right direction in our annual comprehensive resource — GEP Spend Category Outlook 2024.