Thu.Dec 29, 2016

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Getting Ready for 2017: Reflections on Telling Lies

Supply Chain Shaman

The streets below me today are icy and wet. It is a dark and dismal day. However, not for long. The gloomy streets will soon be alive with Mummers to ring in the New Year in Philadelphia. The Mummers Parade is a Philadelphia tradition. I love the string bands, and I will be standing at the corner of Broad and City Hall celebrating the New Year. New Year’s Eve is a time for parties.

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Why Winning Companies will Transform into Digital Enterprises

Enterra Insights

There seems to be a growing consensus among business analysts that organizations organized around principles developed during the industrial age … Continued. The post Why Winning Companies will Transform into Digital Enterprises appeared first on Enterra Solutions.

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New French law to require for companies to report on GHG emissions in their supply chains

EcoVadis

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) reporting is mandatory in France for publicly listed and non-listed companies with at least 500 employees and a minimum of 100 million Euros turnover. While this has not changed, the information to be declared by companies has now become more comprehensive: Since the new Decree of 19 th August 2016, important direct (Scope 1) and indirect (Scope 2 and 3) GHG emissions linked to the supply chain will have to be declared, covering both upstream and downstream

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Does Your Supply Chain Risk Management Strategy Hold Water?

MIT Supply Chain

Companies have come a long way in their ability to manage supply chain risk, but they urgently need to step-up their efforts in one key area: the threats posed by water scarcity. The Carbon Disclosure Project’s (CDP) 2016 Annual Report of Corporate Water Disclosure, published in November 2016, provides a wake-up call. A total of […].

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2024 Annual T&L M&A Report

Tenney Group, an industry specialized M&A Advisory firm in the T&L space, produced the 2024 Annual M&A Report. The report contains an in depth overview of 2023 notable deals and the market, while also providing the outlook for 2024 M&A.

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2017 Trends & Transformations in the Pharma Supply Chain

Aera Technology

The pharmaceutical supply chain is one of the most complex supply chains in the world. That’s no surprise when you consider the global nature of the industry and the size and scope of the companies that dominate the space. But it is also notoriously unwieldy and has historically been resistant to transformation.

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PMP Test Prep: Rita PMP, Crowe PMP or Head First PMP?

Supply Chain Opz

Are you a new project manager looking for best PMP test prep? Today we will show you the best PMP test prep that helps you ace the PMP examination quickly. Why is PMP Certificate Important? Project management is one of the most important business management practice today. It is used widely by any types of business and function. From retailing to coal mining and from construction management to new product introduction and development.

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Amazon Patent Reveals Flying Warehouses that Send Delivery Drones to You

Techgistics

Amazon has recently made waves in the industry with a series of moves that illustrate that it is serious about getting into the logistics business. Amazon leased 20 cargo planes to deliver goods to and from fulfillment centers, registered as an ocean freight forwarder in China , and built an ‘ Uber for Trucking ’ app to match truck drivers with shippers.

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Cybersecurity and the Trucking Industry

GTG Technology Group

Cybersecurity – just like regulatory compliance or human resources – is a fundamental part of business practices today. Check out those changes on GTG Technology Groups latest White Paper: Cybersecurity and the Trucking Industry, Click here. The post Cybersecurity and the Trucking Industry appeared first on GTG Technology Group.

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Supply Chain Graphic of the Week on the Impact of a Rising US Dollar on GDP, Exports, and More

Supply Chain Digest

Ironically, Rise in US Dollar Since Trump Election will Make it All the Harder to Boost US Manufacturing, Reduce Imports

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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.