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Throwback Thursday

Supply Chain Shaman

This week, as the east coast of the United States was deluged with rain, I basked in beautiful San Diego sun while attending the Logimed USA event. The operating margin for the medical device industry is 4X that of the automotive manufacturer and 2x the margin of the hospital. And, I believe that it needs to happen FAST!

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How to Use Big Data Analytics to Drive Business Value in Procurement Forward (Part 1)

Jaggaer

As we gear up for REV2019 , we’re revisiting this interview with Walter Charles, CPO of Biogen, who sat down with us at last year’s REV event to discuss the procurement challenges and trends facing manufacturing companies. . Procurement Trends in Manufacturing. Q: What are the big trends in manufacturing?

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Omni-channel Emerging as Top Retail Logistics Issue

Supply Chain Network

December is now upon us and before we know it we’ll be starting off 2014 right, which means it won’t be long until we’re all gathering in San Diego Feb 23 rd to 26 th for RILA Supply Chain 2014. Speaker(s): Rob Bass, Vice President, Distribution, Best Buy Co., Achieving Supply Chain Excellence in a Dynamic Era.