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IBM Watson Intelligent Supply Chain Workshop Brings Executives Together to Share Thoughts on Deployment

NC State SCRC

The intent of this executive forum is to bring together supply chain executives to engage in an open discussion of how analytics and AI can be used to create competitive advantage in the organization. We also shared results from the recent report completed by IBM and NC State on the current state of data analytics and Artificial Intelligence.

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What is Supplier Relationship Management (SRM)?

Supply Chain Game Changer

My father reinforced this with me by his example. He spent his entire career in Purchasing and Procurement. I discussed our situation with him and he suggested to me that I needed a workshop with all of our suppliers together, even if they were competitors. It applied to anyone and everyone, including suppliers.

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Using the Bits: Building Digital Outside-In Processes

Supply Chain Shaman

As shown in the 2015 Supply Chains to Admire report , over time, top performing supply chains plateau. Let’s take an example. In the evolution of today’s analytics most companies are evaluating concurrent optimization of transactional data. As shown in Figure 3, the period of 2015-2020 will be about analytics.

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Five Trends That Excite Me!

Supply Chain Shaman

I am facilitating a workshop between supply chain business visionaries and technology innovators. There are many examples in the market. The SAP acquisition of Ariba slowed innovation and the purchase, and then the failed promise of investment in Crossgate was disappointing to SAP supply chain business users.

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How to Create an Unbeatable Retail Customer Experience in 2023

ShipBob

A Salesforce report found that almost 90% of shoppers consider the customer experience as important as the company’s products or services. This article discusses what it takes to create a great retail experience for your customers, plus some unique examples from renowned brands. What is a retail experience?

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Podcast: Rob Handfield on Suppliers, Data, Tech, and Talent

Requis

In the 1990s, purchasing managers were focusing on how to beat up their suppliers in order to buy cheaper. Meanwhile, salespeople for suppliers were trying to work around procurement. Almost all the student projects were related to analytics. Analytics is key. In the pre-COVID world, we thought about landed costs.

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As Europe Rebounds Supply Chain Continues to Shine

MIT Supply Chain

An example of the network’s strength is a recent workshop on risk management in Basel, Switzerland, that was organized by 15 graduates of ZLC’s master degree program. This cluster of graduates works in the pharmaceutical industry (for more information see the news story ZLC Alumni Organize Industry Workshop ).

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