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The IoT Reality Check

C3 Solutions

The biggest barrier to the IoT is that most enterprises do not know what to do with the technology," 3 says Gartner Research Vice President Mark Hung. Nobody wants to be the guinea pig," Intel's global logistics procurement director Greg Christensen told the authors of the 2019 State of Logistics Report. Where's the ROI?

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China Restricts Exports on Two Chip Metals, Raising Supply Chain Concerns

Exiger Perspectives

With existing domestic deposits and expanding processing capacity, Exiger’s research and analysis suggests that the U.S. Bauxite is mined in quantities matching Chinese output by countries like Australia and Guinea. Germanium is primarily acquired as a byproduct of zinc processing, and the U.S. This includes the U.S.

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May 2019 Automation Hero: Elsante Mnzava of Mkenga Group

EazyStock

Today, Amex Auto Spares’ local procurement staff spend considerably more time negotiating best pricing with suppliers rather than trying to figure out what to buy! As this month’s Automation Hero, you know how automation can benefit a business. What kinds of tasks have you helped your clients automate?

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May 2019 Automation Hero: Elsante Mnzava of Mkenga Group

EazyStock

Today, Amex Auto Spares’ local procurement staff spend considerably more time negotiating the best pricing with suppliers rather than trying to figure out what to buy! As this month’s Automation Hero, you know how automation can benefit a business. What kinds of tasks have you helped your clients to automate?

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New: Global Trade Map 2016

Supply Chain Movement

According to Aberdeen Research, “international shipments cost twice as much, take five times as long and have five times more variability than domestic shipments.” Equatorial Guinea. Guinea-bissau. Papua New Guinea. By Supply Chain Movement in collaboration with Amber Road. El Salvador. Falkland Islands (Malvinas).