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The IoT Reality Check

C3 Solutions

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. With better quality information – not to mention more of it – retailers are able to take more informed action on their inventory positions. Where's the ROI?

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Is Your Halloween Candy Responsibly Sourced?

SupplyShift

Cocoa beans grow best in hot and rainy regions hugging the equator, places like Ghana, Nigeria, Ivory Coast, Ecuador, Peru and Papua New Guinea. Unfortunately, these same regions suffer from chronic economic and political instability, as well as new threats from climate change.

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Viral Reaction: Zika and the Supply Chain

Elementum

Countries like Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, with major commodities like aluminum and iron ores, and rubber products, were isolated from the rest of the world as all commodity access points (sea, air and ground) have to undergo stringent measures that has lead to costly delays. In, ArcelorMittal S.A.’s

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Is Your Halloween Candy Responsibly Sourced?

SupplyShift

Cocoa beans grow best in hot and rainy regions hugging the equator, places like Ghana, Nigeria, Ivory Coast, Ecuador, Peru and Papua New Guinea. Unfortunately, these same regions suffer from chronic economic and political instability, as well as new threats from climate change.

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Smart Cities Should Focus on Helping People

Enterra Insights

However, when cities view themselves as “the world’s best laboratories for solutions,” citizens can feel like they are guinea pigs. Other crucial elements include air and water quality sensors, surveillance cameras, and waste receptacle sensors.” Footnotes. [1]

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Smart Cities Should Focus on Helping People

Enterra Insights

However, when cities view themselves as “the world’s best laboratories for solutions,” citizens can feel like they are guinea pigs. Other crucial elements include air and water quality sensors, surveillance cameras, and waste receptacle sensors.” Footnotes. [1]

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May 2019 Automation Hero: Elsante Mnzava of Mkenga Group

EazyStock

For example, when a procurement officer doesn’t have to spend 5 hours fiddling with calculations on Excel, he or she can now spend that much more time negotiating with a supplier or maybe even researching substitute products of better quality. As this month’s Automation Hero, you know how automation can benefit a business.