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The IoT Reality Check

C3 Solutions

Consumer data provider Nielsen refers to this as 'frictionless commerce", or giving shoppers, "zero resistance from discovery to assessment to shopping to payment to fulfillment…. 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.

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Talking Turkey for Thanksgiving

Enterra Insights

He’s not just referring to today’s global supply chain, but to historical global supply chains as well. Europeans confused this bird with the guinea hen (an African fowl) that had been imported via Ottoman Turkey.

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Aluminum and silicon shortages causing price volatility

Resilinc

At the same time, Chinese imports of bauxite from Guinea, the world’s largest supplier, were threatened by political unrest there. For reference, that’s about how much capacity was installed worldwide in 2020.

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A Reflection on Supply Chain Digitization Trends in the Metal Industry

o9 Solutions

There is not a single day without the metals industry making the headlines: from the Guinea coup to price volatility, to the semiconductor crisis impacting the automotive industry and consequently reducing the demand for metal manufacturers. Recent reference model and cloud-native solutions allow for significantly faster implementation.

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How to Avoid Painful Tech-Integrations: 3 Things to Look Out For

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As a quick note, when we refer to 'integration,' we mean the connection between two pieces of software or workflows. As a client, you should be able to ask 3rd party providers for references. You don't want to be the guinea pig. Find and engage the correct 3rd party technology provider who can help you achieve it.

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How to Avoid Painful Tech-Integrations: 3 Things to Look Out For

Parade

As a quick note, when we refer to 'integration,' we mean the connection between two pieces of software or workflows. As a client, you should be able to ask 3rd party providers for references. You don't want to be the guinea pig. what you want the technology to help you achieve. Find and engage. If they have great!

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How to Avoid Painful Tech-Integrations: 3 Things to Look Out For

Parade

As a quick note, when we refer to 'integration,' we mean the connection between two pieces of software or workflows. As a client, you should be able to ask 3rd party providers for references. You don't want to be the guinea pig. Find and engage the correct 3rd party technology provider who can help you achieve it.