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How Do You Turn Supply Chain Data Into Actionable Information?

Logility

So how do you turn that data into actionable information? For instance, a modern report for a manufacturer might display all the data about transportation providers as usable information, in a scorecard format. Essentially, the dashboard determines whether a transportation system is effective. Dashboarding.

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SCM Global 50: Best Global Supply Chain Blogs

Supply Chain Opz

Managing the smooth flow of material and information in global supply chain context has been a business challenge for many years and many companies tries to find the new ways to take the advantage of the shift of global economy. Then, this article will show you some good resources that will help you handle the complexities in global scm.

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RFID in the Supply Chain: Fizzling Technology or the Future of Effective SCM?

GlobalTranz

More recently, with the rise of interconnected systems, the analytics to derive value from those systems seems, and decreased costs, RFID is resurrecting as a solution for increasing supply chain management (SCM), visibility into processes, and reducing inventory tracking costs. Active Versus Passive RFID Tags in SCM.

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SCM Global 50: Best Global Supply Chain Blogs 2014

Supply Chain Opz

Managing the smooth flow of material and information in global supply chain context has been a business challenge for many years and many companies tries to find the new ways to take the advantage of the shift of global economy. Then, this article will show you some good resources that will help you handle the complexities in global scm.

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The Importance of Value-Added Services in Logistics and SCM!

Supply Chain Game Changer

The sum of SMS (Short Message Service), data-over-cellular, and information-service income is used to compute total VAS income. According to Adelante SCM’s recent research , 63 percent of organizations that use value-added services consider it a “very significant” business function. – Record Retention.

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Instilling Added Efficiencies and Transportation Agility- Uber Freight and Oracle Partnership

Supply Chain Matters

As developments regarding industry supply chain disruptions continue unabated, businesses now increasingly face the sting of higher supply chain and transportation driven costs impacting the bottom line. Further, sustainability and transportation efficiency are intrinsically linked for long-term business continuity.

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Driving Sustainability in the Age of Supply Chain Disruption

Logistics Viewpoints

Emerging technologies play a role in managing disruption and are driving change in the transportation and logistics industries. Systems infrastructure – Cloud and improved information sharing through social and business networks, often enabled by blockchain. All of these come together in some way with autonomous transportation options.