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Innovate to survive. That’s the key message I took away from this year’s Gartner Supply Chain Executive Conference . While that may not be exactly what Gartner had in mind—the official theme was The Bimodal Supply Chain: Tackling Today, Preparing for …
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People are the heart of your company and one of your company’s most valuable assets. That’s why practically every company strives to provide great compensation, benefits, offer new age work spaces, and cultivate engaging and fun cultures. All of this is …
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Lightbulbs that change colors from a command on your phone and turn on when you enter the room, thermostats that can figure out when you are in the house and adjust accordingly, refrigerators that e-mail you when you are out of milk, garage doors that let …
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Here in Canada, major highways are getting new electronic signs that provide warnings to motorists about upcoming road hazards. One foggy morning, I drove by a sign that declared “REDUCE SPEED – LIMITED VISIBILITY”. Sure enough, the fog was so thick in …
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Velocity. Speed . Quickness. In speaking with customers, I’ve heard a lot about how critical speed is in maximizing efficiency, agility, and profitability. I’ve heard how having the ability to know sooner and act faster in relation to opportunities and …
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How much is too much? That’s the question many supply chain practitioners are asking themselves in this world of big data, where a flood of new information is rapidly becoming readily available. It’s now possible to have more details than ever about your …
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It’s an old approach seeing a revival in the new digital age—putting the customers’ needs first. All across business, no matter the industry, size, or geographic location, the push is on to return to a more customer-centric business model. Thanks, in …
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It’s always a summer of sequels at the cinema box office. Whether it is your favorite comic book action film from Marvel, a third Star Trek film, finding Dory’s parents, more Conjuring, an alien resurgence or even more of Jason Bourne, there always seems …
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The Devil is in the Data Details: Entering a New Global Market So you’re about to launch into a new global market. It’s thrilling, full of potential, and has its own set of opportunities and challenges. One of these challenges that you might not think of …
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Getting the Right Product in Front of the Right People It took an augmented reality video game and a host of made up monsters to seemingly solve one of end-to-end supply chain’s biggest problems–getting the right product in front of the right people. Too …
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What do an SCM thought leader and a legendary lead guitarist have in common? Easy. They’re going to jazz up our annual supply chain conference Kinexions with keynote sessions that inform, inspire and entertain. This year, the Kinexions ’16 team is …
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Warning: This blog post isn’t for the faint of heart. In fact, I should include a PG-13 rating on it. Just kidding, although, for those involved, the scare factor must’ve been pretty high at times. Halloween is big business. In fact, National Retail …