New Era of Managers Demand Innovation Supply Chain Technologies

Posted by on Apr 20, 2011 in Smart Phones, Software as a Service (SaaS), Supply Chain Technology, Supply Chain Thoughts | Comments Off I was recently doing an interview with a large industry analyst firm and got involved in an interesting conversation regarding the future of the supply chain. So let me first say we don’t have a Crystal Ball…but… I think I do have an interesting lens of technology adoption to look through. Looking through this lens we all see something that is not only intriguing but also spells massive,...
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Are you Multi-Tasking or Asleep at the Wheel? A Lesson from Home Depot

Posted by on Jan 23, 2011 in 3PL Insights, Cost Efficiencies, Process Improvement, Reporting & Analytics, Strategy, Supply Chain Technology, Supply Chain Thoughts | Comments Off So I just finished reading an interesting article in Business Week entitled “Home Depot‘s Fix-It Lady“. The article was from the magazine’s JAN 17-23, 2011 issue and was sub-titled “Chief Financial Officer Carol Tome has a shot at CEO, if she can solve the retailer’s technology problems”. Of course the mention of technology and a brand like Home Depot...
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Supply Chain Leaders Need to Catch up with Today’s Technologies

Posted by on Dec 22, 2010 in Business Intelligence, Cost Efficiencies, Reporting & Analytics, Software as a Service (SaaS), Supply Chain Technology, Supply Chain Thoughts | Comments Off “Four-who?…Oh FourSquare you say? What’s that – a new coffee shop?” Go inside your supply chain department and start talking with the folks that make up your broader team and I suspect the above is the type of conversations you’ll end up having with many of your peers and leaders when it comes to new technologies.  I will say right off the bat – I...
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