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Podcast | Inventory Is ‘Evil’? Not So Fast

It was Apple CEO Tim Cook who called inventory “fundamentally evil.” But a lot of manufacturers and retailers don’t seem to agree with him.

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Driving Supply Chain Resiliency Via Strategic Alignment

Supply chains are the lifeblood of any company. Yet disruptions are an inevitable part of doing business globally.

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Return of the Reverse Auction: Will Suppliers Play?

Suppliers existing on already thin margins are fearful of being beaten down on price by powerful buyers. So why would they embrace reserve auctions, which end up awarding contracts to the cheapest bidder?

0826 Returnofthe Reverse

Q&A | How the Supply Chain Impacts Food Safety

Transportation and the supply chain play a critical role in ensuring the safety of food as it moves from farm to the ultimate consumer, says Wilbur Deck, solutions engineer with Trimble.

0816 Howthe Supply Chain

How Spend-Management Solutions Can Help Private Universities

For private colleges and universities, spend-management offerings can prove to be a valuable asset in the struggle to manage tight budgets.

0814 How Spend Management Solutions

Improving Vendor Management by Streamlining Approvals

Businesses must figure out how to streamline the approvals process in order to ensure effective vendor management.

How to Create a Successful Business Intelligence Strategy

Business intelligence is a mandatory tool for companies that wish to survive in the current economy.

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Can’t Cope With a Mass of Customer Complaints? AI to the Rescue

The old days of the Quality movement seem quaint in retrospect: the banners, the slogans, the prizes and team-building events. Today, quality management is all about information — or, more to the point, how to keep from getting buried in it.

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Q&A | Embarking on a Journey to the Digital Supply Chain

Supply-chain visibility is just the first step in the journey toward enabling a digital supply chain, says David McCarty, vice president of customer solutions with TransVoyant.

0726 Embarkingona Journey

Q&A | How Analytics Are Transforming the Supply Chain

Jim Hayden, chief technology officer with Savi Technology, details how analytics are improving the supply chain — especially human capabilities.

0724 How Analytics Are Transforming

Q&A | The New World of 'Software Intelligence'

Spencer Askew, chief executive officer with Teknowlogi, offers his definition of the term "software intelligence," and discusses how it enables new developments in artificial intelligence and machine learning.

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Four Solutions to Achieving a More Transparent Supply Chain

Global supply chains are becoming increasingly complex, as businesses juggle multinational suppliers and service providers, constantly shifting regulations, and more informed consumers demanding increased responsiveness and sustainability.

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