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SAP Ariba Offers Collaborative Sourcing Professional App

SAP Ariba has developed Ariba Collaborative Sourcing Professional, the latest addition to its sourcing applications.

Analytics, Mobile, Sensors, Beacons, IoT Enable Retailers to Optimize Operations From End to End

The Internet of Things (IoT) has finally matured to where frictionless retail is becoming real.

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Real-Time Location System Enables Clinic to Keep Tabs on Patients, Employees, Assets

Since opening last month, the new Stanford Children's Health Specialty Services - Sunnyvale clinic has received the best patient satisfaction survey results of any of Stanford Children's Health 60-some facilities. The health-care company attributes the high patient satisfaction levels, in large part, to a real-time location system that enables the staff to find patients, personnel and assets efficiently, says Lee Kwiatkowski, Stanford Children's Health's director of ambulatory transformation.

Ortec Consulting Partners With Microsoft for Big Data Portal

Ortec Consulting has launched its Big Data Portal, providing analytics as a service.

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Not Designed for E-Commerce, Logistics Networks Begin to Feel Strain

One of the major findings from the 27th Annual State of Logistics report is that "gaps" in infrastructure and "accelerating trends for speed" will increasingly put pressure on a logistics system not designed for e-commerce driven "last mile, last minute" delivery service.

Scan-Based Trading Technology Isn't Going Away. Distributors Need to Adapt to That Reality

Scan-based trading (SBT) is often thought of as a process solely for larger big box retailers. This business model transitions the relationship with suppliers from purchased inventory to vendor-managed inventory, with the checkout scan data serving as the channel to pay for the goods to the distributor. The data collected from the transactions is then delivered to the distributor, as a form of a receipt.

ITE Group, Messe München to Co-locate at MODEX 2018

MHI, Messe München and ITE Group will co-locate at the newly formed Transportation & Logistics America (TLA) exhibit with MODEX 2018.

MercuryGate Integrates TMS With Thoroughbred Direct Portal

MercuryGate International Inc. has entered into a partnership with Thoroughbred Direct Intermodal Services, Inc. (TDIS), a subsidiary of Norfolk Southern Railroad.

Distributor of Fasteners Offers RFID Service That Automatically Replenishes Parts

Endries International, a distributor of fasteners and related production supplies, is offering its customers an RFID-driven service that automatically replenishes parts inventory. The service is designed to help its customers prevent out-of-stocks, speed up replenishment times and reduce the amount of inventory they need to keep on hand.

Cloud Usage in Manufacturing, Engineering to Triple by 2017, Study Finds

Global manufacturing companies say they have realized good results by adopting cloud applications, and they plan to accelerate cloud use dramatically by 2017 - especially in their manufacturing, engineering and operations groups. Some of the biggest benefits have come from lower IT costs, higher employee productivity, better data visibility and gains in process automation.

A Guide to Managed Sourcing: Successful Technology Implementation Requires the Power of People

Technology is an invaluable asset for sourcing teams, but it's not the end-all and be-all. In fact, for many organizations, evaluating vendors and deploying procurement technology can quickly become a major headache due to a lack of differentiation, long implementation time-lines and steep learning curves. Even when implementation goes smoothly, many procurement departments find themselves in a precarious position following deployment - they have a new, powerful technology at their disposal, but not enough people or internal resources to fully take advantage of its benefits and functionality.

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NetSuite Provides Unified Cloud Platform for Large Distributor

Challenge: A distributor of industrial equipment found itself saddled with siloed applications running in a fragmented IT environment that provided little visibility. Productivity suffered as staff had to manually process, import and export data across multiple systems, and a lack of real-time client information was causing needless delays and lost opportunities for sales and customer service.

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How a Leading U.S. Floral Distribution Company Reduced Warehouse Labor Costs by 45% with RFID

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Enhancing High-Value Electronics Shipment Security with Tive's Real-Time Tracking

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