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Implementing Fully Integrated EDI for Supply Chain Efficiency

In today's world of web-based ordering, consumers expect the right products to be available all the time, delivered quickly, and for status updates to be provided at every stage of the process until the product is received. This places very high expectations on wholesalers, suppliers, distributors and retailers alike to ensure they are able to meet this demand, and they have little margin for errors and delays. The manual processes businesses have historically relied on make them vulnerable to the factors that contribute to these shortcomings and can negatively affect production, margins, reputation, scorecard performance and, ultimately, the bottom line. Because of this, supply chain executives are embracing real-time visibility and system collaboration.

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North American CEOs Pleased With Recent Growth, Project Even More, Study Finds

All CEOs of 14 North American 3PLs say their companies were profitable in 2015 and believe the regional 3PL industry had also been profitable for the year. Moreover, each sees the bottom line continuing to be positive over the next three years.

3PLs Transition from Providers to Collaborative Partners, Study Says

Today's rapid pace of change is adding complexity to the roles of shippers and their logistics providers, so many 3PLs have evolved from tactical service providers to collaborative partners that take on greater accountability and control. Providers have also increased their technology expectations, and 3PLs are responding with increased capabilities.

Digital Supply Chain Tech Could Drive Huge Savings for Heavy Vehicles, Study Says

Annual operating costs for heavy goods vehicles could be slashed by around 28 percent per vehicle by 2025 by adopting new digital supply chain technology.

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IOT Strategic Benefit, Companies Say, But They Don't Take Comprehensive Approach

A majority of enterprises say the internet of things is strategic to their business, but most still take a piecemeal approach to IoT security.

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Industrial Internet of Things Gets Much Needed Security Framework

The publication of the Industrial Internet Security Framework by the IIC is a vital early step towards creating security in the Industrial IoT. Strong security becomes increasingly crucial as more and more critical infrastructure becomes connected and remotely controllable.

Johnson & Johnson Sees Internet of Things as Way to Improve Healthcare

The Internet of Things has been widely celebrated as a game-changing technology for field service and maintenance applications because it allows one device to "talk" to another, communicating when a machine or system could potentially degrade or fail. But what if the "breakdown" is occurring not within a facility or a production process, but within the human body?

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Set of Best Practices to Ensure IoT Security Released by Consortium

IoT is complex, fast-growing and often intertwined with systems that govern things like water and power. That makes IoT security a critical requirement, but it's one that's not necessarily well understood.

Robots Enter Finance Departments of Many Fortune 500 Companies

In fairly short order, robots have begun taking over in the corporate world -- infiltrating finance departments, some other functions, and operational areas in a number of industries. For the most part, robots are being deployed to automate repeatable, standardized, or logical tasks historically handled by people.

Excellence in Speed, Scale and Value Required for Successful Digital Transformation

CEOs around the world are eager for digital transformation. Most understand why their companies need to transform, and most have a basic understanding of what must be done. But a fundamental question remains: how do they make it happen?

IoT Platform Provides Single Interface for South African Meat Company

Cavalier Group, a vertically integrated provider of red meat to South African retailers, operates cattle and lamb livestock farms, feedlots, livestock trading houses, slaughterhouses and meat packing plants across the country. It had relied heavily on various sensors to manage its operations - such as thermistors that are used to ensure its chillers are operating optimally - and its security systems, such as access control and CCTV cameras. But because those sensor and security networks were in silos with separate interfaces, they were not always easy to use.

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Three Integration Strategies Every SCM Executive Should Consider

The complex nature of the supply chain in an era booming with digital data means a barrage of processes and systems to manage at all times, but it also means that numerous opportunities exist to improve efficiency and service for customers.

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

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