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The 'New' Internet Demands That Every Business 'Go Digital'

Every business needs to "go digital." Data about customers, competitors, suppliers and employees are exploding. Ninety percent of all data were created in the past two years. By 2016, there will be 3 billion internet users globally, and the internet economy will reach $4.2tr in the G-20 nations. No company or country can afford to ignore this phenomenon.

Retailers, Grocers, Restaurants 'Miss Major Opportunities' to Cut Costs and Improve the Bottom Line

Is ignorance bliss when it comes to sourcing? A recent poll of buyers in the retail, grocery and restaurant chain industries found that 75 percent of those not using e-sourcing methods are confident that they're getting the best value from their suppliers. But they're wrong, according to a report from Intesource. A suppliers' true rock-bottom price is almost always far lower than a buyer suspects. And it's even more likely another qualified source may be hungrier for new business. Buyers just need to know how to shift the tables.

Bringing WMS to the Cloud

Dan Radunz, vice president of product development with HighJump Software, shares his insights on the readiness of warehouse-management systems to move to the cloud. He also reveals some of the top drivers for cloud adoption by WMS vendors and their customers.

APL Logistics Takes Over Chinese 3PL Joint Venture

APL Logistics has signed an agreement to acquire all of the shares in APLL-Zhiqin Group, a Chinese joint venture partnership that has also included Legend Holdings Co., Ltd. and Beijing Willway Information Technology Co., Ltd.

U.S. Companies Continue to 'Play Year-End Games' With Receivables, Payables and Inventory

Many large U.S. companies continue to try and "game the system" at year's end, artificially improving their balance sheets by manipulating receivables, payables and inventory, according to a study from REL, a division of The Hackett Group. Their efforts, which can range from deep discounting and extended payment terms on sales to simply "losing" supplier bills, do have a positive impact in Q4, the study found. But these companies pay a harsh price in Q1, when working capital performance bounces back to even worse levels than before.

Making the Case for Screening as a Service at Ocean Ports

The primary business of a port is serving as a hub for water-borne commerce and all of the logistics that entails, with each port competing for the business of shippers and container operators. Every investment made by a port authority, from a crane to a dredge to a security checkpoint, must be based on how this activity will not only position the port to current customers, but how it will affect the attraction of future customers.

University Health System Uses RFID Technology to Track Valuable Mobile Equipment

Early in-house studies conducted by Shands at the University of Florida, a health system operated by the school, indicates that an asset-tracking solution installed at its three facilities in Gainesville has reduced the number of hours that its emergency department staff spends searching for missing equipment by 98 percent.

Mazree Develops B2B Social Network for Supply-Chain Collaboration

Mazree has created what it claims is the first business-to-business social network for supply-chain and business collaboration.

Vocollect Enhances Global Partner Program for Voice Tech

Vocollect, a vendor of voice technology for mobile workers, has created a new program for working with its global network of business partners.

Fresh-Food Retail-Wholesale Platform Links with Provider of Traceability Solutions

FoodLink, a buying platform that connects fresh food retailers and wholesalers to a network of more than 2,000 supplier companies, will acquire TRUETRAC, a provider of mobile traceability solutions to growers, harvesters, packers and shippers of fresh-packed produce. The combined company will be the food industry's first integrated network for produce traceability that links crop planning, harvesting, packing, order management, shipping, receiving and individual item tracking from the field to the supermarket checkout line.

Supply Chain Transformation Hits a Brick Wall Ã¢â‚¬Â¦

Supply chains are driving fundamental and transformational changes in today's organizations. More than that, supply chains challenge the very mental models and core processes that guide most of what people do at work. They challenge the prevailing organization paradigm, requiring significantly more focus on customers, horizontal relationships, integrative thinking, and dynamic and continuous adaptation. These values are difficult to consistently reinforce and support in siloed structures and can't be changed by sophisticated technology alone. Thus, all the promise of supply chain transformation hits an inevitable brick wall!

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Supply-Chain Talent: Today's Ever-Changing Requirements

David Ecklund, director of the Global Supply Chain Executive MBA program at the University of Tennessee, shines some light on the difficult issue of managing the "talent supply chain." He specifies the core competencies that are required of today's supply-chain professionals.

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