The Brief – July 23 2013

Published on: July 23, 2013
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Home Delivery, Multi-Echelon SCM, SAP Mfg, Cloud Strategies, 3D Printing

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Best practices, technology, and new takes on critical business topics from ChainLink Research

Tuesday, July 23, 2013 – Published twice monthly.

Home Delivery for Retailers – More Sales, Less Cost

By Ann Grackin

Tuesday, July 23, 2013

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Home delivery services and same-day are driving retailers to rethink their processes. [ Read: Home Delivery for Retailers – More Sales, Less Cost ]

Thinking Anew – Transform Your Supply Chain Using Multi-Echelon Supply Chain Management (report)

By Ann Grackin

Tuesday, July 23, 2013

Competing globally requires orchestration across the chain—changing local, autonomous thinking into thinking across the multiple echelons of the business. [ Read: Thinking Anew – Transform Your Supply Chain Using Multi-Echelon Supply Chain Management ]

SAP Manufacturing – Innovation Engine

By Ann Grackin

Tuesday, July 23, 2013

SAP’s Manufacturing Strategy. [ Read: SAP Manufacturing – Innovation Engine ]

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technology | supply chain, enterprise, RFID & sensors, and more

Cloud Strategies Coming from the Supply Chain Market

Now that the end-user market seems to be accepting the cloud option, the major players are stepping up their game.

[ Read: Cloud Strategies Coming from the Supply Chain Market ]

supply chain news | markets, supply, demand, risk, industry news

3D Printing’s Impact on the Supply Chain … Not Much Yet

Some pundits are predicting that 3D printing will completely transform the supply chain. Not so fast. 3D printing is having some substantial impacts now, but major supply chain transformation, during this decade, isn’t one of them.

[ Read: 3D Printing’s Impact on the Supply Chain … Not Much Yet ]

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