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The State of Supply Chain Trends Part II: AI, Procurement, & the New Lean

GlobalTranz

From artificial intelligence to refocusing on procurement, the state of supply chain continued to explode throughout 2016, and you need to understand why. The State of Supply Chain 2016 Trends. A 2016 Accenture survey, reports RF Gen , explained how more companies are taking advantage of AI benefits through linked supply chains.

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The State of Supply Chain Trends Part IV: Data Analysis, Wearables, and the Cloud

GlobalTranz

A common theme of the 2016 predictions was growth and scalability, so let’s look at how companies are using these technologies as we prepare for the innovations of 2017. In fact, up to 70 percent of companies surveyed in Europe have already implemented cloud-based solutions to enable rapid scalability and flexibility.

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Trade Logistics in the Global Economy – Top 6 findings and reflects on LPI trends

The Logistics Academy

5 in Logistics Performance Index 2016. The 2016 edition of Connecting to Compete scores and benchmarks countries’ performance on logistics. The Logistics Performance Index, part of the Connecting to Compete report 2016 ( Click to download full report ) , measures the efficiency of international supply chains. 5 in LPI 2016.

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Building the Business Case for Supply Chain Risk Management

GlobalTranz

WHITE PAPER] The Top Supply Chain Trends that Will Impact Supply Chain Management in 2018. To know the most difficult challenges as perceived by supply chain professionals, we turn to the SCM World’s 2017 Future of Supply Chain survey. GET YOUR COPY HERE. Download White Paper. The same could be said about natural disasters.

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2018 Warehouse/Distribution Center Equipment Survey: Automation & Robotics Lead Robust Outlook

247 Customs Broker

If there were one clear-cut conclusion to be drawn from our “2018 Warehouse and Distribution Center (DC) Equipment Survey,” it would be that the outlook for spending is bullish. At the same time, the survey revealed growing interest in the use of relatively new types of technology, including robotics, drones and smart glasses.

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Using Predictive Analytics For Better Supply Chain Resilience

Blue Grace Logistics

51% of the respondents in a global Reuters survey felt that the most perplexing challenge is the unpredictable nature of consumer demand. Brand identity, interactive marketing campaigns and differential lifestyles complicate a perfect trend analysis model. Simple Examples of Predictive Analytics. Demand forecasting is hard.

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How VR, 3D Printing & Predictive Analytics in the IOT are Currently Powering the Manufacturing Industry

GlobalTranz

Technology advancements were among the most exciting topics to watch through 2016. So, let’s take a look at how our predictions for the first four manufacturing technology trends (Predictive analytics, 3D Printing, and VR) to watch for in 2016 stacked up. Predictive Analytics Became Commonplace to Manufacturing.