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

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For example, wearables measuring the number of steps, heart rate and calorie consumption can virtually eliminate on-the-job cardiac events, reports the Inventory & Supply Chain Optimization Blog. The use of wearables will continue to be one of the top trends throughout the remainder of 2016 and upcoming years as well.

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Parcel Deliveries Clogging Up City Streets

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million in parking fines in 2006. To stay informed on this topic and others, subscribe to our blog. Looking For Solutions Cities can’t just ticket their way out of the delivery-truck problem. For big commercial delivery companies, parking fines are just part of the cost of doing business. UPS paid New York City $18.7

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Supply Chain Management:Has Best of Breed WMS Won the Race?

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View all Infosys blogs. The Infosys global supply chain management blog enables leaner supply chains through process and IT related interventions. Discuss the latest trends and solutions across the supply chain management landscape. Business Assurance: Supply Chain Blogs. Procurement Blog. Wealth Management.

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Back to Basics in 2007 - 3PL Defined

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One of today's trends to solve this problem is outsourcing logistics or using third-party logistics (3PL) to manage complex distribution requirements. If you are planning on implementing a 3PL partnership, read my tips about how to implement a 3PL game plan successfully…there are plenty within my blog from 2006 and 2005.

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Same concerns remain, when it comes to the truck driver shortage

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Even though that number is trending in the right direction, ATA Chief Economist Bob Costello commented that the driver market remains tight, with the driver shortage remaining a real concern for fleets and the industry. There are not a ton of easy answers at a time when all supply chain stake holders needs to be making this a top priority.

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Supply Chain Management:SAP acquired Ariba, what does it mean.

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View all Infosys blogs. The Infosys global supply chain management blog enables leaner supply chains through process and IT related interventions. Discuss the latest trends and solutions across the supply chain management landscape. Business Assurance: Supply Chain Blogs. Procurement Blog. Wealth Management.

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Some reading suggestions, while you wait in the airport!

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“The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference” by Malcolm Gladwell (Back Bay Books, 2002) Publisher’s Blurb: “The tipping point is that magic moment when an idea, trend, or social behavior crosses a threshold, tips, and spreads like wildfire.” Levitt and Stephen J. Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion” by Robert B.