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Data Quality: Your Digital Transformation Depends on It

Logistics Viewpoints

In a prior post , I wrote about the various ways data is transforming global supply chains. Data is the raw fuel of digital transformation and the linchpin to accelerating industry collaboration, automation, predictive insights and so many more cutting-edge capabilities (including those yet to be invented). So, what is quality data?

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Examples of How Supplier Quality Management System Implementations Pay Off

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We conclude our series on supplier quality management (SQM) today with a look at some case studies and examples of benefits derived from the application of a supplier quality management system. Examples and Case Studies from the Implementation of a Supplier Quality Management System.

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From Real-Time Visibility to Real-Time Decisions: Data’s Value Is Propagating Across Global Supply Chains

Logistics Viewpoints

And in the intervening years — as we’ve leveraged real-time data, ML and AI to help countless companies answer the “where’s my truck” question — I’ve continued to underscore that visibility is a foundational technology. Moving data between systems was complex and laborious. In other words, visibility is an enabler. Lesson learned.

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Why is o9 Solutions Growing So Fast?

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The company launched their platform in 2014. Data is stored just like you might sketch ideas on a whiteboard. Those insights are driven from data connections across the vast amounts of data these companies have access to. This January the company reported that its annual recurring revenue grew at over 84% year-over-year.

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The Journey to End-to-End (E2E) Supply Chain Visibility Is Ongoing

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And so we have to keep pushing on several fronts: Filling the various “data gaps” around the world. Starting with real-time transportation visibility data, not all markets are alike. Data on ocean shipments, for example, is generally available across the globe, due primarily to greater standardization in ocean shipping.

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Savvy Supply Chain Leaders Aren’t Letting a Good Downturn Go to Waste

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A future where: Data (as noted by PwC) is “free-flowing” and “unencumbered by department silos,” so companies can generate insights to identify shocks before they happen, streamline operations and improve the customer experience – regardless of role. Once that’s in place, CFOs will notice: Improved margin by lowering your cost of goods sold.

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Walmart: 3 Keys to Successful Supply Chain Management any Business Can Follow

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These are all examples of the effects production may have on the environment, in local communities, or on the people who grow and make what we sell.” That income was generated by more than 4,100 stores and fed by a sprawling supply chain, ranked 14th in 2014 by research and analyst company Gartner.