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History and Evolution of Supply Chain and Logistics

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In the current era, it is clear that new modes of production are concomitant with new modes of distribution, which advances the field of logistics, the science of physical distribution or even supply chain management. Reminder of Key Definitions – Logistics & Supply Chain Management. and J-P Rodrigue (2004)).

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Melissa Drew on Fast Talk, AI, and Closing the Gender Gap in Supply Chain

Let's Talk Supply Chain

With a decade hallmarked so far by constant disruption, consumers are more aware of supply chain and how industry shortages , the gender gap in supply chain, and climate events impact their daily lives and local communities. A term that once only resonated with industry insiders is everywhere.

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Procurement Decentralization 20 Years Later

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Below is Part 6 of the 7-Part Dangerous Supply Chain Myths series , where I provide an extensive breakdown of the ISM, CAPS, and AT Kearney report originally released in May 2007. Are you in the software business or the procurement business? In this situation the software errantly becomes the focal point.

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Is Cisco Really Driving 21st Century Supply Chain Innovation? (Revisiting the 2007 Cisco Post in 2023)

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EDITOR’S NOTE: This post was originally published in the Procurement Insights blog on December 3rd, 2007 – almost 16 years ago. I t was a very ambitious project with an equally ambitious outcome – driving 21st-century procurement. As Cisco’s Senior Director, Supply Chain Management Kin Ching “K.C.”

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Who Is The “ONE” Missing From The Deloitte Solution Map?

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Here is the paragraph: “Back in 2002, Greg Brady , a supply chain visionary, and Ranjit Notani , a pioneer in multi-enterprise collaboration technology, came to the conclusion that the traditional paradigm of business-to-business collaboration built around enterprise-centric software was fundamentally flawed.

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The One Point Analysts Are Missing? Technology Is IRRELEVANT!

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THE TAKEAWAY: “Without using strand commonality within an agent-based development and implementation model, AI, Generative AI, or Agentic AI integration into the procurement process will fail!” What were the top 10 procuretech solutions in 1995?

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Which Is Better – A Centralized or Decentralized Procurement Practice?

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Editor’s Note: The following response/post was inspired by another interesting LinkedIn share by Joël Collin-Demers under the heading: “Standing up a new centralized Procurement department is a tough gig.” In these, as well as other examples, while a consideration, the software that was in place was of little consequence.