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What does a 2015 article have to do with Hershey’s 2025 acquisition of LesserEvil for $750

Procurement Insights

EDITOR’S NOTE: The following is a reprint of the March 25th, 2015 article The Impact Of An M&A On The Procurement Department This morning I read a post by Roz Usheroff regarding the just announced merger between Kraft and Heinz, and how an employee can both survive and thrive when an M&A occurs.

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15 Reasons Why Holiday 2015 Will Exceed Expectations

The Network Effect

Holiday 2015 will go down in the record books as a phenomenal success. Here are my top 15 reasons why: Holiday 2015 began earlier than ever before. Consider: Several retailers began promoting Holiday 2015 in July. Walmart began promoting Holiday 2015 on November 1st. Amazon began promoting Holiday 2015 on November 2nd.

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Benefits of the Bitcoin Lightning Network!

Supply Chain Game Changer

What is the Lightning Network of Bitcoin? The network is lightning fast with a transaction period of seconds, reducing third-party fees or eliminating them, saving on transaction costs. Let’s explore the advantages of a Bitcoin lightning network over other digital currencies and traditional finance ecosystems.

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Walmart’s Carriers of the Year 2015

The Network Effect

Congratulations to Walmart’s Carriers of the Year for 2015. I think it’s no surprise that all of Walmart’s selected carriers are on One Network’s Real Time Value Network , the consumer-driven platform for supply chain and logistics leaders. Walmart’s Carriers of the Year 2015. Intermodal.

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Omnichannel Retail Q&A from the 2015 Supply Chain Leadership Forum

The Network Effect

I addressed these four topics during his keynote speech at the 2015 Tompkins Supply Chain Leadership Forum. The post Omnichannel Retail Q&A from the 2015 Supply Chain Leadership Forum appeared first on The Network Effect. Without making these choices supply chains will flounder and fail.

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Baptist Health South Florida Triples Productivity by Optimizing Picking Through Voice and Work Orchestration

Supply Chain Brain

In 2015, Baptist Health South Florida, an internationally recognized healthcare network and one of the largest not-for-profit healthcare providers in the region, adopted a self-distribution strategy, to contain supply chain costs, reduce the amount of space used for inventory at hospitals and ultimately, help provide better care.

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Your Favorite Posts of 2015

The Network Effect

The post Your Favorite Posts of 2015 appeared first on The Network Effect. Supply Chain’s Biggest Buzzwords: “Big Data” and “End-to-End Visibility” What is the Optimal Column Space for Your Warehouse? What are the best Supply Chain KPIs and Decision Drivers for S&OP?

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