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Putting Artificial Intelligence in its Proper Place

All Things Supply Chain

If ‘big data’ was the phrase du-jour in 2015, I propose that in 2016 it will be ‘artificial intelligence’ – or ‘AI’ if you’re really cool. AI combines all the efficiency and futuristic promise of robotics and takes them to … Continue reading →

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Five reasons to consider a public sector procurement career

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ONS Public Sector employment data. There were 511,000 employees in the Civil Service for March 2022, up 4,000 compared with December 2021 and 6,000 more than for March 2021; the Civil Service has continued to increase in employment since June 2016 when the employment was 416,000. Employment in local government was an estimated 2.01

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3 Logistics Trends Point to Cloud TMS Adoption by SMBs in 2016

Supply Chain Collaborator

The Collaborator has been reviewing respected sources of industry analysis to gain perspective on the trends being predicted to materialize in supply chain logistics for 2016. Trend 3) The Role of BI and Data – Logistics IT solutions are adept at collecting all manner of data relevant to transportation management.

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Why Data Sharing is Limited in a Competitive Environment

Supply Chain Trend

Asymmetry of Data Ownership. In Pierre Pinson’s article “To Share or Not to Share: The Future of Collaborative Forecasting,” the comparison between data and big oil is striking. Just like oil, data is not evenly distributed among geographies and owners. The retailer monetizes that data. DATA SUPPLIERS.

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Advancements & Adjustments in the GE Appliances Supply Chain

Art of Procurement

GE Appliances is a subsidiary of Haier Smart Home, a Shanghai-based company that purchased them from GE in 2016. The post Advancements & Adjustments in the GE Appliances Supply Chain appeared first on Art of Procurement.

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TMS Platforms Neutralize Seven of 2016’s Top 10 Trucking Industry Issues

Supply Chain Collaborator

The Spring/Summer issue of Food Shippers of America magazine has hit the stands with a feature article on the Trucking Industry’s Top 10 industry issues for 2016. Using that data, they were able to model hypothetical load and lane corrections. Issue #1 | Hours of Service.

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Who’s Using TMS, Why and How? Notes from the 2016 TMS Benchmark Study

Supply Chain Collaborator

In its 2016 Global Transportation Management Benchmark Study, American Shipper reveals a great deal of data about who is using TMS, who should be using TMS and why. Notes from the 2016 TMS Benchmark Study appeared first on UltraShipTMS. This partially explains the robust projected growth of the TMS market.