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4 Gifts Blockchain will Bring the Supply Chain in the New Year

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At this time of the year, trends, forecasts and innovations that are driving the technology industry forward are often summarized, and an outlook for the New Year is given.

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Sydney, 1 March 2018: Managing Upward Workshop for Experienced Product Managers

The Network Effect

Managing Upward: A One Day Workshop for Experienced Product Managers. Cohosted by Brainmates and Rich Mironov. Where: Brainmates, Level 6 / 100 Clarence St, Sydney, Australia. When: 1 March 2018, 8:45am – 5:00 pm. Cost: $995 AUD, register here. This interactive workshop on managing upward will help product managers improve their understanding and skills for working (upward) with their executives.

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Why Aren’t Companies Automating Basic Business Processes?

Supply Chain Brain

Order entry, accounts receivable, accounts payable. They represent the most fundamental business processes, those that handle the money that flows into the company. Yet many organizations continue to execute them manually, relying on paper, spreadsheets and armies of staffers. Why are they still mired in legacy processes? And why do they resist change?

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Will the Rapidly Shrinking Store Save Retail?

Supply Chain Brain

The biggest change for the decades-old shopping center anchor? It was now just half its size. The store had done away with its entire second floor, concentrating its efforts on its appliance and mattress departments on the ground level. The apparel departments were smaller, and the store’s many cash registers had been consolidated into one sleek, white checkout counter that looked like it had been borrowed from the Apple store.

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Load Optimization: A Sustainable Way To Reduce Transportation Costs

Discover strategies to optimize load building and achieve significant transportation cost savings. Plus, learn how load optimization can help reduce CO 2 emissions and align with climate regulations and consumer expectations. Finally, discover best practices for sustainable load optimization.

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The Gig Economy Is Here to Stay — But Can Workers Survive in It?

Supply Chain Brain

For many people, what springs immediately to mind is the army of drivers, deliverers, apartment renters, launderers and their like who make up the so-called on-demand or sharing economy. Exhibit A: Uber. Turns out, though, that the term is a lot more complicated than that. In its most basic definition, a “gig worker” is simply an independent contractor — a person offering his or her skills on a freelance basis.

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Global Manufacturers Are Straining to Keep Up With Faster Economy

Supply Chain Brain

A slew of Purchasing Managers Indexes published this week from countries including China, Germany, France, Canada and the U.K. all pointed to deeper supply constraints. The U.S. reading from IHS Markit rose for the third month in the past four, reaching the highest since March 2015 amid “increased capacity pressures.” Such strains on potential output may mean companies have to hire or invest more to avoid overheating, yet it could also force them to push up prices, propelling inflation enough to

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