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The Digital Supply Chain Journey: Step 3 – Electronic Connectivity!

The Digital Supply Chain Journey: Step 2 – Digital Transformation Leadership!

The Digital Supply Chain is the future. The Digital Supply Chain involves the real time awareness of everything going in throughout the end-to-end Supply Chain, enabled by electronic connectivity and the automated presentation of information and analytics to inform and make the best possible decisions.

The real time awareness and linkage that enables the Digital Supply Chain journey is based upon the electronic connectivity of every node, every process, every entity, every movement and every aspect of that end-to-end Supply Chain.

Electronic connectivity is THE backbone that makes the Digital Supply Chain a reality. It is the next step on this incredible journey.

Maximizing Field Facility Efficiency: Strategies for Optimization!

What Gets Measured Is What Gets Done!

Efficiency matters. In competitive, fast-paced industries like yours, even small improvements to facility operations can have an outsized impact on the bottom line. More output with lower costs—that is the promise of optimization.

Getting there requires marshalling resources, talent, and technology in service of greater productivity and sustainability across field locations. When approached strategically and holistically, optimization efforts compound over time to yield a formidable competitive edge.

This article provides ideas and recommended practices to maximize the efficiency of your field facility. Read on for the insight.

Unlocking the Secrets of Growth Marketing!

Lead Generation for Supply Chain: 5 Ways to Get Prospects!

The phrase “growth marketing” could appear unnecessary to many business owners and marketers. All marketing is growth marketing only since it is what you do to expand your firm.

Too many professionals misunderstand this term and lose out on the significant potential for advancement. So what is it exactly? We’re here to provide you with a thorough introduction to growth marketing.

Let’s get going.

How COOs are Achieving Results with Supply Chain Software!

The Supply Chain Renaissance Has Begun!

As a former COO, overseeing Kaizen events, value-stream mapping analysis, upgrading ERP systems, and implementing customer success programs, I recall how easy it was for functional leaders to get bogged down in their own imperatives and lose sight of the big picture.

Individual silo objectives can inadvertently be at cross purposes with others – most commonly between sales and operations.

3 B2B Field Marketing Techniques to Increase Revenue!

Content Marketing Strategy – The Decisive Guide!

There’s no way around the fact that every B2B company that wants to be successful needs to do some well-planned marketing activities that will help it connect with its target audience on a personal level and get people interested in the company’s services, products, and brand.

Field marketing can do that for you. By implementing the right field marketing techniques that complement their sales objectives, B2B companies can raise brand awareness, get high-quality sales leads, and eventually boost sales and increase revenue.

This article will focus on the three field marketing techniques you should use to get more B2B clients for your business. But first, let’s look at what field marketing means for B2B companies and how it’s crucial in today’s business landscape.

Expanding Your Business Globally: Unlocking Growth Opportunities!

Signs Your Business Should Go International!

In today’s interconnected world, the potential for expanding your business globally has never been greater. With advancements in technology, communication, and transportation, reaching international markets is within reach for businesses of all sizes. However, navigating the complexities of global expansion requires careful planning and execution.

This post will explore various strategies and opportunities for expanding your business to help you take your business to the next level on a global scale.

“Amazon-ifying” Procurement and How it Can Reverberate Across Manufacturing!

5 Keyword Research Methods to Increase Visibility on Amazon!

Are you an Amazon addict? The sort of person who always has stacks of brown boxes piling up outside their door? If so, you are far from alone. As of 2023, 67% of all American households have an Amazon Prime subscription, and Amazon owns 38% of the e-commerce market in the US.

It’s easy to see why the online marketplace is so popular. Simply by searching for a pair of shoes within an intuitive user interface, users are given a seemingly limitless amount of choices each with prices, photos, measurements, and any other metric a shopper could desire.

Understanding the Process of Supply Chain Management!

What Exactly Is Supply Chain Management? 10 Different Definitions!

Businesses act as a large ecosystem. They are composed of several smaller elements that work together to create a whole. The backbone of this system is the process of Supply Chain Management, the handling of the production flow responsible for every step of the process, from manufacturing a product to customer experience and profitability.

Building a Winning Strategy for Tech Innovators!

How Supply Chain Innovation Propels Startups to Unicorn Status!

Tech entrepreneurs face fierce competition and constantly shifting market dynamics in today’s fast-growing technology ecosystem. Now, more than ever, success requires a comprehensive plan and a ground-breaking product or service.

This article seeks to help tech innovators and entrepreneurs create a successful plan that includes market research, customer involvement, funding, and scalability. Tech firms can survive and prosper in the competitive market by adhering to these strategic pillars.

The Ethical Supply Chain: Why It’s Worth Showing Off About!

Supply Chain Alone Can’t Solve Sustainability But it Has a Part to Play!

There is a lot to consider when choosing suppliers. How reputable are they? And how much does their service cost?

One trait that is becoming increasingly important is social responsibility. Is a supplier’s practices ethical? If so, it could be worth sharing this information with the world. The following post explains more about why an ethical supply chain can make a great marketing angle.

Start Your Business’ Sustainability Journey in 5 Steps!

Supply Chain Alone Can’t Solve Sustainability But it Has a Part to Play!

In a climate-challenged environment, running a business becomes even trickier. You want to maximize your profits and revenues, but you’re also on the verge of being pressured by consumers and other organizations to step up and lessen your environmental footprint.

With climate change proving to be an urgent issue that requires immediate action, companies and establishments, regardless of size and industry, are expected to put their best foot forward and turn on the green switch.

Strategies to Make Smarter Business Decisions!

6 Strategies to Make Better Financial Decisions for Your Business!

The key to success in business is making smart decisions. Every day there are big and small decisions that need to be made that could have a huge bearing on the success of the company. There are always issues that arise, challenges and situations that require a course of action. So how can you make sure that you are making the right decision?

You won’t always get it right and this is ok (more on this to come), but there are a number of ways that you can improve your decision-making to take your company forward. Keep reading to find out more about making smarter business decisions.

8 Ways to Future-Proof Your Business and Build Resilience!

Resilience is the New Critical Supply Chain Strategy!

Business is all about making as much money as possible while keeping people hooked on your brand. Longevity is so key and you have to ensure that you are going to be around for a long time. So many businesses will last only so long because they will not take the long-term factors into account and build resilience.

If you want to keep your business on the right path for the longest time, you have to do everything you can to create relationships and commit to the long haul.

The Power of Strategic Partnerships: Collaborating for Business Growth!

Supply Chain Collaboration – The New Way to Drive Value!

In the ever-evolving world of business, companies continuously strive to gain an edge. There’s a power tool that many overlook: strategic partnerships. Such collaborations offer an impressive vehicle for accelerating business growth.

This article will delve into how strategic partnerships fuel business expansion and success.

The Metaverse and the Digital Supply Chain!

The Supply Chain Renaissance Has Begun!

One of the terms that has entered the zeitgeist, holding the promise of providing some exciting new future state, is the “Metaverse”.

For some time we have also been describing a future that will define much of how businesses and economies and institutions will run in the future. We call this the “Digital Supply Chain”

What exactly is the Metaverse and how does it compare, contrast or align to our vision of the Digital Supply Chain? And what are some possible applications of these 2 intersecting technological paradigms?