The Internet has changed handling of niche products, but Amazon turns this theory on its head through logistics, says Dan Gilmore. Chris Anderson, editor of Wired magazine, wrote an article on what he called the "long tail" effect, which grew into the 2006 book, The Long Tail: Why the Future of Business Is Selling Less of More. READ [...]
The Supply Chain Digest editorial staff question how Amazon could claim this invention. Augmented Reality (AR) in distribution generally involves associates wearing smart glasses that provide visual guidance for accomplishing certain tasks. But other companies such as 3PL DHL and a number of technology vendors have been developing real AR applications for a number of years before the [...]
Searching for a path to achieve measurable cost savings in procurement? This BearingPoint white paper breaks down the key elements of spend management and spend analysis. This document presents a holistic view of the activities involved in the “procure-to-pay” process and creates an understanding of the spend structure of an organization, enabling decisions to be based on facts, [...]
Logistics companies looking for warehouse management software face a perplexing number of options from warehouse management systems, to supply chain management suites, to enterprise resource planning suites. This article examines the functional breadth and depth of each software category. READ MORE
"Everyone is feeling the pain of returns," Joe Hsu, director of solutions at Optoro, told Supply Chain Dive. "If anything, suppliers have it the worst. They have all the stuff coming back through the retail and e-commerce channels, plus the goods coming back from wholesale customers.” READ MORE
