10 best practices you should be doing now
Want to be a "best in class" organization? Then follow the lead of highly successful companies and adopt these 10 practices in your own operation. Related Articles: http://www.su ...
Procurement Process
Below is an illustration of the procurement process from shopping for goods and services to payment. Related Articles: https://supplychain.ucsf.edu/procurement-process
Master data management: 3 common misconceptions
High-quality, easily-accessible data is crucial when it comes to optimising service parts inventory. When turned into information, data can deliver insights that can make or break your business. Leaders implement multiple systems, such as ERPs, CRMs, financial and warehousing software, to ...
6 Key Supply Chain and Logistics Trends to Watch in 2017
Call it a cop-out if you like, but seriously, predicting which logistics and supply chain trends will make a difference to businesses in any given year has become notoriously difficult, given the speed at which technology in particular can suddenly disrupt the way things are done. At th ...
Cloud ERP Case Studies and Trends for Manufacturing Executives
Security and control issues are keeping manufacturers from adopting cloud-based ERP. But because moving to the cloud helps IT departments focus more on innovation and less on running complex systems, more are making the leap. In this expert guide, learn how 4 companies freed up IT resou ...
Supply chain management technology: what does the future hold?
As the UK seems to emerge from the economic slump, overall investment opportunities and capabilities for UK businesses are improving. To prepare for future growth, companies are looking for ways to manage their logistics and global supply chains more efficiently. Supply chain technology tr ...
2016 Supply Chain Trends: 7 of 12 Trends that Will Drive Supply Chain Management in 2016
As we head into a new year it is a good time to take a look at the coming year and see what it may hold in the way of trends. We kick off today a month-long focus on trends in the following categories: Manufacturing, Manufacturing Technology, Supply Chain, Logistics, and Transportation Man ...
The future of healthcare: Information technology
Mobile digital devices, such as smartphones, tablets, and e-readers, have had a rapid and profound impact on our daily lives, affecting how we read, shop, play games, search for information, think and behave. This transformation was predicated on a mature Internet with highly developed wir ...
Master Data Management in Healthcare: 3 Approaches
IT leaders considering Master Data Management (MDM) for their healthcare organization already know the importance of having a solid MDM approach. But that doesn’t make the task any less daunting. Their questions for us include “What is the right MDM strategy for my organization?” Or, ...
5 Reasons Healthcare Data Is Unique and Difficult to Measure
There are several characteristics of healthcare data that make it unique. Here are five, in particular: Much of the data is in multiple places. The data is structured and unstructured. Inconsistent/variable definitions; Evidence-based practice and new r ...