Supply chain executives want to invest in powerful new technologies and business innovations to improve their supply chains, but are hampered by a shortage of qualified talent and never-ending pressure to cut costs, according to a new study by MHI and Deloitte Consulting LLP titled "The 2014 MHI Annual Industry Report – Innovations That Drive Supply Chains."
Healthcare providers are playing catch-up, but they're beginning to incorporate operations forecasts in their supply chains, says Marie Fournier, director of marketing and business development with Tecsys.
The number of UK shoppers using so-called click & collect - picking up orders in store - is poised to more than double by 2017. Currently, 35 percent of online shoppers in the UK buy online and self-collect, compared to 13 percent in the U.S. and 5 percent in Germany, according to research from Planet Retail.
"If you're driven by demand, you're probably being driven crazy." Rich Sherman, principal essentialist with Trissential LLC, explains that disturbing statement.