This week we sat down with ShiSh Shridhar, Microsoft’s Global Retail Strategy Director. We learned more about JDA’s partnership with Microsoft and how AI is quickly going from big picture to best practice. Here are the five insights he shared about how artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud technologies are moving the market and empowering retailers…
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Digital innovation across every node of the supply chain is occurring – and fast. Smart factories, smart warehouses and smart transportation are becoming a reality as manufacturers invest in technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), Internet of Things (IoT), robotics and more. Within manufacturing, we’re seeing machines, systems and devices become more…
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Friday in 5 – interesting news bits from around the supply chain horn, served up in one spot to keep you up to date. This week: Your next pair of Gap jeans may be delivered with the help of a high-tech robot, why this is the best year to work holiday retail, the Toys “R”…
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Part 1 of this blog series highlighted the comparison of best-of-breed (BoB) and enterprise resource planning (ERP) solutions, and when BoB is the best choice for supply chains. Part 2 of the series dove deeper into the specific needs of supply chain planning and execution and the tightly vs. loosely coupled interoperability debate. Part 3…
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Part 1 of this blog series highlighted the comparison of best-of-breed (BoB) and enterprise resource planning (ERP) solutions, and when BoB is the best choice for supply chains. Part 2 of the series dove deeper into the specific needs of supply chain planning and execution and the tightly vs. loosely coupled interoperability debate. In this…
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Spend five minutes perusing blogs like this, or traipsing about the corporate headquarters of nearly any company (in nearly any industry, country, or department), and you’ll hear repeated mention of terms such as “Cloud,” “SaaS (software as a service),” “PaaS (platform as a service),” and “IaaS (infrastructure as a service).” Spend five minutes more, and…
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