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26/05/2015

21/05/2015

Take me out to the ballgame...thoughts on if Billy Beane managed supply chains.


http://www.forbes.com/sites/paulmartyn/2015/05/20/what-if-billy-beane-managed-supply-chains/

Supply Chain Management lessons from Money Ball For starters, Billy Bean wouldn’t be as famous. That’s just the reality when comparing Major League Baseball to procurement.But we’d bet that he’d still be a winner and likely, a revolutionary Supply Chain Executive. Take note of the teams from last ye…

20/05/2015

Wow, times at trade shows sure have changed! We were proud to exhibit at the ISM 2015 Annual Conference this year and found the Conference App was a great tool to keep informed. Here are more ways to use technology and social media to your advantage at your next trade show.

http://www.business2community.com/marketing/3-best-ways-connect-social-media-trade-shows-01196079

If you’ve been paying attention at events, you’ve probably noticed it: brands and businesses showing off their trade show presence on social media, and showing off their social media presence at…

19/05/2015

What goes best with supply chains? Beer!

http://www.supplychain247.com/article/quantifying_the_impact_of_a_social_campaign_through_social_media_heineken/social_media

Since February 16, 2015, 31,000 conversations worldwide have been generated around Heineken, with major spikes occurring during the Champions League evenings and peaks of around 3,000 posts during the games.

06/05/2015

Leadforce Solutions Crew at ISM2015

04/05/2015

Supply chains are always changing and knowing how to change along with them is a key element to success in the industry. Leadforce Solutions has the tools to keep you prevalent in the changing market.

http://www.designnews.com/author.asp?section_id=1386&doc_id=277362&dfpPParams=ind_182,industry_auto,industry_consumer,industry_gov,kw_robotics,kw_cloud-computing,kw_19,aid_277362&dfpLayout=blog

The supply chain will change significantly over the next 10 years as industry 4.0 technology enhances supply chain performance, according to the 2015 MHI Annual Industry Report,

01/05/2015

Social media has impacted society in big ways. A new study shows that social platforms are now also poised to fundamentally change the way business is done. However, knowing your place amongst your competitors in the Social Media world is not only important but an essential component to your business.


http://leadforcesolutions.com/2015/04/discover-the-value-in-social-business/

MOVING TO SOCIAL BUSINESS Through the last 10 years it often seemed that Social Media was over hyped for the real ROI that it brought to enterprise companies. I recently discovered this post in the IBM Insight magazine that is quite insightful of the many social changes that are now starting to imp…

29/04/2015

Google “Top 10 supply chain challenges” and you’ll find 44 million different opinions on the biggest issues our industry faces today. Many are filled with our favourite industry buzzwords: Visibility, Risk Management, Cost Pressure, The Internet of Things, Security Threats… and the list goes on.

http://blog.kinaxis.com/2015/04/how-do-you-define-your-supply-chain-challenges/

A common mistake when dealing with supply chain challenge is to create a list of best practices and work backwards to highlight the problems you can solve.

23/04/2015

Supply Chain Lessons from “Avengers: Age of Ultron”

When Iron Man, Captain America and the rest of the Avengers again erupt onto the big screen, we’re going to feast on a cornucopia of high-stakes action, eye-popping special effects and superhero-sized angst. From all accounts, saving the world over and over again can grow tiresome and require a great deal of logistics.

http://logistics.about.com/od/LifeIsAMetaphor4SC/fl/Supply-Chain-Lessons-from-ldquoAvengers-Age-of-Ultronrdquo.htm

Did you inadvertently create a superpower bent on destroying humanity? Turn to supply chain for help.

20/04/2015

As the trend in green building increases and regulations in the industry drive product choices, consumers are becoming more aware of the direct environmental and economic benefits of this emerging trend.

http://leadforcesolutions.com/2015/04/the-benefits-of-sustainable-inventory-management/

By 2017, the demand for green building materials is expected to rise to $86.6 billion. As the trend in green building increases and regulations in the industry drive product choices, consumers are becoming more aware of the direct environmental and economic benefits of this emerging trend. This sh…