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According to new research from HfS and Accenture intelligent operations is key to keeping pace with customer expectations and driving superior business outcomes, the move to intelligent operations is fast becoming make-or-break for many organizations.

Synchronizing Planning, Scheduling, and Execution with the Supply Chain for Greater Collaboration and Visibility.

This study conducted by HfS Research, supported by Accenture, highlights the essential components of Intelligent Operations against the backdrop of current and emerging business challenges.

Amazon announced the HQ2 finalists, but not really, every ounce of energy wasted on this bid is abuse by the Seattle firm, hoping you’ll produce an irrational term sheet the city Amazon has already selected will be asked to match.

Demand-Driven Manufacturing technology can help you reach your most important KPIs, such as reducing lead times and lowering inventory levels.

Apple, already the largest US taxpayer, anticipates repatriation tax payments of approximately $38 billion as required by recent changes to the tax law, a payment that would likely be the largest of its kind ever made.

One of the biggest challenges in the healthcare industry is reducing operating costs, and one area of opportunity for cost savings is through the supply chain.

It’s a new year, which means it’s time for new resolutions, practice these top ten resolutions for small businesses this year, and by 2019, you’ll be glad you did.

Jump Start facilitates deeper knowledge and collaboration between logistics and transportation professionals from carrier, shipper, logistics service provider and technology verticals.

In December, more than 1 million returns occurred each day before Christmas, and today's National Returns Day, 1.4 million returns are expected, a fifth consecutive annual record, up 8% from prior year.

Learning from the mistakes of the last recession can help manufacturing prepare for any potential future recession.

This case study focuses on talent management from the unique perspective of Kelly Outsourcing and Consulting Group (Kelly OCG), a subsidiary of the talent sourcing agency Kelly Services.

McKinsey’s Future of Retail Grocery in a Digital World highlights the major trends that define this new period of retail and looks at how traditional retailers need to evolve in order to thrive.

After 47 years known as Wal-Mart Stores, the world’s largest company said on Wednesday that it is dropping “Stores” from its name in a nod to how much important e-commerce is to the business as it continues to compete with Amazon.com.

The Manufacturing Institute and Arconic Foundation have released a video that highlights the value veterans bring to the manufacturing workforce, and encourages veterans to explore the career options available in manufacturing.

The World Economic Forum’s Future of Jobs Report seeks to understand the current and future impact of key disruptions on employment levels, skill sets and recruitment patterns in different industries and countries, it does so by asking the Chief Human Resources Officers of today’s largest employers to imagine how jobs in their industry will change up to the year 2020.

Supply chain management B2B network provider E2open has announced another acquisition, signing a definitive agreement to acquire Zyme, a provider of Channel Data Management software.

Bloomberg Gadfly columnist Brooke Sutherland and Christopher Rolland, an analyst at Susquehanna Semiconductor, examine Broadcom Ltd.'s $105 billion offer for Qualcomm Inc. on "Bloomberg Daybreak: Americas."

This white paper shows you how to have a valuable relationship with an IT consultant and how to ask the right questions about their qualifications, verifying their experience in your industry, and following up with a written contract to protect your business.

Theo Epstein’s approach to building a championship baseball team highlights five principles of supply chain design that we call the 5Rs, the 5Rs have enabled companies from Amazon to Zara to win on the world’s toughest playing field - today’s global marketplace.