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Of course, it is helpful to have some statistics on hand to validate the statement above. Mini CaseStudy: Walmart. Mini CaseStudy: Whirlpool. This formula has enabled Whirlpool to endure and thrive in the 13 years since it set out to build an adaptive supply chain, but of course, the work never ends.
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And of course most can’t.
Of course, consumer brand companies are especially at risk from being tarred with an anti-sustainability brush.
Of course we all need to up our game.
Who can really get control of that is the question.
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Software “robots” of rapidly growing types, including process robots (why can’t two computers just conclude a simple procurement transaction on their own?)
Of course we all need to up our game. and the scarily growing advances in artificial intelligence and machine learning.
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