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Their Last Bite Of The Apple: Why West Coast Port Workers Are Fighting For Less Automation And More Pay

SIG Speaks

While wages were and continue to be at the center of this recent port crisis, there is another perhaps more significant looming threat to port workers' peace of mind going back to 2002 – automation. Automation is the answer to many of the bottleneck and inefficiency problems the ports are experiencing. A Different Kind of Disruption.

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It’s Starting To Feel A Lot Like The 2000s – What Is In Store For Indian IT And M&A

Zinnov

From 2003 to the first quarter of 2007, U.S. during the recession of 2007 to 2009, and jumped from 3.5% Strong catalysts for corporate capital spending given the current needs around energy infrastructure and automation. million jobs in 2007, 4.56 How is it different this time? home prices rose more than 38%.

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It’s Starting To Feel A Lot Like The 2000s – What Is In Store For Indian IT And M&A

Zinnov

From 2003 to the first quarter of 2007, U.S. during the recession of 2007 to 2009, and jumped from 3.5% Strong catalysts for corporate capital spending given the current needs around energy infrastructure and automation. million jobs in 2007, 4.56 How is it different this time? home prices rose more than 38%.

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Closing The Digital Acceleration Gap In Procurement

SIG Speaks

Think of digital transformation as a roadmap broken down into three buckets: tactics – which you can do today; strategy – your 3-to-5-year plan; and Nirvana – where everything is fully automated. How do we get from where we are today to the point of Nirvana – a point in which very few have arrived?

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People And Process Transformation Before Digital Transformation

SIG Speaks

Why was this collaborative approach to automation of the procurement function so important? In 2007, Dawn joined SIG as CEO, but has been active in SIG as a speaker and trusted advisor since 1999, bringing the latest developments in sourcing and outsourcing to SIG members.

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Deep Dive into Global D2C Brands: 5 Brands Making A Difference

Mattsen Kumar

Outsourcing customer support to players with demonstrated history can work in favor of global D2C brands. Bonobos started in 2007 with just one product. Bonobos became a household name by solving the following problems: Fast Checkout & Free Delivery: In 2007, free delivery and free return pickup were a distant dream.