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Global Supply Chain with IoT and Data Streaming

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Transforming the Global Supply Chain with Data Streaming and IoT

ByKai Waehner
6. February 2023
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The research company IoT Analytics found eight key technologies transforming the future of the global supply chain. This article explores how data streaming helps to innovate in this area. Real-world case studies from global players such as BMW, Bosch, and Walmart show the value of real-time data streaming to improve the supply chain by building use cases such as automated intralogistics, track and trace of vehicles, and proactive and context-specific decision-making with MES and ERP integration.

Omnichannel Retail and Customer 360 with Apache Kafka at the Edge and in the Cloud

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Omnichannel Retail and Customer 360 in Real Time with Apache Kafka

ByKai Waehner
8. February 2021
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Event Streaming with Apache Kafka disrupts the retail industry. Walmart’s real-time inventory system and Target’s omnichannel distribution and logistics are two great examples. This blog post explores a key use case for postmodern retail companies: Real-time omnichannel retail and customer 360.

Supply Chain Optimization with Apache Kafka and SCM

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Apache Kafka for Supply Chain Management (SCM) Optimization

ByKai Waehner
15. December 2020
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Supply Chain optimization leveraging Event Streaming with Apache Kafka. See real-world use cases and architectures from Walmart, BMW, Porsche, and other enterprises to improve the Supply Chain Management (SCM) processes. Automation, robustness, flexibility, real-time, decoupling, data integration, and hybrid deployments…

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Building a Postmodern ERP with Apache Kafka

ByKai Waehner
20. November 2020
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Postmodern ERP represents the next generation of ERP architectures. It is real-time, scalable, and open by using a combination of open source technologies and proprietary standard software. This blog post explores why and how companies, both software vendors and end-users, leverage event streaming with Apache Kafka to implement a Postmodern ERP.