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The Most Innovative Supply Chains of 2018

The Top Five Supply Chain Innovations of 2018

A multinational manufacturer turns to cognitive computing to manage its sourcing.

December 19, 2018

Russell W. Goodman, SupplyChainBrain

This year's first-place entrant, Intel, is huge — and problems there can be just as big.

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Q&A | ‘Concept to Customer': Planning Across Product Lifecycles

December 19, 2018

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Karin Bursa, executive vice president of Logility, defines "Concept to Customer," and places it in the context of real-world product lifecycle management.

Q&A | What Is End-to-End Supply Chain Integration?

December 19, 2018

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

A new research paper investigates the progress of companies toward achieving end-to-end supply-chain integration.

From Adobe Walls to A.I. Factories: China's 40-Year Transformation

December 18, 2018

Bloomberg

China is celebrating its "Reform and Opening Up" — the process of turning the country into a market-based economy — which reaches its 40th year this week.

The Route to Smart Warehousing — and Why IoT Matters

The Digital Era Has Arrived, and Supply Chains Must Adjust

December 13, 2018

Hans Thalbauer, SCB Contributor

It's time for companies to move beyond the age of mass production and consumption — and design supply-chain processes that can serve a customer segment of one.

Safeguarding the Supply Chain From Natural Disasters

December 5, 2018

Graham Parker, SCB Contributor

Real-time data and increased visibility will strengthen supply chains as natural disasters continue to disrupt.

Q&A | How P&G Responds to Changing Customer Preferences

December 5, 2018

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

The consumer-products giant has an innovative strategy for adjusting to ever-shifting consumer preferences.

Q&A | Mapping the New Supply-Chain Planning Landscape

December 4, 2018

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Here's how recent progress in technology and business-process is creating an improved planning environment.

Q&A | Forging a Path to the Digital Supply Chain

November 30, 2018

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Just what is a digital supply chain, anyway? And how can companies achieve it? Hans Thalbauer, senior vice president of digital supply chain for SAP, has some answers.