The old days of the Quality movement seem quaint in retrospect: the banners, the slogans, the prizes and team-building events. Today, quality management is all about information — or, more to the point, how to keep from getting buried in it.

One of the biggest challenges facing anyone in supply-chain optimization is balancing complexity and resilience.

Supply-chain visibility is just the first step in the journey toward enabling a digital supply chain, says David McCarty, vice president of customer solutions with TransVoyant.

Daniel Taylor, product manager-routing with Ortec, discusses a new approach to the age-old practice of time-slot booking — both at the e-commerce customer's door and the warehouse dock.

Breaking down the stages of the maturity model for achieving digital transformation of the supply chain.

Jim Hayden, chief technology officer with Savi Technology, details how analytics are improving the supply chain — especially human capabilities.

Spencer Askew, chief executive officer with Teknowlogi, offers his definition of the term "software intelligence," and discusses how it enables new developments in artificial intelligence and machine learning.

The internet of things offers businesses an unprecedented level of visibility and control over their supply chains. But it also opens the door to potentially crippling cyberattacks.

Digital transformation promises to alter the very structure of the supply chain, creating a "mesh" instead of a linear model, says Jeffrey Miller, vice president of digital transformation with Inspirage.

Digital process automation can create a platform for smarter supply chain management.