Though long crucial to supply-chain management, metrics have migrated from board-room strategy sessions to operational decision-making.

Four questions to help guide this multi-dimensional journey.

Distribution operations need data more than ever before. But what should they be doing with it? Eric Rice, senior offering management lead with Honeywell Intelligrated, has answers.

Asset management and data optimization are crucial tools for companies looking to managing multiple parts of their supply chains, says Peter Nilsson, chief marketing officer with Mobilogix.

No. 1: a clear picture from supplier to factory — and all the milestones in between.

In today’s world, there are very few reasons why freight shipments are delayed. With high-tech tracking and transportation-management systems, following a shipment is something that anyone can do.

You might say the coronavirus pandemic is bringing about a seismic shift in attitudes toward supply-chain risk.

Procurement technology is developing rapidly. Systems driven by machine learning and artificial intelligence are taking over key decisions about supply strategy and practice that were once the exclusive province of humans.