Supply chain visibility - Articles - Page 25

Analysis

What Does Supply-Chain Visibility Actually Mean?

February 12, 2020

Alexis Bateman, SCB Contributor

Supply-chain visibility is top of mind for many companies, but they may not be asking the right questions.

EDITOR'S Q&A

Supply-Chain Risk: How It’s Challenging Companies in 2020

February 11, 2020

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

The new year has brought with it an increased effort by companies to assess, anticipate and react to global supply risk.

ANALYSIS

Effective Supply-Chain Control Towers

February 9, 2020

Andy Prinz & Drew Andrews, SCB Contributors

Analyst Insight: In recent years, supply-chain control towers have become an omnipresent panacea for organizational challenges. Many companies have rushed to join the control tower frenzy, only to have the solution fall short of expectations. Success with control tower solutions rests with having a clear purpose for the solution, selecting the proper technology as the basis of the tool, and properly integrating with existing systems and data to ensure smooth execution.

ANALYSIS

Supply-Chain Visibility Is Getting Bigger Than ‘Track and Trace’

February 8, 2020

Blake Shumate, SCB Contributor

And it can't be achieved with technology alone.

Five Tips for Optimizing Healthcare Supply Chains

February 4, 2020

James Hickland, SCB Contributor

Healthcare supply chains tend to be high-margin, regulated businesses with strict quality requirements, such as the need for cold-chain storage and transportation. Yet they’re often ripe for improvements across the board.

A Supply-Chain Approach to Solving the Coronavirus Challenge

February 3, 2020

Roddy Martin, SCB Contributor

The key to fighting the coronavirus outbreak lies in the application of supply-chain management principles, and the creation of a global, end-to-end network for partner collaboration in the healthcare industry.

Why Don’t More Consumers Care About Human Trafficking in the Supply Chain?

February 3, 2020

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

It’s been 20 years since passage of the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000. Yet public awareness of human trafficking in global supply chains remains shockingly deficient.