The contents of your toilet could soon be powering your car and helping to provide other transportation fuel.

Susan Golicic, associate professor at Colorado State University, discusses recent CSCMP sponsored research on the state of supply chain innovation. While there have been no game changers in the last decade, steady incremental innovation has led to significant performance improvements, she says.

The Internet of Things was born in the world of manufacturing and complex devices. Xavier Mesrobian, vice president of sales and marketing with Skkynet Cloud Systems Inc., shows how the concept is beginning to impact supply-chain management.

The shift toward omnichannel distribution has both positive and negative unintended impacts. On the positive side are opportunities to blend and leverage channels; on the downside are organizational and operational gaps. Steven DeFazio, executive vice president at Fortna, offers insights on both.

Lora Cecere, CEO of Supply Chain Insights, discusses new research from her company designed to identify the top 15 supply chains as measured against their peers, including capabilities and strategies that these companies share.

Scott Nelson, chief technology officer with LogicPD, discusses how application of the Internet of Things to supply-chain management can influence key make-versus-buy decisions.