Jason Bergstrom, principal and smart factory leader with Deloitte, traces the evolution of the smart factory, and defines the term as it applies to modern-day technology tools.

Software is the engine of the supply chain, says Gregg A. Lanyard, director of product management for Manhattan Associates, but it must adapt to a customer's needs.

Virtual reality technologies offer new opportunities for manufacturing, warehousing and other areas of supply chain management.

The coming year will see a rising tide of technologies designed to mitigate the challenges of 2021.

In the 1950s, it was the container. Today, collaboration is the new "killer app" for the supply chain, says Luis Pajares, chief customer officer with Turvo. But is technology a help or hindrance toward achieving that goal?

Dan Dreyfus, global customs leader with EY, discusses how government agencies can embrace digitization of supply chain processes, in partnership with the private sector.