Artificial intelligence is enabling big-box retailers to create hybrid physical-digital environments — and that could be just what brick-and-mortar retailers need in order to compete with e-commerce.

Erik Olson, North American supply chain lead with Accenture, explains how the cloud has made possible a slew of technological innovations for the supply chain, including analytics, artificial intelligence, machine learning and blockchain.

A discussion about the progress of digitization as it relates to supply-chain management, especially the handling and transmission of data, with Kendra Phillips, chief technology officer and vice president of new products with Ryder System, Inc.

A new study by SAP and Oxford Economics on managing procurement spend finds that the discipline is well behind the curve in shedding manual processes and embracing automation.

A discussion of the findings of a new study from KPMG about industrial manufacturing’s adoption of artificial intelligence, with Roy Mathews, Managing Director of Data Analytics, and David Neely, Managing Director in the firm’s Intelligent Automation Practice.

Rich Nanda, principal for strategy and analytics with Deloitte Consulting, traces the pace of adoption of artificial intelligence in business and the supply chain, and predicts that the technology is on the verge of wide acceptance.

The day-to-day reality for American corporations is more complicated than simple proclamations about the need to bring back manufacturing, or buy more American-made products.

Business owners and supply-chain professionals are understanding more and more the power of automation and robotics.