Factory audits alone are not sufficient to prevent labor abuses in global supply chains. Technology must also be applied to the problem.

Schneider Electric has embarked on a program to encourage innovation in its relations with key suppliers. 

Mobile technology in the supply chain in engaged in a race to meet customer demands for speed and efficiency. In some cases, it might even be outpacing them.

Shippers are finally in the position of obtaining real-time, in-transit visibility, but there are some major obstacles standing in the way of full deployment of the appropriate technology.

Transportation management system software has evolved in line with current market forces and customer demands for service in the age of the omnichannel.

Emerging digital technologies and the consequent need for new capabilities are disrupting all aspects of business: people, process, and technology. Today’s supply-chain operating models are being challenged to deliver unprecedented levels of agility and economic value.

The notion of a platform holds the key to building true end-to-end supply chains, says Roddy Martin, chief digital supply chain officer with TraceLink.

For all stakeholders in traditional supply-chain ecosystems, and specifically in life-science supply chains, enormous digitally enabled breakthrough opportunities lie ahead.

With the rise of the omnichannel comes the idea that consumers aren’t just telling retailers what to sell them, but how to do sell it to them as well.