Technology

U.S. Issues New Cybersecurity Mandates for Rail Carriers

December 2, 2021

Major passenger and freight railroads will soon be required to report cybersecurity breaches quickly and review how susceptible they are to cyberattack.

Supplier Management and Digital Transformation Go Hand in Hand

December 1, 2021

Sébastien Breteau, SCB Contributor

To successfully digitize the supply chain, businesses must bring their suppliers along.

Four Reasons to Digitize Your Direct Spend Procurement Processes

November 23, 2021

Walmart Takes New Step Toward Making Aerial Deliveries Routine

November 23, 2021

Bloomberg

Walmart is expanding its efforts to offer aerial deliveries to homes, joining with startup DroneUp to begin dropping off items ranging from cans of tuna to children’s thermometers.

How AI Could Solve the Supply Chain Crisis

November 22, 2021

Ahmer Inam, SCB Contributor

Artificial intelligence, combined with other technologies and innovations, could bring about some long-lasting improvement across the entire supply chain, from the factory floor to the retail shelf. Here are some scenarios.

How Farmers Around the World Are Battling ‘Post-Apocalyptic’ Food Crisis

November 18, 2021

Bloomberg

The world is facing a new era of rapidly increasing food prices that could push almost 2 billion more people into hunger in a worst-case climate crisis. Confronting the dire predictions, farmers have begun to adapt.

Three Ways Service Providers Can Rethink Sustainability

November 16, 2021

Marne Martin, SCB Contributor

By rethinking product lifecycle, reverse logistics and resource optimization, logistics companies and service providers can introduce sustainable change.

Optimize Existing Labor to Meet Customer Demand

November 15, 2021

Keith Moore, SupplyChainBrain Contributor

Many organizations have begun to invest in applications to make warehouse operations more efficient and deliver better customer service. But each of these technologies entails a unique set of complexities.

Food Giants Try Carbon Labels to Solve Their Climate Problem

November 12, 2021

Bloomberg

Nestle SA, Pepsico Inc. and 25 other companies are backing a project that calculates a product’s environmental impact from farm to store and then grades it with a color-coded label. It’s the first time a partnership this big is working to find a one-size-fits-all way to assess the supply chain.

Rise of the Robots Speeds Up in Pandemic With U.S. Labor Scarce

November 11, 2021

Bloomberg

American workers are hoping that the tight pandemic labor market will translate into better pay. It might just mean robots take their jobs instead.

Technology

The latest news, analysis and trends regarding technology solutions and their impact on supply chain management. New technologies in forecasting and demand planning, supply chain visibility, big data analytics, the internet of things (IoT), cloud and software as a service (SaaS), enterprise resource planning (ERP) and transportation management systems (TMS) and WMS are transforming the way companies do business - and allowing them to stay ahead of the competition in their industries. As these solutions continue to evolve, businesses are discovering new ways to increase efficiency and cut costs. Learn how companies around the world are improving operations through their strategic use of supply chain technology solutions.