Data Management (Big Data/IoT/Blockchain)

Amazon Go Has a New Rival in Japan

November 8, 2018

Amazon.com Inc. is betting that stores of the future won’t have any clerks or registers. A company in Japan thinks it can get there first.

Retailers Are Spending Big on Digital Capabilities to Meet Customer Expectations

November 6, 2018

Gartner

Global retail sector technology spending will grow 3.6 percent to reach almost $203.6bn in 2019, with similar growth rates for the next two years.

Think Tank

Supply-Chain Innovation: Why Rubber Needs to Meet the Road

November 6, 2018

Jim Braun, SCB Contributor

What’s the greatest challenge to a more tech-friendly supply chain?

Podcast | On the Journey to Supply-Chain Digitization

November 2, 2018

What does it mean to operate a “digital” supply chain today?

New Blue-Collar Jobs Will Survive the Rise of AI

November 2, 2018

Bloomberg

At a Rolls Royce parts plant with “virtually no manual operations,” human workers continually refine automation.

Analysts: Seven Digital Disruptions You Might Not See Coming

November 1, 2018

Gartner

Try to keep up: Gartner is calling attention to seven new digital disruptors that organizations may not be prepared for.

How Walmart's Sam's Club Is Following Amazon Into Cashierless Stores

October 31, 2018

Fortune

Walmart’s retail warehouse club, Sam’s Club, is moving ahead with its tests of new automated-store technology.

TechWatch

The Top 10 Strategic Tech Trends for 2019, According to Analysts

October 30, 2018

Gartner

A strategic technology trend is one with “substantial disruptive potential” that is beginning to break out of an emerging state into broader impact and use, Gartner says.

How AI Is Changing the Ways We Build Things

October 26, 2018

Fortune

Sure, computer algorithms are taking over tech and science and medicine … but the creatives are still safe, right? Not exactly.

Special Report

Create a Clear Digital Mirror of the Physical Supply Chain

October 24, 2018

SAP

Sometimes it’s hard to keep faith when it comes to technology's promise in the logistics industry and to its customers.

Data Management (Big Data/IoT/Blockchain)

The latest news, analysis, trends and solutions for big data, blockchain and the internet of things (IoT) and their impact on supply chain management. Big data describes the large volume of data that inundates a business on a day-to-day basis and can be analyzed for strategic business insights. IoT is the means that collects and sends data from a range of “things” — anything from watches to fridges to cars — that are connected to the internet with sensors or computer chips. Learn how companies around the world are using big data, blockchain and IoT for supply chain optimization and competitive advantage.