Data Management (Big Data/IoT/Blockchain)

How Supply-Chain Companies Can Build Roadmaps With AI

September 13, 2019

Karthik Ramakrishnan and Ben Humphries, SCB Contributors

The supply chain as we know it is on the precipice of tipping from decades of steadily accelerating “push” dynamics to a new “push-and-pull” model.

One Network Enterprises Announces Enhancements to Its Supply Chain Business Network

September 10, 2019

SupplyChainBrain

One Network Enterprises, a global provider of multi-party business networks for autonomous supply chain management, announced the availability of the latest version of its Real Time Value Network for the Automotive and Manufacturing industries.

How Digital Payments Improve Logistics Efficiency

September 10, 2019

Robin Gregg, SCB Contributor

To meet modern-day demands for speed and efficiency, logistics providers need to discard paper processes and go digital.

THE SCB PODCAST

Podcast | Have We Finally Achieved the End-to-End Supply Chain?

September 6, 2019

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

“The end-to-end supply chain” has been a buzzphrase for decades. Is it finally becoming a reality?

We're Close to a Crucial Breakthrough for Supply Chain Visibility

September 5, 2019

Angel Mendez, SCB Contributor

We have fantastically accurate information available quickly about all sorts of things in the supply chain — but these nodes of data-gathering are like narrowly-focused spotlights on an otherwise dark stage.

IoT Tech Expo: True Value of IoT, 5G, Blockchain, AI, Big Data and Cloud Lies in Their Convergence – and Cyber Security Underpins Their Potential

August 27, 2019

No technology exists in a vacuum, and the true value of emerging technologies lies in their convergence. This is particularly pertinent to the Internet of Things (IoT), 5G, blockchain, artificial intelligence (AI), big data, cyber security and cloud, which all play important roles in driving technological transformation as a whole.

Digital Load Matching: A Revolution in the Supply Chain Ecosystem

August 19, 2019

Transfix

As shippers seek to optimize supply chain operations, technology allows for innovation to meet that need. This has prompted a recent rise in shipment visibility providers. The most efficient solution, however, is digital load matching which integrates supply chain technologies—including visibility—with machine learning and artificial intelligence.

Video

Q&A | Plotting a Supply-Chain Digitalization Strategy

August 15, 2019

SupplyChainBrain

What should supply chains do when the plan doesn't match reality? Harry Ault, chief revenue officer with Elementum, urges companies to embrace digitalization.

AI in Supply Chain: Six Barriers to Seeing Results

August 13, 2019

Nigel Duckworth, SCB Contributor

Artificial intelligence has the potential to radically change just about everything for the better. But there are a number of obstacles to its successful adoption in the supply chain.

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Q&A | The Risk and Promise of Supply-Chain Digitization

August 12, 2019

SupplyChainBrain

Supply-chain digitization is a powerful concept that promises to improve key processes, but it shouldn't be focused on at the expense of a good risk-management program, says Bill DeMartino, general manager-North America with RiskMethods.

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.