Data Management (Big Data/IoT/Blockchain)

How Industrial IoT Impacts Today’s Supply Chains

February 7, 2019

There is nothing new about the internet of things. What’s changing is its cost-effectiveness — and ability to integrate with other systems and processes.

The Evolution of Supply Chain in the Cloud

February 6, 2019

Chris Elliott, SCB Contributor and Joe Tillman, SCB Contributor

What was once a disparate set of green-screen applications is rapidly becoming web-based, high-speed and powered by AI.

Déjà Vu: Leveraging Supply Chain Analytics for Competitive Advantage

February 6, 2019

Rich Sherman, SupplyChainBrain Contributor

Goodbye, traditional "enterprise analytics." Hello, holistic "platform analytics."

Multichannel Shipping: Are You Keeping Up?

February 6, 2019

Dan Clark, SCB Contributor

These technologies can help e-commerce and omnichannel companies compete in an increasingly digital marketplace.

Elevating Integration: Steps to Improving Supply-Chain Communication

February 6, 2019

Jeff Godwin & Stephen Bullard, SCB Contributors

Linking, sharing and synchronizing data from diverse technology sources — also known as systems integration — is a critical aspect of supply chain management.

Spare Parts Supply Chains in the Era of Servitization

February 6, 2019

Andy Prinz & Alex Cheesman, SCB Contributors

Spare parts are an often-overlooked component of supply chain management.

How Data Management Drives Omnichannel Supply-Chain Planning

February 6, 2019

John Richardson, SCB Contributor

The scale at which companies are compiling data is pushing them to explore new ways to manage that information.

Funding Smarter, More Integrated Manufacturing

February 6, 2019

Nathan Feather, SCB Contributor

Advanced technologies like AI, predictive analytics, internet of things and automation are reshaping industrial manufacturing.

More Than 35 Percent of Organizations Are Using AI, Survey Shows

January 22, 2019

Gartner

The number of enterprises implementing artificial intelligence grew 270 percent in the past four years and tripled in the past year, according to the Gartner Inc.

Keys to Achieving Data-Driven Visibility

January 15, 2019

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Here's how companies can make better data-driven decisions in their supply chains, in response to increasing customer demands driven by e-commerce and the omnichannel.

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.