Data Management (Big Data/IoT/Blockchain)

Q&A | Getting a Focus on Supply-Chain Visibility

December 21, 2018

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Are companies really "seeing" their supply chains?

Case Study

Intel Embarks on a Digital Supply Chain Journey

December 19, 2018

SupplyChainBrain

The multinational manufacturer turns to cognitive computing to manage its sourcing function, and make sense of a massive amount of data relevant to supplier selection and monitoring.

The Most Innovative Supply Chains of 2018

The Top Five Supply Chain Innovations of 2018

A multinational manufacturer turns to cognitive computing to manage its sourcing.

December 19, 2018

Russell W. Goodman, SupplyChainBrain

This year's first-place entrant, Intel, is huge — and problems there can be just as big.

Video

Q&A | ‘Concept to Customer': Planning Across Product Lifecycles

December 19, 2018

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Karin Bursa, executive vice president of Logility, defines "Concept to Customer," and places it in the context of real-world product lifecycle management.

Q&A | What Is End-to-End Supply Chain Integration?

December 19, 2018

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

A new research paper investigates the progress of companies toward achieving end-to-end supply-chain integration.

From Adobe Walls to A.I. Factories: China's 40-Year Transformation

December 18, 2018

Bloomberg

China is celebrating its "Reform and Opening Up" — the process of turning the country into a market-based economy — which reaches its 40th year this week.

The Route to Smart Warehousing — and Why IoT Matters

The Digital Era Has Arrived, and Supply Chains Must Adjust

December 13, 2018

Hans Thalbauer, SCB Contributor

It's time for companies to move beyond the age of mass production and consumption — and design supply-chain processes that can serve a customer segment of one.

Safeguarding the Supply Chain From Natural Disasters

December 5, 2018

Graham Parker, SCB Contributor

Real-time data and increased visibility will strengthen supply chains as natural disasters continue to disrupt.

Q&A | How P&G Responds to Changing Customer Preferences

December 5, 2018

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

The consumer-products giant has an innovative strategy for adjusting to ever-shifting consumer preferences.

Q&A | Mapping the New Supply-Chain Planning Landscape

December 4, 2018

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Here's how recent progress in technology and business-process is creating an improved planning environment.

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.