Supply chain decision-makers are caught in a balancing act of competing priorities. To analyze the tradeoffs, many are investing in digital technologies. Often, however, that investment has yet to yield positive results.
Deanna Kaufman, vice president of Körber Supply Chain, addresses some of the biggest issues affecting supply chains today: data integration, people assets, cost reduction and the carbon footprint.
John Donigian, senior director of product strategy with Moody’s Analytics, discusses the importance of promoting visibility, collaboration and data exchange across the extended supply chain.
With the omnichannel becoming the standard for fulfillment, decisions on allocation and replenishment become far more complicated than just meeting demand at the store level.
Product identification tags, from barcodes to QR codes, have become ubiquitous, to the point of being essentially invisible to consumers. Now comes a type that’s literally so.
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.
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