Every pillar of the supply chain — plan, source, make and deliver — must be resilient, says Girsh Dhaneshwar, vice president and consulting practice leader at Cognizant.
When vetting potential suppliers and customers, it's vital to assess their risk-management profiles and strategies, says Danny Thompson, chief product officer at apexanalytix.
Tracking inventory solely within the four walls of a warehouse isn’t enough to stop shrinkage, says Eddie Misicka, vice president of product and solutions at OneRail.
AI, digitization and orchestration are among the most important developments in supply chain today, says Omer Rashid, vice president of operations development at DHL Supply Chain.
Regardless of the size or age of a warehouse, person-to-goods (P2G) robotics is better for warehouse functionality than goods-to-person (G2P), says Kait Peterson, senior director of product marketing at Locus Robotics.
What Kinaxis calls "concurrency" tears down silos from end to end in the supply chain, guaranteeing success, says Tom Rhoads, the company’s global vice president of sales and supply chain execution.
Risk-management initiatives are so important that the C-suite must reassess and rebuild agile, resilient supply chains, says Lisa Morales-Hellebo, founder and managing general partner of Refashiond Ventures.
Uncertainty is the only certainty in supply chain these days, so implementing the right technology in your operations is key, says Benji Fountain, account manager at enVista.