2021 Supply Chain Innovator of the Year

Supply Chain Brain Magazine

2021 Supply Chain Innovator of the Year

Volume: 25

Edition: 4

Necessity breeds innovation, and this year, we celebrate six companies bold enough to enact change in difficult times.

View the Digital Flip Book here,
or scroll down to read the articles in our November issue.

Supply Chain Innovation Today: Not a Choice, But an Imperative

November 8, 2021

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Global supply chains were clearly in trouble before COVID-19 arrived on the scene, but when it did, the weakness of our time-honored strategies for procurement, production and delivery became shockingly evident.

A Public-Private Logistics Partnership Streamlines Delivery of HIV Medicine

November 10, 2021

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Management Sciences for Health, with funding from USAID and in cooperation with multiple private and public entities in Ukraine, launches a successful pilot to improve that country’s healthcare delivery supply chain.

Case Study

The Logistics-Tech Company Keeping Pfizer's Vaccine Unimaginably Cold

November 10, 2021

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Controlant, a provider of innovative technology for monitoring the distribution of temperature-sensitive vaccines and other items in the cold chain, takes on COVID-19.

AI Drives Safety Improvements in the Warehouse

November 8, 2021

Jess White, SupplyChainBrain

With safety as one of its core values, Holman Logistics turned to artificial intelligence and machine learning to reduce the number of forklift accidents in its warehouses.

PMI Builds One-Stop Shop for ‘Touchless’ Supply Chain Management

November 11, 2021

Jess White, SupplyChainBrain

A radical decision by tobacco giant Philip Morris International to transition to smoke-free products called for a global makeover of its supply chain processes.

Fashion 3PL Triples Throughput With Fleet of Fulfillment Bots

November 8, 2021

Jess White, SupplyChainBrain

Faced with rising e-commerce orders and seasonal swings in demand, a fashion and footwear logistics provider bet on fulfillment robots to boost productivity.

Digital Twin Solves Burning Questions for Tobacco Giant Philip Morris

November 8, 2021

Jess White, SupplyChainBrain

Philip Morris International employed a digital twin of its supply chain to manage product sourcing, capacity planning and a pool of “what if” scenarios.

Fortifying Relationships in the New Age of Risk Management

October 14, 2021

Bill DeMartino, SCB Contributor

One of the biggest challenges companies face when making changes to any supply chain is bringing together the various internal constituents involved in the process.