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The SCB Podcast

Podcast | Will Consumers Pay for Responsible Supply Chains?

February 22, 2019

Do consumers place a monetary value on supply-chain visibility? Are they willing to pay more for a product that is “socially responsible”?

This Tech Company Is Aiming to Conquer Last-Mile Delivery

February 21, 2019

SupplyChainBrain

Delivery companies face a lot of obstacles — from too many point solutions to that thorny, final leg.

How Mindnumbing Office Tasks Made One Man $360M

February 20, 2019

Bloomberg

The former SoftBank Group employee was an early mover into what’s called robotic process automation, the use of software bots to automate repetitive operations.

A Very Bad Day for U.S. Farmers: Exports, Sales, Incomes All Hit

February 15, 2019

Bloomberg

Things are not looking good for the U.S. farm economy.

How to Get Do-It-Yourself Integrated Business Planning Implementations Back on Track

February 12, 2019

Oliver Wight

The Challenge of Strategic Alignment

February 6, 2019

James Tompkins, SCB Contributor

In today’s complex and disruptive business environment, it's more difficult than ever to establish and maintain strategic alignment among a supply chain's people, processes and technology components.

Supply Chain Education: How to Gain a Competitive Edge

February 6, 2019

Abe Eshkenazi, SCB Contributor

The way today's businesses view and value supply chain management is changing.

Five Steps to Close 2018's Warehousing Performance Gap

February 6, 2019

Joe Tillman, SCB Contributor, Donnie Williams, SCB Contributor, and Karl Manrodt, SCB Contributor

It's time to prioritize our workers' brains — not brawn.

TechWatch

What Impact Will Automation Have on Warehouse Workers?

February 6, 2019

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

The modern-day warehouse is serving as a laboratory for the introduction of innovative supply-chain technologies. But the implications for human workers remain uncertain.