Companies are driving "smart manufacturing" through the use of data, automation and a more intensive approach to analytics. Simon Jacobson, vice president with Gartner, explains how this trend will impact the way in which product is made in the future -- and what role human beings will play.

Consumers' demand for ever faster service and the overall rapid pace of change in today’s markets will force companies to completely rethink their supply chains over the next few years, says Thomas Craig, president of LTD Management.

Oracle Corp. has enhanced the Oracle Supply Chain Management Cloud with a pair of new products, Oracle Order Management Cloud and Oracle Global Order Promising Cloud.

IDV Solutions LLC has issued a new release of Visual Command Center for Supply Chain.

Nilam Ganenthiran, vice president of business development and strategy with Instacart, explains how traditional retailers can work with e-commerce marketplaces -- and compete against them.

JDA Software Group Inc. has added functionality to JDA Order Promiser, software in support of retail supply chains.