Data Management (Big Data/IoT/Blockchain)

Safeguarding the Supply Chain From Natural Disasters

December 5, 2018

Graham Parker, SCB Contributor

Real-time data and increased visibility will strengthen supply chains as natural disasters continue to disrupt.

Q&A | How P&G Responds to Changing Customer Preferences

December 5, 2018

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

The consumer-products giant has an innovative strategy for adjusting to ever-shifting consumer preferences.

Q&A | Mapping the New Supply-Chain Planning Landscape

December 4, 2018

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Here's how recent progress in technology and business-process is creating an improved planning environment.

Q&A | Forging a Path to the Digital Supply Chain

November 30, 2018

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Just what is a digital supply chain, anyway? And how can companies achieve it? Hans Thalbauer, senior vice president of digital supply chain for SAP, has some answers.

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Three Keys to Happy Shoppers This Holiday Season

November 28, 2018

Guy Courtin, SCB Contributor

It's the most wonderful time of the year, and customer expectations have never been higher.

Inside China’s $9Bn Space Plan to Challenge American GPS

November 27, 2018

Bloomberg

China is taking its rivalry with the U.S. to the heavens — aiming to build a celestial navigation system and cut its dependence on the American-owned GPS.

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‘Smart’ or Not, A.I. Is Playing a Crucial Role in Ensuring Food Safety

November 26, 2018

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

The battle over whether artificial intelligence truly mimics the workings of the human brain rages on. But we may be missing the point.

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Five Things Your Quality Management System Could Use Right Now

November 20, 2018

Tim Lozier, SCB Contributor

From risk and compliance to business operations and new projects, quality management touches on almost every part of your organization.

Q&A | A.I. Comes to Supply-Chain Education

November 20, 2018

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

A.I. and machine learning promise to revolutionize not just supply-chain education, but the everyday lives of planners and analysts.

Inside Nike's Store of the Future

November 16, 2018

Bloomberg

Nike has seen the future of brick-and-mortar shopping, and it revolves around your phone.

Data Management (Big Data/IoT/Blockchain)

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.