Data Management (Big Data/IoT/Blockchain)

Meet the Market Leaders Setting Gold Standards for Supply Chain, Manufacturing IoT

April 6, 2018

Every business that hopes to successfully compete beyond the grassroots level to reach the global, modern stage is being redefined by digital technologies.

Amazon Go and the Future of Sentient Buildings: An Analysis

April 4, 2018

Bill McBeath, chief research officer, ChainLink Research

You buy and pay for things by picking them up and walking out of this convenience store. That’s it. Thus, Amazon Go epitomizes the company’s obsession with removing friction from shopping.

Starbucks Is Testing Blockchain to Empower Coffee Farmers

March 28, 2018

Supply Management

Starbucks is piloting the use of data technology, including blockchain, to make its coffee supply chains more transparent.

Five Reasons to Blockchain Your Supply Chain

March 27, 2018

Forbes

There’s a lot of money and attention going toward blockchain as a potential foundation for supply chains.

IBM Built a Computer the Size of a Grain of Salt for Logistics Industry

March 26, 2018

Fortune

IBM has unveiled what it claims is the world’s smallest computer — the size of a grain of salt. The computer will cost less than $0.10 to manufacture, and is intended for logistics applications.

Analyzing Product Costs: A Question of ‘What If’

March 26, 2018

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Foremost in the minds of every supply-chain planner are those key words: What if?

Tech's Next Big Wave: Big Data Meets Biology

March 22, 2018

Fortune

It began in December, with CVS’s proposed $69bn buyout of insurer Aetna. In January, three more corporate behemoths — Amazon, JPMorgan Chase and Berkshire Hathaway — said they were forming a joint venture aimed at reducing health care costs and improving outcomes for their combined 1 million or so employees.

Digital Disruption, Technology Adoption in the Warehouse, DCs and FCs

March 21, 2018

SupplyChainBrain

Technologies that were previously considered futuristic, overly complex, and unable to be financially justified are becoming mainstream. This is no longer "emerging technology" -- it is here, it works, and it is now being implemented, changing the supply chain. Warehouses, distribution centers and fulfillment centers are accelerating their adoption of newer technology solutions. It is time for executives to reevaluate their initial assumptions across material handling and technology solutions. -David Meyers, Principal, Tompkins International

Blockchain Can Help in War on Fake Drugs, Report Says

March 20, 2018

Supply Management

A blockchain prototype tool has been developed with the potential to tackle the problem of counterfeit medicines.

Transportation Drives the Digital Transformation

March 19, 2018

SupplyChainBrain

Multiple business influences mean that managing global supply chains in a digital economy requires a new perspective and skill set not yet robust in many firms. Achieving this end state requires transformation of key supply chain activities – one of which is transportation. -Karl B. Manrodt, Professor of Logistics and Supply Chain Management, Georgia College & State University; and Mary Collins Holcomb, Professor of Supply Chain Management, University of Tennessee

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.