Data Management (Big Data/IoT/Blockchain)

Connecting Supply Chain Planning to Profitability

February 12, 2018

The New World of Business Analytics Offers Promise for Supply Chain Leaders

February 9, 2018

Companies are drowning in data, but are low on insights. Exciting advances in analytics are opening up new opportunities for supply chain teams. The challenge is that it means charting a new path and defining new processes to take advantages of new capabilities. The path forward means charting a new direction. It is not an evolution. –Lora Cecere, Founder, Supply Chain Insights

How Big Data is Revolutionizing Six Sigma Application in Manufacturing

February 9, 2018

SupplyChainBrain

The digital revolution is well underway and big data is no longer just a buzzword found in journals. Instead, data and the direct application of that information is being used to advance manufacturing around the world. This change is revolutionizing the way we look at Six Sigma approaches and application. -Melissa Hadhazy, Associate Partner, Infosys Consulting

Rugged Mobile Devices: A Supply Chain Necessity

February 9, 2018

Panasonic

A Guide to the World of Augmented Reality

February 9, 2018

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Reality, as we know, can be virtual. It can also be augmented.

Will Advanced Analytics Leveraging Digital Technology Be An Extinction Event?

February 8, 2018

SupplyChainBrain

With the emergence of new digital technologies such as Mobility, Big Data, Internet of Things, Cloud, Business Intelligence/AI, Machine Learning, etc., new and more abundant sources of data are available to improve supply chain planning and execution. Advancing in analytic maturity is the most significant competitive lever in the history of business. Why? Time. Advancing in analytics maturity takes time that many companies aren’t able to make up in a market race. -Rich Sherman, Senior Fellow, Supply Chain Centre of Excellence, Tata Consultancy Services

Opinion: Smaller Manufacturers Can’t Afford to Dismiss the IIoT

February 8, 2018

Greg Price and Evert Bos, IndustryWeek

Almost four of every five manufacturers and distributors still have no plans to implement IIoT technologies. They’re making a mistake.

Solving the Problem of 'Too Much Data'

February 6, 2018

SupplyChainBrain

Conversations with supply-chain executives about how companies can swim in the sea of big data without drowning in it.

Blockchain Could Revolutionize the World of Supply Chain Management

February 6, 2018

Brewster Smith, principal, Tompkins International

Blockchain, the technology underlying bitcoin, has some challenges to overcome. But the potential applications are so compelling, supply chain managers should quickly learn more about it and begin to conceptualize how it can be applied to their businesses.

'Is It Shoplifting If It’s Not the Customer’s Fault?': Amazon Go Raises Questions for the Retail Industry

January 31, 2018

The Washington Post

“Just walk out,” say the signs at the entrance and store windows at Amazon’s newest concept store. “No lines. No checkout. (No, seriously.)”

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.