Data Management (Big Data/IoT/Blockchain)

Will Advanced Analytics Leveraging Digital Technology Be An Extinction Event?

February 8, 2018

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.)”

Blockchain: So Much Bigger Than Bitcoin

January 31, 2018

The Guardian

From voting to healthcare, music to energy production, blockchain may just change the way we run our lives.

Rugged Mobile Devices: A Supply Chain Necessity

January 31, 2018

SupplyChainBrain, sponsored by Panasonic

The ability to work and manage your supply chain in real time is all about having access to the right data. Customer expectations have changed and, delivery commitments are now next day, or next hour – customers expect full visibility into the status of their shipment through all phases of the supply chain.

Q&A: Collaborative Logistics’ Role in the Emergence of the Physical Internet

January 26, 2018

Material Handling & Logistics

Today, the physical Internet is an amorphous construct, with its scope and limits undefined. If its full potential is ever realized, then it will have the power to transform the movement of goods and people.

Cybersecurity Hygiene: 17 Steps Your Business Should Be Taking Now

January 24, 2018

Industryweek

Each year, 71 percent of all cyberattacks target small to mid-sized businesses. Why, you ask? A simple underinvestment in cyber protection.

The Complete Buyer’s Guide to Transportation Management Systems: The 12 Must-Ask Questions You Need Answered First

January 22, 2018

Kuebix

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.