Data Management (Big Data/IoT/Blockchain)

What Could Possibly Go Wrong? Choosing a 3PL That’s Ready for Any Supply Chain Disruption

August 4, 2021

Four Reasons Why Orchestration Is Invaluable to Your Supply Chain

August 4, 2021

Digitizing Your Supply Chain: An Imperative for 2021

August 4, 2021

A Venerable Fashion Retailer Embraces Modern Supply Chain Management

August 4, 2021

SupplyChainBrain

Fashion label Marc O’Polo sought to eliminate manual data management and lay the groundwork for an omnichannel retailing strategy, in support of both stores and online sales.

Case Study

Real-Time Climate Tracking Helps Food Distributor Cut Waste

August 4, 2021

SupplyChainBrain

Losing too many perishable loads to variations in truck temperatures, Dot Foods Inc. sought a transparent solution to monitor its products in transit.

The Craft Beer Boom: How to Satisfy Changing Consumer Tastes

Case Study

MaxiaNET Seeks Total Cold-Chain Control for Brewery Customer in Mexico

August 4, 2021

SupplyChainBrain

The supply chain design and management firm adopts a monitoring system in support of a “freshness fanatic” brewery, from production to consumption.

CASE STUDY

Silk Commits to the Cloud; Seeks Outsourcing Partner to Handle the Hardware

August 4, 2021

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

A redefinition of its core offering, focusing on software, sends cloud data platform provider Silk in search of a partner to take over the hardware component of its business.

CASE STUDY

Tracing the Supply-Chain Journey of Green Products With Blockchain

August 4, 2021

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Covalent, a new fashion brand using carbon-negative materials in its line of accessories, turns to IBM to create a blockchain that tracks and verifies the positive environmental impact of its products.

A Coming of Age for the 'Digital Thread' in Smart Manufacturing

August 2, 2021

Tom Hennessey, SCB Contributor

Initially spearheaded by the military aircraft industry out of a desire to improve the performance of future programs, the digital thread has emerged to become the technical foundation of Industry 4.0 and smart manufacturing.

AI Could Dramatically Speed Up Environmental Action

July 28, 2021

Bloomberg

Artificial intelligence has big potential to help cut plenty of planet-warming emissions.

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.