Data Management (Big Data/IoT/Blockchain)

Winning With a Recession-Proof Digital Supply Chain

July 22, 2020

Logility

Three digital strategies to not only survive this recession — but come out a market winner.

How E-Commerce Became Crucial to Retail Survival

July 16, 2020

Fred Loeffel, SCB Contributor

While overall retail sales are expected to drop more than 10% this year, e-commerce will jump an unprecedented 18%.

How CIOs Can Limit the Risk of Outsourcing I.T.

July 14, 2020

Robert Neill, SCB Contributor

Businesses are increasingly turning over their information technology functions to outside service providers.

Realizing the Benefits of the ‘New EDI’

July 10, 2020

Aniello Sabatino, SCB Contributor

The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the acute vulnerability of hitherto reliable business practices to profound economic shocks.

How Wireless Power Is Transforming Manufacturing

July 10, 2020

Yuval Boger, SCB Contributor

As IIoT technologies become increasingly commonplace, manufacturers are turning to long-range wireless charging.

How RAIN RFID Will Shape Post-Pandemic Retail

July 9, 2020

Gaylene Meyer, SCB Contributor

The battery-free wireless technology can identify thousands of items in seconds — at a distance and without line-of-sight.

Japan Is Figuring Out How to Deliver Goods Untouched by Humans

July 8, 2020

Bloomberg

Getting products from one place to another with as little human contact as possible is becoming an imperative for businesses as retailers, warehouses and transport providers adapt to the pandemic.

Supply-Chain Planning Transformation: A Practitioner’s Roadmap

July 7, 2020

Logility

Four questions to help guide this multi-dimensional journey.

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Watch: The Digital Transformation of the Warehouse

July 7, 2020

SupplyChainBrain

Distribution operations need data more than ever before. But what should they be doing with it? Eric Rice, senior offering management lead with Honeywell Intelligrated, has answers.

IBM Introduces Sterling Inventory Control Tower to Help Organizations Manage Inventory

July 2, 2020

SupplyChainBrain

IBM announced the launch of IBM Sterling Inventory Control Tower to further help companies manage inventory and build resilient supply chains.

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.