Data Management (Big Data/IoT/Blockchain)

Is Edge Computing the Future of Trucking?

November 16, 2020

Ken Evans, SCB Contributor

As technology advances, the opportunity for optimizing operations within the trucking industry increases.

Why Data and Context Are Essential for Supply-Chain Visibility

November 12, 2020

Mahesh Veerina, SCB Contributor

There are two main approaches when it comes to full supply-chain visibility — "hard-" and "soft-attribute" tracking — and today's organizations need both.

GS1 US Expands Offering to Help Small Businesses Capitalize on E-Commerce

November 11, 2020

SupplyChainBrain

GS1 US has expanded its product identification offering for small and micro businesses with the introduction of a single GS1 US Global Trade Item Number.

Seven Supply-Chain Trends to Watch in 2021

November 11, 2020

Dan Weinberger, SCB Contributor

And how they can rejuvenate the battered supply-chain industry.

Three Tech Capabilities to Stay Competitive in the 'Next Normal'

November 8, 2020

Joe Bellini, SCB Contributor

Complete and accurate supply-chain data is becoming less and less optional.

Digital Transformation of the Supply Chain: Now and Next

November 6, 2020

Shubho Chatterjee, SCB Contributor

The digital transformation of supply chains has been underway since 2010, but COVID-19 kicked it into top gear.

LeanDNA Launches Factory-Focused Inventory Optimization Workflows

November 4, 2020

SupplyChainBrain

LeanDNA, a provider of factory-focused inventory optimization solutions, has launched role-based workflow capabilities within its platform for the manufacturing industry.

VeriShip and Sifted Merge to Offer Predictive Analytics Platform for Logistics

November 2, 2020

SupplyChainBrain

VeriShip, a shipping expense optimization platform, announced a merger with Sifted, a provider of a data science-driven predictive logistics platform.

Technology for Logistics: Why Implementations Fail

November 2, 2020

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

The adoption by logistics providers of modern-day technology is a case of applying digital solutions to an analog world.

Case Study

Intel Puts Its Indirect-Materials Spend on the Road to Digitization

November 1, 2020

SupplyChainBrain

Tackling the job of assessing all of its contracts for indirect-materials spend, Intel Corp. scraps a laborious and outdated manual process, and puts its entire supply chain on the road to digitization.

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.