Data Management (Big Data/IoT/Blockchain)

How to Make Supply-Chain Data Trustworthy

April 6, 2020

Procurement teams on a digital journey often overlook a critical question: Who is managing the data supply chain?

1010data Launches Dedicated Effort to Help with COVID-19 Market Demand Challenges

April 2, 2020

1010data, a platform provider of data harmonization, collaborative analytics and consumer intelligence solutions, has launched new dedicated resources to address retail demand challenges and abrupt changes in consumer spending brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.

In 2020, Supply-Chain Digitization Is No Longer Optional

April 2, 2020

David Parker, SCB Contributor

Disruption in today’s business climate mandates that companies undertake the digitization of their supply chains.

Enabling Visibility Across the Agricultural Industry

March 31, 2020

Matthew Lekstutis and Selva Rajah, SCB Contributors

The agricultural supply chain is one of the world’s most vital conduits between producers and consumers. Yet visibility and traceability remain major concerns.

Tradeshift Launches Seller Engagement Platform, Tradeshift Engage

March 30, 2020

SupplyChainBrain

Tradeshift, a specialist in supply chain payments and marketplaces, recently launched Tradeshift Engage, a seller engagement platform designed to build digital collaboration between suppliers and buyers.

Smart Asset Tracking Will Transform Industries This Year

March 30, 2020

Marc Pégulu, SCB Contributor

More than half of new business processes will incorporate some internet-of-things element this year, Gartner predicts.

How Blockchain Technology Will Improve Mobile Healthcare

March 27, 2020

Stepan Shablinsky, SCB Contributor

The key concerns of healthcare management today are data processing and security. Both can be addressed with the use of blockchain technology.

The Unrealized Benefits of Product Serialization

The Unrealized Benefits of Supply-Chain Serialization

March 25, 2020

Steve Wood, SCB Contributor

With today's enterprise resource planning systems, companies can view aggregate shipping locations of each distributor, wholesaler and reseller. Most of the time, though, product tracking ends there.

CASE STUDY

Pearhead Integrates EDI and ERP, Gains Visibility Into Orders and Inventory

March 18, 2020

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Growing from a single product into a global lifestyle and gift brand, Pearhead needed a system that could access real-time information from its retailer customers.

How Do We Hasten Supply-Chain Digitization?

March 13, 2020

Arshad Matin, SCB Contributor

Digitizing the supply chain has huge implications for companies that step forward, and for businesses throughout the world.

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.