Supply-chain technology is poised to reach an "inflection point," driven by the emergence of the platform as a unifying force, says Erik Olson, North American supply chain lead with Accenture.
The notion of a platform holds the key to building true end-to-end supply chains, says Roddy Martin, chief digital supply chain officer with TraceLink.
For all stakeholders in traditional supply-chain ecosystems, and specifically in life-science supply chains, enormous digitally enabled breakthrough opportunities lie ahead.
Entrepreneurship in the competitive cocaine market is evident from innovative distribution strategies that appear to reflect the type of disruption seen in other industries.
For nearly a decade, Tata Group has been Inditex SA’s partner running Zara stores in India. Now, the country’s largest conglomerate is building its own apparel empire as trend-focused as Zara — but at half the price.
When it comes to evaluating and acquiring new supply-chain technology, companies need to adopt an "order-centric" approach to dismantle long-standing organizational silos.
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.
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