Data Management (Big Data/IoT/Blockchain)

Why Office Supply Businesses Need EDI in the Cloud

June 25, 2020

The office supply industry faces an ever-present challenge to be financially competitive.

Five Hurdles to Home Office Shipping — and How to Overcome Them

June 24, 2020

How do you roll out a company-wide solution that enables employees to mail and ship business materials safely, efficiently and cost-effectively from disparate locations?

A Digital Transformation Guide for Supply-Chain Disruptions

June 23, 2020

Logility

Consider these eight tips to prepare for future disruptions.

How Technology Promises to Transform Farm and Food Industries

June 22, 2020

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Elements of the agriculture and food industries that have been slow to adopt technology are feeling the most pain from the coronavirus pandemic.

Reshaping Supply Chain and Logistics for Resilience

June 22, 2020

Ambeshwar Nath, SCB Contributor

Supply-chain and logistics providers should consider these four strategic actions.

Walmart’s Self-Driving Partner Is Changing E-Commerce Economics

June 22, 2020

Bloomberg

For a self-driving vehicle startup, Gatik has an odd mantra: Don’t agonize over autonomy, worry about delivery.

How IoT Can Help Retailers Succeed in a Post-Pandemic World

June 19, 2020

Ajay Rane, SCB Contributor

Here are three ways internet-of-things devices can help retailers adjust to the new world, and adhere to critical safety standards.

How to Talk to Your Partners About Supply-Chain Security

June 18, 2020

Richard Hibbert, SCB Contributor

The unfolding pandemic has thrown into sharp relief just how complex and interdependent today's international supply chains are — and how little visibility companies can have over those interdependencies.

Building Better Supply Chains for the Future

June 16, 2020

Gregor Stühler, SCB Contributor

A “return to normality” requires the mending and rehabilitation of the international supply chains that power so much of our globalized economy. But supply-chain leaders must first figure out how to answer some exceedingly difficult questions.

It's Time to Advance Your S&OP, Data and Planning Systems

June 16, 2020

David Barton, SCB Contributor

Here's what it takes to achieve “optimal symbiosis.”

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.