Data Management (Big Data/IoT/Blockchain)

How to Make the Best of Your Supply Chain Right Now

July 29, 2020

Wolfgang Lehmacher, SCB Contributor and Sanjay Sharma, SCB Contributor

Keeping our supply chains safe is just as important as keeping them lean. Here are three opportunities you can leverage today.

China-Backed Crypto Guru Wants to Unify World’s Blockchains

July 29, 2020

Bloomberg

The blockchain world today is thousands of disparate platforms that can’t talk to each other. So a little-known startup hatched one of the most ambitious plans yet to bridge all the divides.

VendorVerifier Solutions from ISMS Applications Now Live on SAP App Center

July 28, 2020

SupplyChainBrain

ISMS Applications recently announced that four versions of its VendorVerifier solution are now available for online purchase on SAP App Center, the digital marketplace for SAP partner offerings.

How a Digital Twin Can Prepare Supply Chains for Emergencies

Why Service Has a Big Role to Play in Shaping the New Economy

July 27, 2020

Sumair Dutta, SCB Contributor

COVID-19 has been the ultimate digital accelerant, giving advanced industrial services a big role to play in shaping the new economy.

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.

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.