Data Management (Big Data/IoT/Blockchain)

Transforming Your Supply Chain Into an Opportunity Center

May 3, 2019

Last year, supply-chain disruptions hit a record high, with North America at the top of the list as the most affected region.

Avetta Launches Cloud-Based Platform to Manage Supply Chain Risk

May 1, 2019

SupplyChainBrain

Created with customer input, the app provides customized analytics presented in a visual dashboard to help improve safety and compliance.

Put an End to Data-Management Woes in Your Supply Chain With MDM

April 26, 2019

Dietmar Rietsch, SCB Contributor

As supply-chain design and management struggles to live up to modern-day business imperatives, enterprise decision makers have turned their gaze toward the inefficiencies plaguing it.

Buyer’s Guide for Supply Chain Network Design Software

April 24, 2019

AIMMS

Total Plans to Use Artificial Intelligence to Cut Drilling Costs

April 22, 2019

Bloomberg

Total SA plans to start a digital factory in the coming weeks to tap artificial intelligence in a bid to save hundreds of millions of dollars on exploration and production projects.

Huawei Is Escaping European Ban, But 5G Regulators Are Closing In

April 17, 2019

Bloomberg

Huawei Technologies Co.’s ability to make inroads into Europe’s future telecom infrastructure may be more about regulatory hurdles than outright bans.

Millennials Rekindle Demand for Plants, an Industry Ripe for Disruption

April 12, 2019

Bloomberg

American millennials have been accused of dooming all sorts of things: beer, golf, cereal. But the cohort is credited with reviving the once-moribund market for houseplants.

Amazon Go Faces Unlikely Challenge From Checkout-Free Startup

April 10, 2019

Bloomberg

Grocers, alarmed at Amazon’s rapid growth in Europe, are considering fighting back with the help of a tiny Portuguese startup.

Singapore's Biggest Online Mall Fights Alibaba With Blockchain

April 4, 2019

Bloomberg

In the last decade, Ku Young Bae — a serial entrepreneur and South Korean transplant — has built Singapore’s biggest e-commerce company and fended off giant rivals like Alibaba, Amazon and Tencent.

The Trade War Didn't Stop a Google and Huawei AI Collaboration

April 3, 2019

Bloomberg

When Huawei announced its latest smartphone last week, the world’s largest telecommunications gear maker also shared another product. Track AI promises to pair software with Huawei devices to let “non-trained professionals” diagnose eye conditions.

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.