Ultimately, mesh networks can handle fluctuations in supply and demand, optimize routes, and create transparency and accountability in the supply chain.

Responders raised concerns about workforce productivity with 62% of interviewees claiming they are training existing staffers in order to enhance their skills and productivity.

To make the most of available resources, provide more delivery choices, and achieve maximum efficiency, it is essential to effectively manage multi-carrier operations in real-time.

With the smart data fabric in place, an enterprise will have developed an innate ability to more accurately predict demand and supply chain trends.

The production plan is long overdue for automation and optimization.

Staying ahead of supply chain disruptions today is both art and science: the art of knowing the trends to prepare for, and the science of determining how to reduce risk and increase resilience.

Andrea Montecchi and Ben Sellers, business advisors with Oliver Wight, explain the basics of integrated business planning (IBP), and why it’s such an important process for companies today.

Most operations at the Malaysian refinery will be shuttered for the next two months while Lynas gets ready to ramp up its downstream operations.

Brendan Galla, chief product officer with Exiger, describes 1Exiger, the company’s platform for proactive risk and supply chain management, and automation of decision flows

Supply chain decision-makers are caught in a balancing act of competing priorities. To analyze the tradeoffs, many are investing in digital technologies. Often, however, that investment has yet to yield positive results.