Supply Chain Visibility

The Path to Modern Supply Chain Planning

February 20, 2020

If you're stuck in a siloed planning environment, your best laid supply-chain plans will likely be outdated before they see the light of day.

Breaking the Cycle: How Tech Can Balance the Freight Market

February 12, 2020

Ahmad El-Dardiry, SCB Contributor

The freight industry has tools at its disposal to solve the root causes of market volatility.

Analysis

Decade of the Cloud: How Supply-Chain Applications Are Maturing

February 12, 2020

Tom Singer, SCB Contributor

Cloud-based, software-as-a-service (SaaS) solutions have grown from outliers to commonplace for supply-chain systems.

Analysis

How Sustainable Strategy Fits Into the Digital Revolution

February 12, 2020

Alexis Bateman, SCB Contributor and Suzanne Greene, SCB Contributor

The transition toward “Industry 4.0” offers a number of opportunities to rethink and reinvent global supply chains with sustainability in mind.

Analysis

A Risk Maturity Model for the Modern Supply Chain

February 12, 2020

Gregory Schlegel, SCB Contributor

These steps offer a roadmap for organizations to establish their risk maturity level, and then build expertise.

Analysis

What Does Supply-Chain Visibility Actually Mean?

February 12, 2020

Alexis Bateman, SCB Contributor

Supply-chain visibility is top of mind for many companies, but they may not be asking the right questions.

EDITOR'S Q&A

Supply-Chain Risk: How It’s Challenging Companies in 2020

February 11, 2020

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

The new year has brought with it an increased effort by companies to assess, anticipate and react to global supply risk.

ANALYSIS

Effective Supply-Chain Control Towers

February 9, 2020

Andy Prinz & Drew Andrews, SCB Contributors

Analyst Insight: In recent years, supply-chain control towers have become an omnipresent panacea for organizational challenges. Many companies have rushed to join the control tower frenzy, only to have the solution fall short of expectations. Success with control tower solutions rests with having a clear purpose for the solution, selecting the proper technology as the basis of the tool, and properly integrating with existing systems and data to ensure smooth execution.

ANALYSIS

Supply-Chain Visibility Is Getting Bigger Than ‘Track and Trace’

February 8, 2020

Blake Shumate, SCB Contributor

And it can't be achieved with technology alone.

One Network Enterprises Launches Enhancements to Its Global Logistics Gateway

February 6, 2020

SupplyChainBrain

One Network Enterprises, a global provider of multi-party business networks for autonomous supply chain management, announced the availability of the latest version of its Global Logistics Gateway with its integrated digital freight brokerage network, Market MakerTM, and real time tracking through its Telematics Network.

Supply Chain Visibility

The latest news, analysis, trends and solutions regarding supply chain visibility and its impact on supply chain management. New technologies in supply chain visibility are transforming the way companies operate - and allowing them to stay ahead of the competition in their industries. As these solutions continue to evolve, businesses are discovering new ways to increase efficiency and cut costs. Learn how companies around the world are using supply chain visibility solutions for real-time insight, risk management and supply chain optimization.