Supply Chain Visibility

How Smart Use of Service Supply Chain Can Recession-Proof Your Business

September 25, 2019

When a supply chain is lean and responsive to data, economic downturns can have minimal impact.

Sedex Launches New Reporting Tool for Supply Chain Transparency

September 19, 2019

Sedex has launched Sedex Analytics, a new supply chain reporting tool that enables businesses to create instant visibility of their supply chain and manage risks that may be affecting workers across sites within the supply chain.

Carcinogen in Zantac and Generics Triggers FDA, EU Probes

September 17, 2019

Bloomberg

Global health regulators sounded a coordinated alarm about the possibility that a stomach drug taken by millions of people could be tainted with the same cancer-causing agent that has sparked a worldwide recall of blood-pressure pills.

Driving Business Results With Big Data Projects and AI

September 17, 2019

Chakri Gottemukkala, SCB Contributor

What’s the single most important development shaping the future of how companies drive business value from their data and analytics capabilities?

Schneider to Launch New ETA Technology, Offers New Tracking API Over the Next Year

September 13, 2019

SupplyChainBrain

Schneider, a provider of transportation and logistics, has recently piloted new estimated time of arrival technology to provide more accurate, up-to-date arrival times to customers in the freight transpiration industry.

THE SCB PODCAST

Podcast | Inventory Is ‘Evil’? Not So Fast

September 13, 2019

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

It was Apple CEO Tim Cook who called inventory “fundamentally evil.” But a lot of manufacturers and retailers don’t seem to agree with him.

How Supply-Chain Companies Can Build Roadmaps With AI

September 13, 2019

Karthik Ramakrishnan and Ben Humphries, SCB Contributors

The supply chain as we know it is on the precipice of tipping from decades of steadily accelerating “push” dynamics to a new “push-and-pull” model.

Driving Supply Chain Resiliency Via Strategic Alignment

September 12, 2019

Jeffrey Miller & David J. Burton, SCB Contributors

Supply chains are the lifeblood of any company. Yet disruptions are an inevitable part of doing business globally.

Trump Plans Crackdown on Fentanyl Shipments From China, Others

September 11, 2019

Bloomberg

A draft executive order would target foreign shippers routing deliveries through the U.S. Postal Service — not the two-largest U.S. couriers United Parcel Service Inc. and FedEx Corp.

Apple, Foxconn Broke a Chinese Labor Law to Build Latest iPhones

September 9, 2019

Bloomberg

The claims came from China Labor Watch, which issued the report ahead of an Apple event on Tuesday to announce new iPhones.

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.