Giovanni Stone, vice president of advanced automation with Daifuku, explains the concept of citizen automation, and how it benefits the development of applications for promoting supply chain collaboration and digitization.

Brian Umbenhauer, leader for consulting with Deloitte Private, reveals the findings of the firm’s latest survey of private companies and their approach to managing global supply chains in a crisis.

The paradigm of just-in-time supply chains has left many brand manufacturers ill-equipped to handle the impact of the pandemic.