Quality & Metrics

Three Reasons to Buy Into Blockchain and the Internet of Things

The supply chain of the future will require greater trust and transparency among its members.

July 25, 2018

The supply chain of the future will require greater trust and transparency among its members.

Cloud-First Strategies Are Driving Supply Chain Software Revenue Growth Worldwide

The latest market share data from Gartner, Inc. shows that adoption of supply chain management (SCM) software accelerated significantly in 2017. Total worldwide market revenue grew 13.9 percent to reach a total of $12.2bn in 2017.

July 25, 2018

Gartner

The latest market share data from Gartner, Inc. shows that adoption of supply chain management (SCM) software accelerated significantly in 2017. Total worldwide market revenue grew 13.9 percent to reach a total of $12.2bn in 2017.

Five Ways to Upgrade Your Business Planning Process With Advanced Analytics

Many of today’s supply chains will be unrecognizable by 2020.

July 24, 2018

Henry Canitz

Many of today’s supply chains will be unrecognizable by 2020.

Why Technology Won’t Solve the Problem of Automotive Recalls

George Whittier doesn’t understand why traceability should be a problem for automotive manufacturers facing a recall.

July 23, 2018

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

George Whittier doesn’t understand why traceability should be a problem for automotive manufacturers facing a recall.

Blockchain Efforts Move Beyond the Hype: ‘This Is Happening Now’

There has been more talk in recent years about how blockchain technology can change the world than actual projects showing what it can do.

July 23, 2018

Bloomberg

There has been more talk in recent years about how blockchain technology can change the world than actual projects showing what it can do.

Manufacturing, Mining Power U.S. Industrial Production

U.S. industrial production increased in June, boosted by a sharp rebound in manufacturing and further gains in mining output, the latest sign of robust economic growth in the second quarter.

July 18, 2018

Reuters

U.S. industrial production increased in June, boosted by a sharp rebound in manufacturing and further gains in mining output, the latest sign of robust economic growth in the second quarter.

Boeing, Airbus Strain to Deliver the New Jets They Have Promised

Boeing Co. and Airbus, swamped with orders for new jets, are struggling to deliver them all on time — in some cases angering customers and delaying payments.

July 17, 2018

The Wall Street Journal

Boeing Co. and Airbus, swamped with orders for new jets, are struggling to deliver them all on time — in some cases angering customers and delaying payments.

A&D’s Ambitious Three-Year Timetable for Deploying Blockchain

Blockchain is poised to take off in a big way in the aerospace and defense sector, if a new report from Accenture is to be believed.

July 16, 2018

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Blockchain is poised to take off in a big way in the aerospace and defense sector, if a new report from Accenture is to be believed.

China's Chickens Need to Lay a Billion Eggs a Day. Here's How They're Going to Do It.

Behind a row of sealed red incubator doors in a new facility in northern China, about 400,000 chicks are hatched every day, part of the rapidly modernizing supply chain in China’s $37bn egg industry, the world’s biggest.

July 10, 2018

Reuters

Behind a row of sealed red incubator doors in a new facility in northern China, about 400,000 chicks are hatched every day, part of the rapidly modernizing supply chain in China’s $37bn egg industry, the world’s biggest.

Manufacturing Grows in June, But Supply Chains Struggle, ISM Reports

July 5, 2018

Industryweek

Economic activity in the manufacturing sector expanded in June, and the overall economy grew for the 110th consecutive month, say the nation’s supply executives in the latest Manufacturing ISM Report On Business.