The manufacturing floor operates in the blind in the absence of real-time data from suppliers on arrival of parts or raw materials, says Jeffrey Luft, portfolio development executive with Siemens Digital Industries Software.

Environmental, social and governance compliance isn’t only a moral obligation for manufacturers.

The impact of ambient IoT is expected to be “quite profound,” enabling greater sustainability, traceability and food safety, while reducing shrink and theft. 

Climate change is causing supply chain disruptions for several of the commodities that are used to make Doritos: corn, salt, sunflower oil and dairy.

Digital transformation is taking place in the B2B payments industry, a move that can contribute significantly to improved supply chain efficiency.

As part of the company's Ride Safe initiative, Whizz will give away 100 free bicycle helmets each month to New York City-based delivery workers.

Kareem Mohamednur, partner with PwC, outlines the challenges that companies face in complying with a raft of environmental, social and governance (ESG) requirements, while controlling both cost and supply chain risk.

In 2021, just one in five of the 2,000 largest publicly listed companies committed to net-zero policies for carbon emissions. A wake-up call is needed, and field service operations are on the front line to deliver it.  

Organizations are paying too little attention to the risk of their supply chain information being compromised through cyberattack.

Risk mitigation has always been a part of supply chain management and will continue to be of great importance, says Jamie Rutherford, director of sales, supply chain, for Vector Security Networks.