With the challenges that supply chains face today, managers realize that visibility is more important than ever, says Jerome Roberts, global vice president of marketing at Blume Global. After all, you can't react to what you can't see.

Federal regulation of pharmaceuticals and medical devices are among the unique challenges that logistics providers face in the healthcare supply chain, says Andrew Wang, director of healthcare at Locus Robotics.

Velocity of response and proactivity in risk management are key to meeting supply chain challenges and creating value, says Rajesh Kalidindi, founder and chief executive officer of LevaData.

While it may seem that the solution to the truck driver shortage is simply to recruit more drivers, this overly simplified tactic may be contributing to the problem. 

Suzanne Offerman, senior marketing manager for Onesource Global Trade at Thomson Reuters, describes the technology needed to avoid forced labor in manufacturing supply chains.

Jamie Rutherford, director of sales for supply chain with Vector Security Networks, describes recent innovations in security for the supply chain, many of them suggested by customers themselves.

Disruption caused by the pandemic has served as a "rude awakening" among top executives about the need for new technology to create true visibility across international logistics, says Adolph Colaco, founder and chief executive officer of e2log.

With multiple layers of suppliers, artificial intelligence and big data can help companies get clean and useful information, says Jim Hayden, chief data scientist at Everstream Analytics.