Artificial Intelligence

Google and J.B. Hunt Announce Strategic Partnership in Transportation and Logistics

February 19, 2021

Google and J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc., a North American transportation and logistics company, has announced a multi-year strategic alliance to accelerate J.B. Hunt's digital transformation and collaborate on supply chain platform technology.

Resilinc Launches Predictive Purchase Order On-Time Delivery Solution

February 17, 2021

SupplyChainBrain

Resilinc Corporation, a global supply chain monitoring, mapping and resiliency solution, recently announced the launch of its Predictive Purchase Order On-Time Delivery solution. The artificial intelligence powered tool predicts how a supplier will perform in the face of disruption by analyzing past events and on-time delivery data.

The New Normal Will Require New Digital Skills

February 7, 2021

Shubho Chatterjee, SCB Contributor

COVID-19 has accelerated digitization of the workplace without much time for the workforce to react, learn and progress.

NextBillion Launches Hyperlocal Mapping Solutions For Last-Mile Logistics

February 3, 2021

SupplyChainBrain

NextBillion AI, a startup in mapping platforms that provides software-as-a-service for enterprises, recently announced solutions for hyperlocal custom map API industry pitfalls in on-demand deliveries, telematics and last-mile logistics.

Avoiding Supply-Chain Disruption With Analytics and Proactive Global Trade Planning

February 3, 2021

Thomson Reuters

Trade compliance platforms powered by A.I. go well beyond risk management.

Five Problems With Today’s Demand Planning — and How to Solve Them

February 2, 2021

GEP

With the coronavirus pandemic and its lingering effects, companies have now experienced how challenging it can be to plan and maneuver their supply chains around uniquely disruptive, once-in-a-lifetime events. But the unfortunate truth is that less severe events overwhelm or undermine supply planning all the time. Legacy tools are no longer up to the task of getting supply where it is needed most.

ANALYSIS

COVID-19’s Forecasting Failure, and What We've Learned

February 1, 2021

Scott Cornwell, SCB Contributor

During the early months of the coronavirus pandemic, business forecasting models weren’t able to adapt to sudden shifts in demand and supply. Now, more companies are investing in supply-chain forecasting technology to improve visibility, transparency and resiliency.

ANALYSIS

A.I. Is Still Finding Its Place in Supply-Chain Management

February 1, 2021

Albert Lee, SCB Contributor

A vast majority of supply-chain professionals still don’t know what to do with artificial intelligence, or how it can provide the most value to their organizations.

ANALYSIS

Connected TMS Technology Is Reaching Mom-and-Pop Carriers

February 1, 2021

Ryan Camacho, SCB Contributor

Transportation management technology remains a new frontier for many small trucking companies — those with 50 or fewer trucks — who make up 99% of U.S. for-hire carriers.

ANALYSIS

Excellence in Data Management Is the Key to Modern Supply Chains

February 1, 2021

Ann Grackin, SCB Contributor

The field of artificial intelligence and machine learning comes with intimidating terminology and lots of new data — big data, structured and unstructured, from the web, social media, news, internet of things (IoT), events and weather. Supply-chain professionals need to understand all of this data, and become expert at deploying new services, tools and processes to manage it.

Artificial Intelligence

The latest news, analysis, trends and solutions for artificial intelligence (AI) and its impact on supply chain management. New AI technologies are transforming the way companies do business — 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 improving operations through their strategic use of AI and machine learning technologies for supply chain management.