A Look Behind the European Union's Unemployment Crisis October 10, 2014 Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain Just how unified is the European Union, anyway? Disunified enough to cause an unemployment crisis that won't go away.Read More
PLM Moves to the Cloud ... Gradually October 6, 2014 Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain The world of product lifecycle management (PLM) has been turned upside down by a raft of technological breakthroughs.Read More
Breaking Through the Transportation Funding Gridlock October 3, 2014 Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain The nation's infrastructure crisis is crying out for a long-term solution.Read More
Economic Forecasting: The View Through a Cloudy Crystal Ball September 29, 2014 Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain Economists' predictions often disagree, but there's one thing they have in common: They're pretty much all wrong.Read More
The 3D Printing Revolution: How It Will Affect Procurement Strategies September 26, 2014 Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain 3D printing is one of the hottest technology developments in supply chain today. Is it for real?Read More
Like It or Not, Retailers Must Cope With a Higher Minimum Wage September 22, 2014 Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain Here's a bit of advice for big-box retailers who fear a rise in the minimum wage: Get used to it.Read More
The Drones Are Coming! What Are the Legal Implications? September 19, 2014 Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain Delivery drones are on their way to your doorstep. And regulators are right on their tail.Read More
In E-Commerce, the Race to Own the Last Mile Is Heating Up September 15, 2014 Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain The field of companies offering rapid delivery of items ordered online is getting awfully crowded.Read More
When Should You Dump Your Legacy I.T.? September 12, 2014 Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain Time to scrap your legacy I.T. systems. But how exactly should you go about it?Read More
Big-Box Retailing: Will E-Commerce Blow the House Down? September 8, 2014 Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain In the folktale "The Three Little Pigs," a house made of brick is the one that the Big Bad Wolf can't blow down. If only today's brick-and-mortar retailers were as sturdy.Read More