Karen Betancourt, chief executive officer of Vanguard Medical and a former supply chain exec at Walmart and other multinationals, talks about the challenges and personal fulfillment she experiences in bringing needed medical supplies and equipment to patients in Latin America.
All stakeholders in a company must work together on a last-mile strategy, not just the transportation department by itself, says Bill Catania, founder and chief executive officer of OneRail.
As needs continue to grow in the warehouse, more and more vendors enter the robotics space and bring exciting innovations, says Stanislas Normand, managing director of Exotec.
Supply chain leaders are expected to increase investment in technologies over the next two years, but they must prioritize what they want to implement, says Carly West, senior director analyst at Gartner.
There’s no one-size-fits-all strategy when determining whether to outsource or insource manufacturing operations, says Sam New, director analyst at Gartner.
Many technologies today are outdated, as they were designed to handle supply chains functioning 30 or more years ago, says Amber Salley, vice president of industry solutions at GAINS.