- 21. China Compromises the Supply Chain
- (News)
- According to Bloomberg, China managed to compromise the supply chain and implant malicious chips in a variety of technology. Read the article onBloomberg
- 22. Bar Codes in food and drugs
- (Technology)
- ... stickers every time costs changed. But the traditional bar-type label has been supplanted by the higher density QR code that can store much more information in smaller spaces and now a new innovation lets ...
- 23. A New Digital Freight Marketplace Emerges
- (News)
- SupplyPike is billing itself as the first true digital freight marketplace, reports Digital Supply Chain. To that end, they are accepting bitcoin payments. Read the article onDigital Supply Chain ...
- 24. Using Tech to Keep Food Supply Safe
- (News)
- Food companies are turning to emerging technologies, such as artificial intelligence, machine learning and blockchain to make their supply chains safer, reports Food Safety News. Read the article ...
- 25. Technologies are defining the supply chain
- (Technology)
- ... changing crops by fertilizing one plant with another’s germ material. The advent of clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR) has made next-generation sequencing (NGS)a simple ...
- 26. Hurricane Disrupts Pharma Supply Chain
- (News)
- Hurricane Maria has directly impacted the pharma supply chain, reports Supply & Demand Chain Executive. The hurricane has idled the 50 pharmaceutical plants in Puerto Rico. Read the article on Supply ...
- 27. Is the Future of EDI in Blockchain?
- (Technology)
- ... of the supply chain data exchange systems isn’t easy and it certainly doesn’t happen fast. Just look at how the predictions about XML and AS2 supplanting EDI worked out. They are now part of the ecosystem ...
- 28. Is AI the Future of Forecasting?
- (News)
- Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a breakout technology and some predict it'll eliminate a lot of supply chain jobs. But, you know what? Steve Banker of Logistics Viewpoints ain't buyin' it.Forecasting is ...
- 29. Where is RFID Going?
- (News)
- ... what they see is going on currently with the technology.Although it hasn't supplanted the bar code and usage in some parts of the supply chain is very low, they still see a role in the near future. Read ...
- 30. Businesses Lack Risk Management Plans
- (News)
- When a disaster hits, it's great to have detailed continuity plans in place to mitigate its effects. Unfortunately, according to Gary Barraco on the Manufacturing Business Technology site, a large percentage ...
- 31. Now is the Time to Invest
- (News)
- With interest rates continuing at a low level, now could be the time to pull the trigger on key supply chain investments. If you've been putting off your IT purchases, plant relocations, and other capital ...
- 32. Is the Assembly Line Returning to the US?
- (Management)
- ... 10 years are adding reasons for US based companies to either start or restart manufacturing facilities on US shores. A revived economy may do even more to stimulate local investment in plants and facilities. ...
- 33. How Many Things Will You Connect to the IoT?
- (Technology)
- ... and communicators. While RFID tags are currently the least expensive options and well established as data holders, I expect they will eventually be supplanted by more intelligent tags that can participate ...
- 34. Seeing Through the IoT Fog
- (Technology)
- A new term (at least to me) has emerged that is being used in conjunction with the IoT. We've discussed the Internet of Things a few times and I've even suggested that the technology behind IoT could supplant ...
- 35. Using Big Data in Plant Operations
- (News)
- Mary Ramsey, on the Plant Engineering site, takes a look at how manufacturers can use Big Data to drive value in their organizations. It's much more than just capturing millions of data points- it's knowing ...
- 36. Kaizen Training
- (News)
- Employee development is one of the best investments a business can make. Using a continuous improvement approach can make it very effective.Eric Bigelow, in a Reliable Plant blog, tells us how to build ...
- 37. Will Supplier Networks Supplant EDI?
- (News)
- EDI has been around a long time and is still the backbone of supply chains and eCommerce worldwide. It's not without its detractors, though, and some think that supplier networks may replace it at some ...
- 38. Improve Supply Chain Efficiency
- (News)
- The University of Tennessee recently completed a study on supply chain trends. An article in Plant Engineering provides a summary of their findings and focuses on 10 trends that you can use.Any firm looking ...
- 39. Lean in Action
- (News)
- We always like to see real-world examples of the topics we see often in this column. The continuous improvement principles of Lean are a good example.How they are used at a Toyota plant (no surprise there) ...
- 40. Add Value with Lean
- (News)
- Most of our readers are likely familiar with Lean and other continuous improvement methodologies. However, the tools can be used differently in disparate environments.Vince Campisi takes it to the plant ...
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