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Thoughts on Supply Chain Challenges

A 'Pro to Know' on the 21st Century Supply Chain site shares his insight on supply chain challenges and how to address them in a recent article on the site. Alexa Cheater interviews Dominic Thomas to get his thoughts on complexity, metrics, segmentation, and a number of other supply chain topics. Read more...

Wearables in the Warehouse

As expected, wearable computing is on the way to supply chains. Specifically, DCs and warehouses are experiencing the growth of portable devices that can improve productivity. Read more...

We Need a Supply Chain 4.0 Vision

Lora Cecere thinks we're ready for Supply Chain 4.0, or even Value Chain 4.0. She's a big admirer of the German approach to their Industry 4.0 vision, and feels we can improve upon it. Read more...

Supply Chain Performance Driver Research

What's going to have the biggest impact on supply chain performance this year? According to a recent survey of 250 manufacturing execs, advanced analytics will have the greatest effect, followed by IoT. Read more...

Figuring Out Where IoT is Headed

Luckily for us, the folks at the Harvard Business Review have their eyes on the Internet of Things (IoT). They've noticed interesting parallels between IoT and the software industry that may help us predict where it's headed. Read more...

The State of Supply Chain Control Towers

Everyone agrees that a supply chain control tower would be a great capability. At a recent conference, Logistics Viewpoint's Steve Banker discussed the state of control powers with a group of knowledgeable supply chain execs. Read more...

New Data on Big Data

There's evidence out there that businesses are getting a lot of Big Data projects off the ground. That's the good news- the bad is that the results aren't blowing anyone away yet. Read more...

Get Excited About Your Project

There aren't many changes for an organization bigger than implementing an ERP. That's why change management is such a crucial part of any project. Read more...

Digital Supply Chains on the Way

The topic of digital supply chains is heating up. Lora Cecere, the Supply Chain Shaman, has some great thoughts on the topic that she delves into in a recent blog. Read more...

Hot Supply Chain Stuff

Have 'supply chain' and 'sexy' ever been used in the same sentence before? Forbes magazine breaks new ground in their recent article about why the kids will soon think supply chains are hot stuff. Read more...

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