BlackBerry

Reports, Trends

BlackBerry: many manufacturers are still working with outdated or unsupported IT systems

Outdated and unsupported operating systems make manufacturers vulnerable to nationwide cyberattacks. The new BlackBerry Manufacturing Cybersecurity Study reveals the severity of this problem, with 86% admitting to running core functions on such operating systems. The BlackBerry …

blockchain

Trends

Growing number of uses for blockchain in supply chain

The use of blockchain in supply chain has advanced beyond the pilot phase. Scanning a barcode or tag linked to blockchain is now a reality, whether for monitoring returnable packaging or tracking beef from Mongolia, …

Ikea

Trends

Ikea scales up drone usage for inventory management

Ikea is using drones on a large scale for its store-level and online inventory management, with 100 of these autonomous robots now flying around at 16 of its European locations. According to Ikea’s parent company, …

Garvis

Planning, Trends

Garvis integrates ChatGPT into its planning tool

An enthusiastic audience of more than 600 supply chain professionals from around the world discovered that ChatGPT is much more than an amusing and somewhat unreliable plaything during Webinar Wednesday on 12 April. Coffee producer …

crippling decision-making

Blogs, Trends

The growing battle for space in logistics

The Dutch province of North Brabant recently decided to temporarily suspend the construction of new large-scale distribution centres in most of its locations, and dozens of counties have imposed similar moratoriums in the USA. In …

‘Dining in the dark’ of supply chain risks

Trends, Visibility

‘Dining in the dark’ of supply chain risks

I’ve always wanted to try the ‘dining in the dark’ concept, so when I saw an advertisement for a pop-up ‘dining in the dark’ event in my hometown I jumped at the chance to make …

Leaderboard SCM Bubbles of Bogus 12-11 tm 17-11-2024
Q8Oils

Exclusively in magazine, Planning, Trends

Q8Oils: ‘A plug & play solution without a long selection process’

Lubricants producer Q8Oils was hard hit by disruptions in the supply chain and volatile customer purchasing behaviour. It had to constantly adjust its production and inventory planning, and suppliers demanded hard forecasts. That was when …

Recording

Webinar Recording, Trends

Recording webinar ‘Industry 4.0 and Blockchain & IoT in Supply Chain’

Companies face five main challenges in establishing and executing digital transformations. One is making the right choices among disruptive technologies. The top three transformative business technologies cited are advanced artificial intelligence (AI), blockchain and the …