digichain

Trends

“Digitize supply chains but don’t expect a universal approach”

Building agility and flexibility into your supply chain through digitization is key for the future but, be warned, there is no single roadmap to success. By Professor Carlos Cordon Supply chains have been under the spotlight in โ€ฆ

warehousing

Trends

The Statement: Data analytics will increase warehousing productivity

Digitalization, globalization, sustainability and the current pandemic are all forcing companies to strategically reassess their business priorities. Supply Chain Media has asked a number of supply chain directors and high potentials for their reactions to โ€ฆ

supply chain visibility

Trends, Visibility

How end-to-end supply chain visibility can reduce risks

Ampleon has used the Supply Chain Media assessment tool to gain better insight into its focus areas relating to supply chain visibility. That fact emerged during an online discussion of end-to-end supply chain visibility held โ€ฆ

supply chain leader

Planning, Trends, Visibility

Will the real supply chain leader please stand up!

The coronavirus has turned the world upside down and will continue to have a major impact on peopleโ€™s personal and working lives for the foreseeable future. Some are even claiming that coronavirus is a game โ€ฆ

smart supply chain

Planning, Trends, Visibility

Faster smart supply chain investment needed

Over three quarters of all companies lack the skills and capabilities to further digitalize their supply chains. As a result, they risk missing out on major benefits, such as better alignment with customer demand, significant โ€ฆ

blockchain

Books, Visibility

Presenting blockchain as the long-awaited turning point in supply chain management

In the recently published book called Integrating blockchain into supply chain management, the phenomenon of blockchain is skilfully stripped of its vague and abstract outer layer. The four authors explain in no uncertain terms how โ€ฆ

China

Trends

China suffers 33% drop in popularity among supply chain leaders

A third of manufacturing companies have already moved sourcing and production activities out of China or plan to do so in the next two to three years. That is the key finding from a survey โ€ฆ

Cisco

Trends

Cisco takes top spot in Gartnerโ€™s Supply Chain Top 25

Cisco Systems has secured the top position in this yearโ€™s edition of analyst firmโ€™s Gartner annual Supply Chain Top 25 ranking. Colgate-Palmolive and Johnson & Johnson came in second and third place respectively, ahead of โ€ฆ

Planning, Software, Trends

Moving closer to a self-driving supply chain

New technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) are giving sales & operations planning (S&OP) an extra boost. The use of external data and scenario planning provides even better guidance when aligning โ€ฆ

SCM Webinar

Trends

Journey to the self-driving supply chain

Supply Chain Media and Aera Technology organized the webinar "Journey to the self-driving supply chain" on Tuesday June 23. 140 attendees joined the webinar live. Market volatility, crisis environments, hyper-competition, and heightened customer expectations force companies โ€ฆ