Navis, a part of Cargotec Corporation, told supply chain managers charged with keeping abreast of the latest changes in automation. But in a subsequent report released this week, analysts say that some sectors of the industry continue to resist.
Robots need to be built, programmed, customized, maintained, serviced and continuously updated. This requires logistics planners, hardware designers, engineers, computer programmers, materials management specialists, and a multitude of other technicians.
People who are responsible for managing their company's vendor, supplier and service provider relationships should routinely review their company's commercial contracts.
It's tempting as a supply chain manager to buy into the “on-demand” economy with dynamic warehousing or freight services, paying only for the capacity that you use, and only when you need it. But there are hidden dangers.
The Amazon Effect is causing a revolution in thinking across the supply chain. It's a wake-up call for supply chain professionals to design new and improved processes and think creatively about the future.
Gartner's annual “Magic Quadrant” report that was released recently, on the eve of its supply chain conference in Phoenix, Ariz. The aim of the report is to provide a qualitative analysis into a market and its direction, maturity and participants.
The results of the latest Supplier Trust Index show that suppliers are more likely to share innovation and price concessions with customers they trust.
Today, a company's ability to compete is increasingly driven by how well it can leverage data, apply analytics and implement new technologies. That being said, there exists the real issue of data overload and paralysis.
Mutual trust does not appear on the ledger sheets of buyers and suppliers, but researchers suggest that levels of trust between companies may be an important influence on how they operate and perform.
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