Innovation

Supply chain-enabled process innovation: How to embark on the journey

Monday, November 4, 2019 · Javad Feizabadi and Swetha Sridharan
By mitigating or even removing these risks through process innovation, supply chain managers can create value for their customers.

From Excel to AI: How Reyes brought predictive modeling to beer distribution

Tuesday, September 3, 2019 · Pamela Armella Olazábal and Sergio Alex Caballero
The lessons Reyes has learned so far provide a taste of what the technology can accomplish.

Achieving gender-balanced teams starts at the top

Sunday, July 7, 2019 · Katie Date, manager, SCALE network outreach at the MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics
How can the supply chain management function entice more women to join its leadership ranks?

The Secret to Creating and Sustaining a Culture of Innovation

Wednesday, May 8, 2019 · Adrian Kumar
Creating a culture of innovation requires action, and sometimes even a mindset shift. These five ideas will help the hurdles to innovation.

Innovation Strategies: Upcycling can take sustainable supply chains beyond recycling

Tuesday, April 30, 2019 · Sirish Gouda, Sanjeev Swami and Debabrata Ghosh
The industry can improve its environmental performance by increasing the volume of product it recycles. But there is another, less well-known strategy available that is attracting attention: upcycling.

Navigating the road to digital supply chain transformation

Monday, January 7, 2019 · Maria Jesus Saenz and Ken Cottrill
Identifying a starting point in the journey is not easy, especially when companies are deluged with information and advice on how they should proceed.

Does Artificial Intelligence (AI) -enabled demand forecasting improve supply chain efficiency?

Tuesday, October 30, 2018 · Javad Feizabadi and Apurv Shrivastava
AI-enabled demand forecasting is still at a relatively early stage of development.

Four Compass Points for global supply chain management…revisited

Wednesday, September 5, 2018 · Nick Vyas, director of the USC Marshall Center for Global Supply Chain Management
A rapidly evolving and increasingly global world poses new challenges for business survival. Supply chain managers who use these four interconnected compass points can navigate these unprecedented challenges and find opportunities for innovation.

Measuring Supplier Innovation

Wednesday, February 28, 2018 · Tingting Yan, Kevin J. Dooley and Thomas Y. Choi
Most CPOs understand that the next big innovation is out there, being invented by someone. But, new research indicates that few have a process in place to identify and measure the innovation in their supply base.

Unlocking the potential of India’s high-tech start-ups

Tuesday, February 27, 2018 · Debabrata Ghosh, Peeyush Mehta, Balram Avittathur and Uttam Sarkar
Although India is the world's 7th largest economy and one of the fastest growing economies on the planet, it lags many developing countries— notably China—on indicators of innovation such as R&D spend and the economic contribution of high-tech manufacturing.

Supply Chain Managers May Need a “Blueprint” for Innovation

Thursday, February 15, 2018 · Patrick Burnson
Kenco's shared its “blueprint” for innovation in an exclusive interview with Supply Chain Management Review.

Can we trust the “trust machine?”

Thursday, January 25, 2018 · Ken Cottrill, Global Communications Consultant for the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics.
In 2015, The Economist magazine famously dubbed blockchain technology “the trust machine” owing to its ability to create trust in business networks. This capability resonates strongly in the supply chain world, where a lack of trust is a major obstacle to high-level…

A model approach to last-mile distribution

Thursday, November 2, 2017 · Matthias Winkenbach
There are lessons about a data-driven approach to last-mile network design and operation from Brazil's largest online platform.

Next Gen Supply Chain: The NextGen Interview

Friday, September 1, 2017 · Gary Forger
Jim Rice, deputy director of MIT's Center for Transportation and Logistics, talks about innovation and its importance to the supply chain.

NextGen Supply Chain: If you weren’t so good, this would be a problem

Friday, September 1, 2017 · Gary Forger
Innovation is a funny thing. Just when people write it off because they've been waiting too long, it smacks them up the side of the head.
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