Supply Chain Technology

Supplier diversification, AI readiness, and circularity top supply chain priorities for 2025

Thursday, December 12, 2024 · Lilian Bories
Supply chains are evolving rapidly in 2025 as businesses prioritize resilience, sustainability, and AI-driven innovation to navigate ongoing global disruptions and customer demands. Diversification of sourcing, AI adoption for predictive insights, and the integration of…

6 Questions With … Joe McManus

Tuesday, November 26, 2024 · Brian Straight
Körber Supply Chain Software’s Joe McManus talks about the role gamification can play in improving warehouse operations and employee productivity in this SCMR 6 Questions With … conversation.

Nine questions are the key to AI success in building resilient supply chains

Tuesday, November 5, 2024 · Christopher G. Caine
AI has the potential to bring transformative benefits, but it also presents unique challenges that must be carefully navigated. Christopher G. Caine, president of the Center for Global Enterprise, offers 9 questions to ask to achieve successful deployment.

The art of winning at supply chain technology: Lessons from managing tech for the largest private trucking fleet in the U.S.

Wednesday, October 9, 2024 · Vijay Cherukuru
Six critical strategies are essential considerations for supply chain operations and technology executives embarking on a technology modernization, digital transformation or innovation initiative.

How to identify and eliminate internal demons in supply chain management

Wednesday, October 2, 2024 · Abhishek Chaudhuri
Internal system errors and supply chain disruptions are a detriment most companies can’t afford. In fact, addressing internal supply chain disruptions is the key to helping companies excel beyond their current status quo.

The benefits and challenges of RPA in logistics

Tuesday, September 3, 2024 · Marisa Brown
Each year, supply chain leaders identify areas to target for investment and development. One option is the adoption of robotic process automation, which combines high-volume processes with set business rules to complete tasks autonomously.

When worlds collide

Tuesday, September 3, 2024 · Bob Ferrari
Supply chain leaders, if they have not done so already, should be aiming and aligning processes, skill levels, and supporting technology strategies that can better synchronize supply chain planning, internal and external collaboration, and customer fulfillment execution.

6 Questions With … Steve Johanson

Tuesday, August 27, 2024 · Brian Straight
Logility’s Steve Johanson talks about his career journey, the keys to designing a supply chain, and what technology he sees impacting the supply chain in 2025 in this SCMR 6 Questions With … profile.

Solving supplier traceability in modern supply chains

Wednesday, August 14, 2024 · Venkat Maddila, Travis Wolf, Carl B. March and Anthony Mubarak
As traceability programs become a business requirement, the appropriate platform combining publicly available data and AI tools can enable companies to move beyond base-level traceability.

Keynotes from Procter & Gamble, Johnson & Johnson & Whirlpool execs highlight NextGen conference agenda

Wednesday, August 7, 2024 · Brian Straight
Keynotes from Procter & Gamble, Johnson & Johnson and Whirlpool highlight a packed speaker lineup for October’s NextGen conference.

AI update: Decision-maker or decision-supporter?

Friday, July 5, 2024 · Larry Lapide
Almost four and a half years ago, I wrote my first Insights column on artificial intelligence (AI) titled: “Rely on AI to make decisions? Yes, but warily” [March/April 2020]. I had planned to do an annual update, however, the COVID-19 pandemic came along—consuming much…

Private equity exec sees opportunities ahead in supply chain

Friday, July 5, 2024 · Brian Straight
MorganFranklin Consulting’s Dan Luttner expects private equity funds focused on operational excellence to find deal value as the year progresses.

Chatbot is not the answer: Practical LLM use cases in supply chain

Tuesday, July 2, 2024 · Marianna Vydrevich
Chatbots are the choice many make when implementing large language models, but for supply chains, there are better alternatives that provide more immediate value.

Is your quality management strategy behind the AI curve?

Thursday, May 23, 2024 · Arnela Iseric, research principal, Gartner
It’s crucial to understand which AI use cases to pursue and take a focused approach that is part of a strategy to achieve success rather than simply finding a “quick win.”

Tech investments bring revenue increases, survey finds

Wednesday, April 24, 2024 · Brian Straight
A new survey from Cleo found that 80% of businesses that invested in supply chain technology saw a revenue increase within a year as a result.
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