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Digitizing the Supply Chain
Digitizing the supply chain is continuing to unfold. In the past week, I’ve spoken to a few organizations about their progress to create the digital supply chain – running the gamut from getting it started in earnest, to full on using it. One thing was clear – no plans are in place to change…
Why Connected Devices Are Going to Power Supply Chain’s Future
Within this decade, no organizational function will experience greater transformation from the Internet-of-Things than supply chain management. The digital transformation is allowing all parts of the business to collect data that will drive decisions and operations. But the supply chain is the…
Robotics in the Supply Chain
With delivery drones, autonomous trucks, and crewless cargo ships dominating the news, much has been discussed about transforming the delivery—more specifically, the last mile—of retail in the supply chain. But for supply chain professionals, much of the focus right now is on the immediate impact…
What is Automation?
The future of supply chain management is automation. Or is it robotics? Or are those two the same thing? More importantly, what’s going to happen? With drones, driverless cars, and “lights out” factories making headlines, most supply chains will be automated and connected, to some degree,…
Holy Mackerel: Supply Chain Priorities In 2017
Dec 1, 2016 was my first day at APQC. Folks all day asked if I was drinking from a firehose yet. Indubitably I was. Actually, I moaned, it was more like having a large bucket of ice water poured over me. You know what’s coming, but not exactly sure when. Hey, my eyes were closed! Setting…
Heads up! Supply Chain Disruptors Coming Your Way
There is a lot of disruption headed your way! Big data. Robotics. Analytics. Drones. 3D Printing. Collaboration with a purpose. IoT. And the list grows daily. This we know - the supply chain will change. But how is a harder question to answer. However, two groups are working to…