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The missing data problem in supply chain design

Thursday, January 23, 2025 · Don Hicks, CEO and president, Optilogic
Supply chain design has an increasingly powerful ability to use digital, data-driven models to create the future supply chain your organization is going to need. Since the future hasn’t happened yet, missing data is simply a part of every project. But, it can be accounted for.

From reactive to proactive: Mitigating semiconductor delivery in an oil & gas company

Wednesday, January 22, 2025 · Massachusetts Institute of Technology
By leveraging a data-driven approach and machine learning algorithms, an oil & gas company was able to more accurately predict semiconductor availability, reducing safety stock inventory and more effectively predicting lead-time forecasting.

Embracing the EPC model for automated distribution and fulfillment projects

Tuesday, January 21, 2025 · Clay Wagenhals & Brian Chatham
As companies strive to optimize their facilities and processes, many are exploring innovative methods to meet these demands. The Engineer-Procure-Construct model is gaining traction, offering benefits for firms investing in automated solutions to distribution and fulfillment…

Mobile robot growth slows, but future holds promise

Monday, January 20, 2025 · SCMR Staff
Labor shortages and rising e-commerce demand will continue to drive automation investment over the long term even as mobile robot growth slows in the near term, says research from Interact Analysis.

People first strategies: Key to supply chain transformation in 2025

Thursday, January 9, 2025 · Inge Oosterhuis
Only 30% of companies feel confident in managing change, despite 95% undergoing transformation recently. Too many rely on technology upgrades to tools and processes, leaving employees feeling disconnected.
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Adapting to the new dynamics of digital supply chains

Wednesday, January 8, 2025 · Willow Liu Yang, Pamela J. Zelbst, Milo D. Berg, and Kenneth W. Green
For CEOs, integrating Industry 4.0 technologies into their supply chain strategies serves as both a risk mitigation strategy and a means to capitalize on efficiency improvements to secure a competitive edge.
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From Complexity to Clarity: How technology is driving supply chain efficiency

Wednesday, January 8, 2025 · Bridget McCrea
This year’s Supply Chain Outlook Virtual Summit gives attendees the strategies, technologies, and automation tools required for ongoing success in modern logistics, transportation, and supply chain management environments.

Infographic: Supply chain innovation

Tuesday, January 7, 2025 · Marisa Brown
To ensure sustained precision and efficiency, supply chain organizations look for the right measures to track their performance. Yet many do not consider measuring innovation in the supply chain. Organizations often aim to increase their innovation, but they must first…
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Is AI taking supply chain planning to the next level?

Tuesday, January 7, 2025 · Bridget McCrea
Experts and analysts weigh in on the positive impacts of AI, machine learning, and GenAI on the supply chain planning space and offer a peek into what could be coming around the next corner.
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Midterm outlook for the Roaring ’20s: Decade of digitalization and disruption, year 6

Tuesday, January 7, 2025 · Global Links
As we move into 2025, supply chain executives face an evolving landscape of both exciting opportunities and significant challenges. Advancements in technology are shaping industry trends, changing consumer expectations, increasing environmental pressures, and exacerbating…
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The year of AI

Tuesday, January 7, 2025 · Brian Straight
As much discussion and deployment of artificial intelligence took place in 2024, 2025 is shaping up to be an even bigger year. This year will likely see the acceleration of AI, and specifically Generative AI, into everyday business functions.

Scaling the summit: Hyperscalers and the science of peak event planning

Monday, January 6, 2025 · Achyutha Mohan
Even when a company designs a peak event entirely from the ground up, unforeseen issues can still arise, but cloud providers can help their supply chain partners manage this surge with proper planning.

6 Questions With … Apu Pavithran

Tuesday, December 31, 2024 · Brian Straight
Hexnode CEO Apu Pavithran explains why cybersecurity threats are growing and what supply chain businesses can do to protect their systems in this 6 Questions With … feature.

Agentic reasoning, multimodality among the AI advancements expected to shape procurement’s future

Friday, December 27, 2024 · Brian Straight
Gartner has identified Agentic reasoning, multimodality and AI agents as three AI advancements that will shape the future procurement, and the steps organizations should take to benefit from these advancements.

Industry leaders weigh in with 2025 predictions

Tuesday, December 24, 2024 · Brian Straight
As 2025 is set to begin, a series of industry leaders have weighed in with their predictions for what’s in store.
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