Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 15, 2018

is seeping into virtually every industry, and logistics isn’t immune. Imagine systems that can sift through huge volumes of information to formulate “smart” recommendations as to routes, scheduling and pricing. Their capabilities would far exceed those of the human brain. But will carriers be able to take advantage of the output?

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Supply Chain Brain

MAY 14, 2018

A fair number of companies are leaning toward the latter view. While they might embrace the underlying concept of the IoT, they’re dubious about their ability to manage the resulting flood of data in a meaningful way. How, for example, can they distinguish between information that’s relevant to the organization, and that which is useless?

Strategy 40

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Supply Chain Brain

MAY 7, 2018

of course, has the potential to affect multiple stages and functions of the supply chain. That, at least, is how Geoff Webb, vice president of product marketing with PROS , sees the application of A.I. to the complex exercise of pricing.

Price 40

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Supply Chain Brain

JANUARY 26, 2018

The FCPA was enacted in 1977 to punish businesses for paying bribes to foreign government officials. The law is global in scope, and affects multiple parts of the supply chain. Penalties can be severe, involving multi-million-dollar fines and even jail sentences for violators.

Supply Chain Optimization 40

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Supply Chain Brain

MAY 21, 2018

A series of social compliance audits had failed to uncover structural problems in the five-story Rana Plaza building, which collapsed on April 24, 2013. Just hours after workers were threatened with termination if they failed to enter the facility.) It was reportedly the deadliest garment-factory accident in history.

Supply Chain Efficiency 40

Supply Chain Efficiency supply chain software solutions Supply chain Data 40

Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 11, 2018

You’d be hard pressed to find a major industry today that isn’t talking up blockchain as a cure-all for the ills of global supply chains. The idea of a virtual, distributed ledger that can serve as an indelible system of record for any number of business transactions between supply-chain partners — well, it’s irresistible.

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Supply Chain Brain

JULY 2, 2018

In a typical global supply chain, involving multiple tiers of production, the chances of failure are alarmingly high. Just about every major manufacturer has a supplier code of conduct to ensure that workers are treated humanely. Too often, however, those documents fail to prevent unacceptable working conditions.

Supply chain 40

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ivalua

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Prediction 3: Procurement will drive critical business strategies in 2021-22. The next big trend outlined in Bartolini’s presentation is Procurement’s growing business impact. In the immediate aftermath of the global pandemic, there’s been a shift to prioritizing cash management and improving supply chain visibility,” he said.

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