Supply Chain Radio

Everyone in supply chain is excited about the Internet of Things. Smart, connected sensors distributed throughout the supply chain will bring us unprecedented visibility. But the IoT in supply chains has a long, strange history. Find out how music, espionage, and a notorious four letter word were responsible for the cutting edge technology we have today.

Everyone in supply chain is excited about the Internet of Things. Smart, connected sensors distributed throughout the supply chain will bring us unprecedented visibility. But the IoT in supply chains has a long, strange history. Find out how music, espionage, and a notorious four letter word were responsible for the cutting edge technology we have today.

Real applications of the Internet of Things are already happening in supply chain. Together with information systems, IoT is helping companies reduce blind spots by providing all the data from transactions and partners in the supply chain network. Insights happen when companies look at data over time, and can see where moving sourcing from one supplier to another can make a big difference. Big Data is not just about an operational set of tools, it’s about the long-term detailed memory that allows companies to look at trends and analytics to drive insight.

Cloud supply chain technology allows companies to remain agile and avoid risk caused by disruptions like the financial crisis in Greece.

Boris Felgendreher of GT Nexus sits down with Mick Jones, ‎Vice President Global Logistics, Supply Chain Strategy & Network Transformation for Lenovo to hear his perspective on challenges in the modern supply chain.

Businesses are shifting from one size fits all supply chain to a multi-dimensional approach in order to better serve customers.

The two worlds of supply chain planning and execution are coming together - enabling a shift to running more agile supply chains.

Topics like bimodal innovation and taking a holistic view of the supply chain network took center stage at the 2015 Gartner Supply Chain Executive Conference in Phoenix, Arizona. Sessions from Frank Crespo at Caterpillar, Jim Cafone at Pfizer, and Reuben Slone at Walgreens, as well as other supply chain management insights, are discussed in this podcast.

How the ocean portal solutions of 15 years ago have evolved into the visibility-enabling cloud networks of today.

Logistics service providers have moved from being a provider of technology to being an implementer of technology