Six Requirements for Growing and Scaling Autonomous Mobility
As we enter a period of autonomous vehicle pilot deployments it is instructive to understand how far we’ve come in making these vehicles an achievable reality, and what we still need to accomplish before autonomous fleets can address the mobility goals, we’ve set for consumer transportation and logistics. Technological innovation and adoption typically follow particular […]
Top 10 Ways Internet Of Things And Blockchain Strengthen Supply Chains
The majority of enterprises are prioritizing their blockchain pilots that concentrate on supply chains improvements (53%) and the Internet of Things (51%) according to Deloitte’s latest blockchain survey. By 2023, blockchain will support the global movement and tracking of $2T of goods and services annually based on a recent Gartner By 2020, Discrete Manufacturing, Transportation & Logistics […]
2018 Will be A Breakout Year For Supply Chain Analytics
While 94% of supply chain leaders say that digital transformation will fundamentally change supply chains in 2018, only 44% have a strategy ready. 66% of supply chain leaders say advanced supply chain analytics are critically important to their supply chain operations in the next 2 to 3 years. Forecast accuracy, demand patterns, product tracking traceability, […]
India’s $65 Billion Infrastructure Mess
For anyone who has spent time in India traveling a longer distance that it takes to get from an airport into a city or office complex, it quickly becomes abundantly clear that the country’s infrastructure is not up to the task of …
HP’s Supply Chain — By the Numbers (Part 1)
Fellow Enterprise Irregular Larry Dignan recently took copious notes during a presentation by HP’s Tony Prophet at an investor event. Prophet is HP’s SVP of global supply chain operations. Larry’s post over on ZDNet covers Prophet’s presentation at…
Gauging the Economy: Supply Chain Snapshots (Part 1)
Image by didbygraham via Flickr Courtesy of supply chain expert and unfortunate malware perpetrator Bob Ferrari — Google blocked access to his site for over a month even after he solved a malware issue in a number of days — I came across a number of useful logistics numbers that provide insight into the overall […]
Haiti: Disaster’s Supply Chain
If only it were simply a matter of sticking a needle into the evil supply chain
spirits hampering relief to Haiti, millions of people would
be much better off at the moment instead of begging and fighting in
the streets as aid slowly trickle…
Who Wins in the Near-Shoring Game?
I had a call with an industry colleague a few days ago who is headed over to China to give a presentation on trade and sourcing issues to a group of Chinese nationals and government officials (as opposed to US multinationals or Chinese/US JVs operati…
On the Death of Global Sourcing and the Rise of Distance as a Key Procurement Equation
By Jason Busch on June 17, 2015
Make sure your supplier has a Plan B in case of loss, delay or damage, and that everybody understands the Incoterms terms of sale that govern each party’s responsibilities.
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