Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrainMore from Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrainInventory Planning/OptimizationHow a Big Grocery Supply Chain Took Control During the PandemicIn the battle to keep essential products flowing to store shelves during the coronavirus pandemic, Retail Business Services has been on the front line.August 31, 2020TechnologyWatch: How Manufacturers Can Stay Ahead of the Automation CurveVanessa Akhtar, principal with management consultancy Kotter, offers advice for manufacturers on the right path to automation — one that includes human workers in the equation.August 31, 2020Inventory Planning/OptimizationPodcast | Should We Scrap Just-in-Time Supply Chains?With the pandemic disrupting global supply chains, should decades of just-in-time and lean manufacturing practice be thrown out the window?August 28, 2020Supply Chain VisibilityWatch: Getting Schooled on Supply-Chain RiskGregory Schlegel, founder of the Supply Chain Risk Management Consortium at Lehigh University, describes how supply-chain risk is occupying a central role in university and professional education, and why it's vital that executives embrace the discipline.August 28, 2020LogisticsPrepping for Peak Season: For Many Retailers, a Game of Catch-UpIn the midst of the coronavirus pandemic and a plummeting economy, retailers must nevertheless prepare for the traditional peak shopping season. Some are ready, but many are not.August 27, 2020LogisticsDrones, Driverless Trucks and Robots: Dreams of a Final MileThe future of “last-mile” delivery of e-commerce orders is one of flying drones, robots and driverless vehicles rushing product to our doorsteps. Or so the futurists would have us believe.August 24, 2020Forecasting & Demand PlanningWatch: Stabilizing Supply Chains in Unstable TimesLisa Anderson, founder and president of LMA Consulting Group Inc., offers advice on how supply-chain managers can function efficiently in a time of deep uncertainty – and why's it's vital to achieve visibility of both customers and suppliers.August 24, 2020TechnologyPodcast | In Survival Mode, Retail Goes DigitalThe pandemic didn’t launch the retail industry on the road to radical transformation. But it unquestionably sped the journey up.August 21, 2020Education & Professional DevelopmentWatch: The State of Supply-Chain Management EducationNehemiah Scott, professor and director of supply-chain management at the University of Illinois' Gies College of Business, describes how the topic is being taught in online courses during physical school closures and the coronavirus pandemic.August 21, 2020Technology5G Is on the Way: What Will It Mean for Supply Chains?5G will soon become the new technology standard for cellular networks, and the benefits for business in general, and the supply chain specifically, are immense. August 19, 2020Previous PagePage 134 of 265Next Page
