How Sentient Supply Chains Mimic the Human Body

A sentient supply chain is all-seeing, real-time, predictive, optimized and cognitive. In many beneficial ways, it is remarkably similar to the human body. To highlight these similarities, TransVoyant has produced a fun and enlightening infographic.

June 8, 2017

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Alexis Asks: Safer Trucking for Future Drivers

Managing editor Alexis Mizell-Pleasant asks industry experts about various topics developing in the supply chain. Campaigns like Distracted Driver Awareness Month further the importance of staying focused and alert at all times while behind the wheel.

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Nominations Close June 7 for 2024 Women in Supply Chain Award

This award recognizes female supply chain leaders and executives whose accomplishments set a foundation for women in all levels of a company’s supply chain network. Submissions close June 7!

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SCN Summit: State of the Supply Chain

June 4, 2024

Register now to hear from experts about the State of Today’s Supply Chains through topics revolve around Warehouse Automation, Generative AI, Automation, Electrification, Company Culture and more.

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Report Finds Frontline Logistics Employees Feel Undervalued

The report finds that, despite more than 60% of logistics workers considering their roles long-term career commitments, 40% of workers have considered leaving their job in the past year due to low pay and feeling undervalued.

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Supplyframe Commodity IQ Reveals Mixed Market

Supplyframe finds that the electronics supply chain continues to face semiconductor demand doldrums and elevated inventories, which will linger into the second half of 2024.

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FORTNA Goods-to-Person Calculator Helps Companies Understand Automation Investments

This tool provides businesses across industries with a comprehensive analysis of potential labor savings achievable by integrating goods-to-person technologies.

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An AI-Powered Universal Connector Revolutionizing Data Integration

Aionic Digital announces the release of Synapse™, an AI-powered accelerator designed to address and overcome the challenges of systems integrations.

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SAP Unveils AI-Driven Supply Chain Innovations to Transform Manufacturing

SAP SE announces AI advancements in its supply chain solutions that will unleash a transformative wave of productivity, efficiency and precision in manufacturing.

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Passkeys to Prevent Fraud and Safeguard Supplier Data

Apexanalytix brings the launch of Passkeys. This feature enables suppliers to securely log into their accounts using biometrics like a fingerprint or face scan, or a screen lock PIN.

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Reveel Adds Additional Parcel Carriers to Shipping Intelligence Platform

Reveel, whose Shipping Intelligence™ Platform enables companies to level the playing field with carriers, announces that its platform now supports additional carriers beyond FedEx and United Parcel Service (UPS).

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Enterra Solutions Unveils System of Intelligence

Enterra’s system spans the data and process layers of established systems of record and engagement to autonomously scale optimization and data-driven decision-making across the value chain.

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Study Highlights Last-Mile Delivery as Key to Future Retail Growth

Incisiv and Veho release a study that spotlights the transformative role of last-mile delivery in today’s retail and direct-to-consumer (D2C)

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Consumer Demand for “Real Time Retail” Shakes Carrier Market Share

Pitney Bowes Inc. releases its annual U.S. Parcel Shipping Index, which revealed significant shifts in the carrier competitive landscape and consumer behaviors in 2023.

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Research Finds 83% of Supply Chains Can’t Respond to Disruptions in 24 Hours

A new IDC study, sponsored by Kinaxis, reveals slow progress in making supply chains more flexible and resilient while also highlighting optimism towards supply chain orchestration tools.

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Cleo's Business Commitment Monitoring for Logistics

This solution offers actionable data and proactive response solution designed to ensure that logistics companies’ business commitments are never missed.

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Prophet.ai for Supply Chain Intelligence

his module utilizes AI to eliminate the guesswork associated with New Product Introduction (NPI) and Last Time Buy (LTB), allowing for much sharper decisions and better savings on service parts spend.

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ECI Software Solutions Announces Quality Management Solution

ECI Software Solutions announces that its job shop product, JobBOSS2, now integrates uniPoint to deliver advanced quality management and enhanced customer service.

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Sayari Launches New Supply Chain Mapping Solution

Sayari launches Sayari Map, a supply chain mapping and risk screening solution aimed at enhancing visibility into complex global supply chains.

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Economy Overtakes Supply Chain Challenges as Innovation Roadblocks

Report finds respondents expect to slowly close the door on pandemic-related product development challenges, namely material shortages and supply chain disruption.

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Tower Cold Chain Launches Live Tracking and Monitoring

Tower Cold Chain unveils live tracking feature in collaboration with ELPRO to enhance Tower's advanced passive temperature-controlled containers, offering customers near real-time insights into their shipments.

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Panasonic Connect Highlights New Automated Manufacturing Solution

Panasonic Connect North America introduces new NPM-GH Pick-and-Place machine. The robotic surface-mount technology is the latest addition to Panasonic Connect’s autonomous factory lineup.

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Dow Jones Risk & Compliance Deploys Generative AI to Transform Due Diligence

Dow Jones Integrity Check is a fully automated solution that goes beyond screening to identify risks and red flags from thousands of data sources.

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Implementing PLI Proves Vital in Sustainable Product Design

A Makersite study reveals over half of organizations’ sustainability efforts are driven by regulations despite the benefits from adopting more sustainable product lifecycle intelligence (PLI).

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LogiNext Transforms Driver Well-being and Operational Efficiency

The introduction of this feature is aimed at enhancing the financial well-being of drivers worldwide while ensuring maximum operational efficiency for the organizations.

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Acquisition Broadens Stord's DTC and B2B Fulfillment Capabilities

By integrating ProPack's extensive network and expertise, Stord expands its reach and capabilities, further enhancing its logistics infrastructure and services to its customers.

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Scalable Mobile Robot Conveyancing Technology in the U.S.

With its Lexx500 autonomous mobile robot and LexxFleet, the fleet management system, LexxPluss aims to solve problems by creating sustainability through the use of automation and other technologies.

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Log-hub 4.1 Update Elevates Supply Chain Optimization Features

Log-hub announces the release of Log-hub 4.1, marking a significant advancement in its mission to empower businesses with transformative tools for operational excellence.