Supply Chain Visibility

Mapping the impact of geographic differences on global supply chain practices

Wednesday, September 4, 2024 · Inma Borrella, Leonard Morrison, Maria Jesus Saenz, and Eva Ponce Global trends such as nearshoring and increasing geopolitical risks underscore the importance of companies in understanding the national and regional differences of the regions in which their supply chain partners operate.

Solving supplier traceability in modern supply chains

Wednesday, August 14, 2024 · Venkat Maddila, Travis Wolf, Carl B. March and Anthony Mubarak As traceability programs become a business requirement, the appropriate platform combining publicly available data and AI tools can enable companies to move beyond base-level traceability.

Using AI to Detect Supply Chain Fraud

Monday, November 20, 2023 · Norman Katz Detecting and reducing supply chain fraud can be done using artificial intelligence and the existing supply chain systems and the familiar transactions that they produce.

Bet on it: Counterfeits are in your global supply chain

Tuesday, April 11, 2023 · Rosemary Coates It’s time to pay close attention to every link in the supply chain.

AWS announces AWS Supply Chain

Thursday, December 1, 2022 · SCMR Staff New cloud application from Amazon Web Services improves supply chain visibility and delivers actionable insights to mitigate supply chain risks, lower costs, and improve customer experiences.

U.S. imports drop but port delays remain

Wednesday, October 12, 2022 · SCMR Staff Descartes monthly report shows Chinese imports was the greatest driver of the overall decrease in U.S. imports.

More counterfeits in your supply chain?

Wednesday, July 13, 2022 · Rosemary Coates You do best to assume so, and that requires constant vigilance. Here are some tips.

Supply chain synchronization: A choice that became a must

Tuesday, July 5, 2022 · Michelle Ramirez and Yulu Li Five main factors affect synchronization: cost, service level, lead time, flexibility and sustainability.

When will Shanghai come out of lockdown?

Thursday, May 26, 2022 · Rosemary Coates Supply chains are again in peril, and the overall situation isn’t likely to get better any time soon.

Global IoT spend by logistics market to top $114 billion by 2032

Wednesday, May 18, 2022 · SCMR Staff That’s an 11.2% compound annual growth rate.

HERE and Amazon Web Services collaborate to improve supply chain visibility

Monday, May 16, 2022 · SCMR Staff The five-year agreement targets real-time, multi-modal freight tracking.

War in Ukraine:  Responding to supply chain disruption

Tuesday, April 12, 2022 · Joe Terino and Peter Guarraia Here is our early assessment of what you need to do including a handful of no-regret moves to make.

Operating the Goldilocks supply chain

Monday, April 4, 2022 · Bob Trebilcock Wine Access is utilizing weather data to optimize the shipment of millions of bottles of wine each year.

Direct-to-Customer: The need for dynamic supply chains

Thursday, March 31, 2022 · Shawn Muma The most important characteristic of the digital transformation of supply chains is the ability to dynamically adjust to changes in the market—be they customer demands or seismic events like war or a pandemic.

FourKites partners with Narvar to unlock real-time supply chain visibility

Monday, February 21, 2022 · Gary Forger New partnership delivers a comprehensive view over first, middle and final mile delivery, empowering retailers to better navigate shifting supply and demand while improving customer experience.