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The Internet of Things is over 30 Years Old and still in Its Infancy

Enterra Insights

According to Jonathan Sallet, a former visiting fellow in Governance Studies at the Brookings Institution, that’s exactly the situation in which the Internet of Things (IoT) finds itself. “The term ‘internet of things’ is said to have been first used in 1985,” he explains.

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Top 5 Logistics Challenges and Solutions for the Manufacturing Industry

GlobalTranz

But with every challenge, there is an opportunity to innovate and grow. million jobs could be left unfilled by 2030 due to the manufacturing skills gap. At the end of 2021, the American Trucking Association found that the trucking industry is short 80,000 drivers , and without action, the shortage will double by 2030.

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If Only There Were More Choices

Supply Chain Shaman

While there is a lot of hype about digital transformation, and I feel that the confluence of the new technologies offers great promise, the testing of planning alternatives is only for innovators. As I talk through the market options, I find we have solutions for two groups of buyers now–innovators and late majority/laggards.

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Evolution of B2B Networks

Supply Chain Shaman

Today technologies allow the delivery on the promise, but ironically, as technology capabilities improve and innovation to create new solutions explodes, the ownership structure is becoming more conservative. We are just now starting to see innovation return to JDA and GXS assets under OpenText ownership. The Promise of Innovation.

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Cognitive Computing: Getting Clear on Definitions

Supply Chain Shaman

We are witnessing the evolution of analytics for pattern recognition, and unstructured text mining along with the redefinition of architectures to enable streaming data and real-time process innovation. The work by Google on manless vehicles or the department of defense’s work on ‘bad guy detection’ spawned early innovation.

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Happy Labor Day! Insights on Building Supply Chain Talent

Supply Chain Shaman

Customer-centric, demand-driven, network of networks and outside-in processes become the reality in 2030… The supply chain of the future is no longer about cost containment. Analytics Techniques for Supply Chain 2030. Can you organization adequately discuss how you are going to build 2030 strategies?

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Lassoing S&OP

Supply Chain Shaman

It is attended by 100-125 supply chain leaders and is designed to enable learning on new technologies, ideation on process innovation, and networking with other business leaders on the future of supply chain management. Forge New Directions for Supply Chain 2030. The event’s focus is on next-generation supply chain thinking.

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