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4 Key Trends to Watch in Smart Manufacturing and Supply Chain

GlobalTranz

Industrial IoT and big data are converging to enable demand-driven 'smart supply chains.' The advancements in 3D printing and 'Additive Manufacturing,' coupled with supply chain efficiencies, could make distributed manufacturing a reality, ushering in the era of smart manufacturing.

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GM Supplier Factory Explosion: Thoughts on Supply Chain Visibility and Responsibility

Talking Logistics

Zhongron supplies aluminum alloy wheel hubs to another company, Citic Dicastal Wheel Manufacturing Co., This is by no means an easy task, especially for companies like GM with complex, global supply chains. Companies are also making similar efforts to eliminate slave labor from their supply chains.

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An interview with Gautam Gupta, Engineering

Alloy

Gautam is a Software Engineer at Alloy. Why did you join Alloy? I joined Alloy because it has a good mix of challenging technical problems, a hard-working team, and a great culture. When I first started at Alloy in the beginning of 2018, I joined as an intern. What do you do at Alloy?

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Top 5 Takeaways from the 2019 Gartner Supply Chain Conference

Alloy

Top 5 takeaways from the 2019 Gartner Supply Chain Conference A few weeks ago, many members of Alloy’s team were in Phoenix attending the Gartner Supply Chain Executive Conference and hosting attendees at our annual conference dinner. days of learning, networking, and getting the latest scoop on supply chain tech.

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Tile’s CEO on navigating the pain points of modern supply and demand

Alloy

Last month, Tile CEO and Alloy Board Member CJ Prober led an Alloy Executive Roundtable discussion on managing supply and demand in today’s retail landscape. We were honored to have him join us and share his perspective on modern obstacles and innovative solutions for manufacturers. GoPro was a category leader?—?they

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Announcing Connected Planning and Execution from Alloy

Alloy

Today marks a very important step forward toward Alloy’s vision as we announce the release of our Connected Planning & Execution platform. We started Alloy six years ago to help consumer goods brands more quickly and efficiently respond to ever-changing consumer demand. At the time, supply chains were often afterthoughts.

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Sizing up RSi and Alloy with a company insider

Alloy

In this Q&A with Brian Babbitt , Head of Solutions Consulting at Alloy, we discuss options for consumer goods manufacturers evaluating supply chain management solutions. RSi was acquired by IRI in October 2020 in hopes of helping customers actually optimize their supply chain. What led you to Alloy?

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