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Study Shows Two-Thirds of Companies Yet to Execute Digital Transformation in Supply Chain Planning

ToolsGroup

September 26, 2019) A new study by ToolsGroup, a global leader in supply chain planning software, and Spinnaker, a supply chain services company, has found that only 7% of companies are reaping the benefits of digital transformation of supply chain planning. BOSTON, Mass. and HOUSTON, Tex.

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Industry 4.0 was Delayed, not Cancelled, by the Pandemic

Enterra Insights

The late Beatle John Lennon once stated, “Life is what happens while you are busy making other plans.” ” If manufacturers didn’t believe that truism before, they certainly believe now it — thanks to 2020. The late Beatle John Lennon once stated, “Life is what happens while you are busy making other plans.”

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Digital Transformation Helps with Corporate Alignment

Enterra Insights

” Unfortunately, what often occurs is that each department sets goals and makes plans independent of other parts of an enterprise. When departmental planning functions are disconnected from one another, conflicting goals often result. The answer to this dilemma is concurrent planning. 4] They are: 1. ” 5.

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Artificial Intelligence Enhances the Evolution of the Internet of Things

Enterra Insights

Business consultant and AI expert Louis Columbus ( @LouisColumbus ) explains, “The key to getting more value from industrial internet of things (IIoT) and IoT platforms is getting AI and machine learning (ML) workloads right.”[2] ” And Columbus believes the AIoT will develop quickly. The Convergence of AI and IoT.

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The Internet of Things and the Supply Chain: Serious or Just Flirting?

Enterra Insights

Numerous supply chain experts insist supply chain processes are experiencing a revolution thanks to emerging technologies. ”[2] Although Bernard believes the IoT and the supply chain are just getting to know each other, she adds, “IoT isn’t going away any time soon.” Improved visibility.

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America Adapting to Supply Chain Chaos

Operations and Supply Chain Management

Planes, Cranes, and Barges: How America Is Adapting to Supply Chain Chaos. It’s been booming since,” says Joseph Nardone, president and chief executive officer of the Columbus Regional Airport Authority, which operates Rickenbacker. The desire to avoid a repeat of pandemic-era supply chain snarls could change that.

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What’s the deal with the semiconductor shortage?

NC State SCRC

The problem with capacity in chip making is that manufacturers are loath to invest in additional chip making capacity until they’re certain that there’s going to be the demand for it. And so chip manufacturers can only invest in capacity in large chunks – e.g. an entire facilities. We actually do need your chips.

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