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Combating Fraud in the Freight Industry

Talking Logistics

In April 2024, we asked members of our Indago supply chain research community — who are all supply chain and logistics executives from manufacturing, retail, and distribution companies — if they had experienced cargo theft or other types of freight fraud in the past year.

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Supply Chain Executives Face Growing C-Suite Complacency

Logistics Viewpoints

According to research by Ernst & Young LLP, the global consulting firm, as the Covid crisis recedes, supply chain executives are losing the strategic gains they made with their C-suite counterparts. The EY research suggests that at many companies, that opportunity is receding. What gets measured affects what gets prioritized.

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Reimagining Transportation Procurement: Leveraging Data and Technology for Smarter Freight Decisions

Talking Logistics

In a survey we conducted in October 2020, 91% of our Indago supply chain research community members, who are all supply chain executives from manufacturing, retail, and distribution companies, either Agreed or Strongly Agreed that the time had come to transform the traditional transportation procurement process.

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The AI Wars: Battlefronts, Breakthroughs, and the New Era of the Industrial AI (R)Evolution

Logistics Viewpoints

Collin Masson, Director of Research at ARC Advisory Group. Colin heads up ARC’s research into Industrial AI. This puts pressure on other device manufacturers to follow suit. By providing a powerful yet accessible platform, the Jetson Orin Nano enables developers and researchers to innovate in edge AI.

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Gartner Report: Everything You Need to Know About Supply Chain Control Towers

This Gartner report, provided complimentary of TadaNow, provides answers to questions that Supply Chain leaders in Manufacturing companies have –– from definitions and scope to framework, how to leverage it all, and best practices. Some of the points covered are: Research –– Control tower definition, scope, and framework.

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[Video] The State of Supply Chain Control Towers: Insights from Indago Supply Chain Research Community

Talking Logistics

In June 2023, we asked members of our Indago supply chain research community — who are all supply chain and logistics executives from manufacturing, retail, and distribution companies — if they are using control towers in their supply chain operations.

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Apple’s $500 Billion Investment in Artificial Intelligence

Logistics Viewpoints

This ambitious initiative is set to transform various aspects of the supply chain, from manufacturing and job creation to research and development, infrastructure upgrades, and sustainability efforts. Manufacturing and Job Creation Apples plan to create thousands of new jobs and expand its manufacturing capabilities within the U.S.

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8 Supply Chain Technology Trends for 2022 and Beyond

Manufacturing leaders who built resilient supply chains were successful in 2021, despite the many supply and demand fluctuations. This report from TadaNow answers a critical question that supply chain leaders in manufacturing companies have – How do we plan for an ever-changing marketplace and keep risks in supply chain to a minimum?

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The 2023 Supply Chain Crystal Ball: Challenges and Solutions

Speaker: Olivia Montgomery, Associate Principal Supply Chain Analyst

The supply chain management techniques that dominated the last 30 years are no longer supporting consumer behavior or logistics and manufacturing capabilities. So what’s working now? What should your plans for 2023 include? You'll learn more about: Trending supply chain tech investments to consider.

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Guide to Mathematical Optimization & Modeling

For decades, operations research professionals have been applying mathematical optimization to address challenges in the field of supply chain planning, manufacturing, energy modeling, and logistics.

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The State of Data and Insights in Healthcare Logistics

Medical and pharmaceutical manufacturers have faced increasing logistical challenges over the past two years. This report, produced by Worldwide Business Research, explores the progress companies have made toward supply chain digitization and logistics maturity.

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2021 State of Analytics: Why Users Demand Better

Hanover Research recently conducted a survey that investigates the role of analytics from the perspective of knowledge workers, people who handle or use information as part of their jobs. But what do users really want?