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Supplier Onboarding is Core to a Digital Supply Chain Transformation

Logistics Viewpoints

When you talk to companies that have implemented enterprise or supply chain applications, executives will usually admit that they have under-invested in training and preparing users to use the new technology. 18,000 suppliers ship 70,000 different types of parts to 72 Molex manufacturing plants across the globe. Training is critical.

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

Logistics Viewpoints

Datacenter Hardware: The demand for powerful computing to train ever larger and more accurate AI models is insatiable. AWS has custom AI chips Trainium and Inferentia , for training and running large AI models. This puts pressure on other device manufacturers to follow suit.

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The World Today Part 1: The Best Manufacturing Ecosystems Win

Enterra Insights

Factors like automation, massive investments in at-scale, fit-for-purpose technologies, specialized training, low labor rates, and effective demand and supply planning capabilities, have woven themselves like threads into the fabric of efficient global manufacturing ecosystems. So, how do we define a global ecosystem?

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Effective Strategies for Scaling Manufacturing Operations

RFgen

Scaling manufacturing operations is crucial for business growth but presents unique challenges. Balancing increased demand with consistent quality and controlled costs is difficult but essential for manufacturers looking to expand. Successfully scaling manufacturing requires more than just adding resources.

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Mission Critical: Leveraging Learning Engineering to Drive Digital Transformation

Speaker: Trish Uhl, Founder of Owl's Ledge LLC and the Talent & Learning Analytics Leadership Forum

Formal training alone can't keep up; it's often too slow, too generic, inconvenient, inefficient, unduly expensive and lacks or lags methods for measuring business-related effectiveness. Time is of the essence and digital dexterity is required.

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Don’t Let Tariffs Sink Your Strategy – Train for Resilience

Procurement Academy

Understanding regulations is critical – but what truly builds resilience is training agile, informed teams who can pivot fast, minimize risk, and protect performance when global trade gets turbulent. Another shared: We rerouted our sourcing strategy in a week – because our supply chain leads were trained for scenario planning.

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The Three Pillars of Sustainability in Supply Chain and Logistics: A Strategic Guide

Logistics Viewpoints

Transportation, warehousing, and manufacturing collectively contribute significantly to carbon emissions, making these areas critical for meaningful change. Investments in automation have helped mitigate hazardous conditions, while safety training programs empower workers to recognize and address risks.