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How To Improve Supply Chains With Machine Learning: 10 Proven Ways

How To Improve Supply Chains With Machine Learning: 10 Proven Ways

By Louis Columbus on May 20, 2019

Bottom line: Enterprises are attaining double-digit improvements in forecast error rates, demand planning productivity, cost reductions and on-time shipments using machine learning today, revolutionizing supply chain management in the process. Machine learning algorithms and the models they’re based on excel at finding anomalies, patterns and predictive insights in large data sets. Many supply chain challenges are […]

Posted in Business, Featured Posts, Technology / Software, Trends & Concepts | Tagged analytics, Artificial intelligence, Centrify, erp, Infor, Inspectorio, Louis Columbus' blog, machine learning, sap, Supplier relationship management, supply chain management, Supply Chains, Zero Trust Privilege

Top 10 Ways Internet Of Things And Blockchain Strengthen Supply Chains

Top 10 Ways Internet Of Things And Blockchain Strengthen Supply Chains

By Louis Columbus on February 2, 2019

The majority of enterprises are prioritizing their blockchain pilots that concentrate on supply chains improvements (53%) and the Internet of Things (51%) according to Deloitte’s latest blockchain survey. By 2023, blockchain will support the global movement and tracking of $2T of goods and services annually based on a recent Gartner By 2020, Discrete Manufacturing, Transportation & Logistics […]

Posted in Business, Featured Posts, Technology / Software, Trends & Concepts | Tagged blockchain, Blockchain forecasts, Blockchain use cases, Ethical Supply Chains, IBM Food Trust, iiot, industrial internet of things, Internet of Things, IoT, Logistics, Louis Columbus' blog, microsoft, Supply Chain Costs, supply chain management, World Health Organization

How Machine Learning Improves Manufacturing Inspections, Product Quality & Supply Chain Visibility

How Machine Learning Improves Manufacturing Inspections, Product Quality & Supply Chain Visibility

By Louis Columbus on January 31, 2019

Bottom Line: Manufacturers’ most valuable data is generated on shop floors daily, bringing with it the challenge of analyzing it to find prescriptive insights fast – and an ideal problem for machine learning to solve. Manufacturing is the most data-prolific industry there is, generating on average 1.9 petabytes of data every year according to the McKinsey Global Insititute. Supply […]

Posted in Business, Featured Posts, Technology / Software, Trends & Concepts | Tagged Inspectorio, Louis Columbus' blog, machine learning, Manufacturing, McKinsey Global Institute’, Product Inspections, Product Quality, supply chain management, Supply Chains

High-Tech's Greatest Challenge Will Be Securing Supply Chains In 2019

High-Tech’s Greatest Challenge Will Be Securing Supply Chains In 2019

By Louis Columbus on December 10, 2018

Bottom Line: High-tech manufacturers need to urgently solve the paradox of improving supply chain security while attaining greater visibility across supplier networks if they’re going make the most of smart, connected products’ many growth opportunities in 2019. The era of smart, connected products is revolutionizing every aspect of manufacturing today, from suppliers to distribution networks. Capgemini estimates that […]

Posted in Business, Featured Posts, Technology / Software, Trends & Concepts | Tagged Bloomberg, Capgemini, Centrify, Idaptive, Louis Columbus' blog, supply chain management, Supply Chain Security, The Big Hack: How China Used a Tiny Chip to Infiltrate U.S. Companies, Zero Trust Privilege, Zero Trust Security

2018 Will be A Breakout Year For Supply Chain Analytics

2018 Will be A Breakout Year For Supply Chain Analytics

By Louis Columbus on January 29, 2018

While 94% of supply chain leaders say that digital transformation will fundamentally change supply chains in 2018, only 44% have a strategy ready. 66% of supply chain leaders say advanced supply chain analytics are critically important to their supply chain operations in the next 2 to 3 years. Forecast accuracy, demand patterns, product tracking traceability, […]

Posted in Featured Posts, Technology / Software | Tagged analytics, Analytics and Big Data, BI, byline=Louis Columbus, Logistics, Louis Columbus' blog, supply chain, supply chain analytics, supply chain management

Gartner Predicts CRM Will Be A $36B Market By 2017

Gartner Predicts CRM Will Be A $36B Market By 2017

By Louis Columbus on June 18, 2013

The latest enterprise software forecast from Gartner shows Customer Relationship Management (CRM) increasing to a $36.5B worldwide market by 2017, a significant increase from the $20.6B forecasted in Q1 of this year.  CRM also leads all enterprise software categories in projected growth, showing a 15.1% CAGR from 2012 to 2017, also revised up from 9.7% […]

Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged analytics, BI, business intelligence, byline=Louis Columbus, customer relationship management, Data Driven, Enterprise resource planning, enterprise software, erp, gartner, Intelligent Tech, Louis Columbus' blog, SCM, Social Media, supply chain management, Tech, Web conferencing

What is Supply Chain Risk Management, Exactly? Stepping Back to Address the Challenge

What is Supply Chain Risk Management, Exactly? Stepping Back to Address the Challenge

By Jason Busch on July 13, 2011

As usual, Paul Teague recently penned an insightful column on his weekly blog Procurement Leaders, this time covering supplier/supply chain risk management. In it, he tosses out what might seem like a soft question, but is not: “W…

Posted in Business | Tagged Risk management, spend analysis, supply chain management | 1 Response

BravoSolution: More Applause Deserved (Part 1)

BravoSolution: More Applause Deserved (Part 1)

By Jason Busch on October 26, 2010

If BravoSolution were one of your smart kids, it would be the one who could care less about going to Harvard or Yale (or Cambridge or Oxford), but quietly instead opt to head for a school like the University of Chicago or Cal Tech…

Posted in Technology / Software | Tagged BravoSolution, oracle, sap, supply chain management, VerticalNet

A Novel Way of Dealing With Apple Supply Shortages: Bring Component Production Back Onshore!

A Novel Way of Dealing With Apple Supply Shortages: Bring Component Production Back Onshore!

By Jason Busch on August 2, 2010

As anyone who closely follows procurement and supply chain management knows, production for many supply categories has moved entirely offshore in the past decade. From certain textiles to TV/monitors to computer hardware and peripherals, it’s all but impossible to find domestic sources of supply. Low cost countries aren’t an option for these spend areas — […]

Posted in Business | Tagged apple, China, component shortage, Manufacturing, supply chain management, supply rrisk

DHL Extends Into Procurement BPO -- But Will It Get Past Logistics to Become More Than a 3PL?

DHL Extends Into Procurement BPO — But Will It Get Past Logistics to Become More Than a 3PL?

By Jason Busch on May 27, 2010

DHL, one of the worlds largest freight providers and 3PLs, just announced its intent to pursue the procurement BPO market by delivering solutions to both public and private sector companies. From the location and direction of the announcement, it appears that much of the new venture’s focus will be on the UK market. According to […]

Posted in Business | Tagged BPO, business process outsourcing, DHL, fedex, ibm, Infosys, supply chain management | 1 Response

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