Data Quality Management (DQM) is always advancing, not necessarily in terms of technological leaps, but in terms of being used more as a result of shifting business patterns. DQM is being used more and more, as organizations shift to a digital format. Other reasons for the increased use of DQM range from the lowering of […]
Vendor Onboarding and Offboarding: Are You Doing It the Right Way?
Insecure and mismanaged third parties like vendors, cloud companies providing software applications or infrastructure, and supply chain partners are directly correlated with many data breaches and hacks. In fact, recent research revealed that 59% of data breaches were related to a third party. Amongst all, one of the most crucial aspects of managing third-party risk is having good onboarding processes […]
Can AI Mitigate Inherent Procurement Risks from the Supply Chain?
Click to learn more about author Sonal Mehta. Everyone involved in the supply chain knows procurement is an integral part of any business. But there is a hidden risk in the procurement process. It’s a risk that can cost your company money – sometimes a lot of money. Companies may experience various problems in the procurement process, […]
The Data Challenges of a Return to Service
Click to learn more about author Kaycee Lai. COVID has been particularly rough on companies that provide in-person entertainment experiences–theme parks, cruise lines, movie theatres, casinos, concert promoters, resorts, etc. With summer approaching, we’re seeing signs that some of these companies may be opening up operations again. Disneyland, for instance, just announced it is reopening […]
Data Analytics Will Power a Transformation of Supply Chains in the Post-Pandemic Environment
Click to learn more about author Vikas Mathur. COVID-19 exerted a disruptive impact on virtually every aspect of business across every sector — and supply chains were no exception. In a recent report, Deloitte said the pandemic might be “the black swan event that finally forces many companies, and entire industries, to rethink and transform […]
Panasonic and Blue Yonder Extend Strategic Partnership
A recent press release states, “Panasonic Corporation announced that it is making an equity investment in Blue Yonder — the leading end-to-end supply chain software provider. The investment via a secondary sale of shares values Blue Yonder at an enterprise value of $5.5 billion. It builds upon a strong strategic relationship between the two companies, […]
Case Study: Tracking and Tracing Drugs in the Pharmaceutical Supply Chain
Failures or lack of visibility in the many-tiered pharmaceutical supply chain have multiple repercussions. Drug shortages have adverse economic and clinical effects on patients — they are more likely to have increased out-of-pocket costs, rates of drug errors, and, yes, mortality. Hospitals and health systems allocate over 8.6 million hours of additional labor hours to […]
Aperity Launches Beverage Industry Analytics Solution
A recent press release reports, “Aperity, Inc., an innovative provider of data management and analytic solutions for supply chain partners, announces the launch of its revolutionary Beverage Data Exchange, the industry’s first open community-centric data solution that helps facilitate business insights between supply chain partners. ‘We hear constantly from Beverage companies and their supply chain […]
Celonis Puts AI to Work with Launch of New Operational Applications
According to a recent press release, “Celonis, the market leader in AI-powered process mining and process excellence software, today launched the next generation of its platform, enabling customers and partners to develop purpose-built Operational Applications. At Celosphere Live, Celonis’ second annual customer conference with more than 15,000 registrants, the company demonstrated the platform and unveiled […]
One Network Announces a Telematics-Enabled Control Tower
According to a new press release, “One Network Enterprises, a global provider of multi-party business networks for autonomous supply chain management, today announced the availability of a Telematics-Enabled Control Tower with real time tracking through its Telematics Network. For global carriers, freight forwarders and other logistics service providers, the solution includes pre-integrated connections to telematics […]