A seamless supply chain system incorporates shorter lead-time technologies to improve overall efficiency and customer satisfaction. Lead time in the supply chain is the time that elapses between when ...

Think about the lettuce on your plate. Chances are, it traveled about 1,500 miles to reach your fork. In the US, lettuce travels about 1,500 miles (2,414 km) to get from farm to fork. That journey ...

Few things are as important to the success of a business as its supply chain. In the search for the right balance of efficiencies and effectiveness, more U.S.-based companies are looking closer to ...

How constant disruption is reshaping global supply chains and why circular economy models are becoming critical to resilience and long-term growth.

Data Fabrics are a key foundational technology for building an agile supply chain. When one thinks of supply chain software vendors, the name InterSystems may not spring to mind. The company aims to ...

The increased vulnerability of global supply chains is everywhere: uncertainty caused by escalating geopolitical tensions, tariffs, more frequent negative impacts of climate change, and, of course, ...

The methodology known as ESSA — for eliminate, simplify, standardize and automate — can help supply chains overcome an abundance of unusable technology as they pursue digital transformation. Following ...

We’ve all heard that you can’t improve what you don’t measure. In the supply chain function, negotiation is a critical skill for procurement professionals. Yet, while many companies evaluate ...