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Innovation & Digital Enablement

Innovation and digital enablement help manufacturers and distributors transform operations, improve decision-making, and build scalable, future-ready supply chains. From automation, robotics, AI, and connected technologies to digital transformation and process innovation, these strategies increase visibility, productivity, agility, and operational performance. Explore practical insights and proven approaches to leverage emerging technologies, accelerate business transformation, and create a competitive advantage through smarter, technology-enabled operations.

Taking Advantage of Automation in the Supply Chain

According to the WorldMetrics.org report, 89% of manufacturers believe automation is key to increasing productivity. More importantly to increasing profitable growth, the report also finds that automation reduces manufacturing lead time by 75%.

Lisa Anderson, Supply Chain Expert Publishes Mid-Year Special Report on Future Supply Chain Strategies FutureScape: Crafting Tomorrow’s Supply Chain Today

A forward-looking supply chain strategy report by Lisa Anderson, emphasizing the importance of innovation and future-proofing in supply chain management.

How Innovation Fuels Success

Innovation is essential to thriving in today's volatile business environment. Drawing on lessons from QC Manufacturing and real-world experience, Lisa Anderson explains how innovation in people, culture, processes, and products drives growth, profitability, resilience, and long-term success.

Sustainable Manufacturing = Uncommon Common Sense

Manufacturers should work to reduce materials, energy consumption, and inefficiencies to improve their carbon footprint and achieve the triple bottom line.

Industrial Robotics for Manufacturing & Supply Chain Success

There are around 3 million industrial robots in use worldwide, and the market is expected to grow to $45 billion by 2028. At a minimum, robots can perform routine tasks with consistent quality. At a maximum, robots will be a strategic advantage to your business. It is no wonder clients are implementing them at a fast pace and investing widely.

Manufacturing and Supply Chain Technologies: From 3D Printing to AI

Medtech companies’ focus on supply chain resiliency and mitigating supply chain risk has increased over the last few years as the pandemic triggered extended lead times, delays, and rising costs.

Sustainability Gains but the Technology Isn’t Always Ready

Sustainability remains in the news; however, the technology doesn't always keep up. For example, Lego has abandoned its most high-profile effort to ditch oil-based plastics from its bricks after finding that its new material led to higher carbon emissions, according to the Financial Times.

Companies Eye Innovation and Disruption in Volatile Economy

CLAREMONT, Calif., August 1, 2023/ExpertClick/ -- Proactive innovation and disruption are helping businesses to succeed in the current volatile economic environment, according to The Society for the Advancement of Consulting® (SAC). The best companies are leveraging their culture of innovation and advanced technologies to enhance customer experience. Without it, [...]

Strategies to Expand Thinking to Innovate & Advance Technology

It is not easy to expand your thinking, open yourself up to new ideas, and think creatively while completely focused on day-to-day execution. Yet it will be the most important ingredient to success in the next several years.

Supply Chain: Innovate to Thrive in the Next Decade

Innovation allows companies to achieve higher levels of growth, profitability, employee engagement, and success. According to the Global Innovation Index (GII), Switzerland ranks first in the world with the US edging out Sweden for the second position. China continues to ascend and is in the eleventh position, and the [...]

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