Strategies for AI in Manufacturing & Supply Chain
What is All the Hoopla Over ChatGPT? If you haven't been living under a rock, you've heard about ChatGPT and other AI (artificial intelligence) competitors such as Google's Bard and Elon Musk's AI platform. Everyone has gotten into the conversation, from marketing professionals to tech experts to people like [...]
Using ERP & Related Technologies to Automate, Digitize & Thrive
Which Technologies are Gaining Momentum in Supply Chain?
The technological transformation is occurring at an unprecedented pace. What was expected to happen by 2035 is in process now. Industry 4.0 has taken manufacturing and supply chain by storm. Executives are realizing that they must upgrade their technological infrastructure to thrive in 2021. Which technologies are gaining momentum [...]
Automation or Autonomous?
While leading a panel "Building Resiliency in the Supply Chain" with gurus from Georgia Tech, the leading experts in global logistics and associated research, several intriguing concepts arose. Additionally, my Association for Supply Chain Management group led a series of webinars on "Navigating through Volatility" including discussions with several [...]
Drones are More Than a Pipe Dream
November 1, 2019 In reading an Cnet article on drones, it is clear drones are more than an Amazon pipe dream. In fact, NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine said that he expects at least one U.S. city to have have the ability to control hundreds of unmanned aerial systems by 2028. [...]
Guest Blog by Jyoti Sharma – 3 Ways AI is Transforming the Supply Chain
Artificial intelligence is increasingly becoming a vital part of the leading supply chain companies and is transforming the supply chain system at a very fast rate, even though many companies aren’t ready for it. The new inventions in the logistics IT solutions & various supply chain technologies are leading [...]
What’s Ahead in Technology?
To think about what's ahead in technology, it is important to put it in perspective with what's ahead in business. Read our article, "What's Ahead in Business?" for details on the key trends impacting business: Importance of the customer experience Taking the holistic view has become a "must" Volatility [...]
The Resilient Supply Chain: Should We Invest in Technology?
In today's Amazon-impacted, Uberian environment, technology opportunities abound! Beyond ERP and related subsystems, there is IoT, blockchain, robotics, autonomous vehicles, predictive analytics and much more. Should we invest or not? Clearly, if we invest in every one of these opportunities, we could "go broke". How do we decide? And [...]
The Resilient Supply Chain: Are You Prepared for AI & Automation?
Will artificial intelligence and automation impact your industry? Most likely the answer is yes; the only question is how. At the very minimum, you should be paying attention so you can make sure you are taking potential advancements into account in your strategy. In the accounting industry, AI has [...]