EPISODE · Jun 19, 2020 · 18 MIN

Linear Versus Network Supply Chains

from Rethinking Supply Chain · host Venzee

Thanks to the internet, our world is now more connected than ever before. However, it seems like supply chains are one of the anomalies that are not as connected as we’d like them to be. Why is that? Why haven’t major retail suppliers and distributors embraced the power of the Internet of Things and adopted more advanced technology?In this episode, John Abrams looks at some of the ways in which supply chains aren’t as connected as we might think and how supply chain stressors have been brought to the foreground by the COVID-19 pandemic. In the long-term, COVID may have been just the shock that industry needed to wake up to the new possibilities available to improve streamlined supply chains.This episode wraps with some of John’s top tips for businesses that are struggling with supply chain stressors to move forward. Implementing Artificial Intelligence (AI) solutions can help businesses keep up with the growing challenges associated with an ever-more integrated and demanding market. Supply chain automation needs to be on the agenda over the next few years in order to show shareholders and investors that senior supply chain leadership is ready to handle upcoming crises.Link to Forbes article: https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbestechcouncil/2020/04/09/how-to-fortify-your-supply-chain-in-an-era-of-escalating-disruption/#3b280de74517