AI in the Supply Chain: Transformative Insights for Compliance Professionals

Compliance professionals responsible for managing risk, regulatory adherence, and organizational integrity must understand how AI technologies are being integrated into supply chains to effectively manage compliance obligations and leverage these advancements for optimal business outcomes. The integration of AI technologies within supply chain operations provides organizations with substantial advantages, including enhanced efficiency, reduced costs, and …

Future-proofing warehouse space with environmental technology

A disruptive period has proven challenging for many and that’s no different for retailers and their backroom staff. During the 2020 pandemic, we’ve seen shift in purchasing behaviour and consumer demand, which has ultimately obstructed the retail market as we know it. To deal with this mounting pressure, we’ve highlighted how decision makers can future-proof …

Possible applications of AI in logistics

Artificial intelligence is considered a key technology with far-reaching effects on the national economy and competitiveness. Areas of application for the technology include predictive logistics, smart warehouses and robotics. Artificial intelligence (AI) is on everyone’s lips as a technology of the future. Based on self-learning algorithms, AI can already be found in many everyday applications …

The top 4 challenges facing the Natural Foods Industry

My company, Go By Truck, recently pivoted to service the LTL (less-than-truckload) space and we’re proud of the help that we have been able to provide to small to mid-sized companies, particularly to those in the natural foods space. After working with a variety of organizations with organic food and beverage product lines, I’ve identified …

The next era in aerospace supply chain evolution?

Shortly after becoming CEO of Ford Motor Co., former Boeing Commercial Airplanes chief Alan Mulally was asked if he was ready for the complexity of the automotive industry. “An automobile has about 10,000 moving parts, right? An airplane has 2 million, and it has to stay up in the air,” he reminded his Detroit audience. …

Food for thought: How wholesalers can adapt to a B2C model

Foodservice has been firefighting the impact of the hospitality shutdown on cashflows, assessing how changes will affect margins, and working to protect their supply chains. Now the dust is beginning to settle, the landscape is looking very different in the sector. For foodservice and wholesalers, a move to B2C means a change in your competition. …

The Pain of Change is Mandatory – it is the suffering that is optional

Now that I have grey in my beard (actually I have lot of grey in my beard) I often get asked how do I grow my career in IT and how should I approach my career development – the question often comes with the anticipation of receiving a secret magic key and a clear path …

Reverse Logistics: Who Does It Well?

It would be tempting to think of reverse logistics as forward logistics done backwards. Tempting, but wrong. Reverse logistic isn’t simply a reverse gear. Almost everything can change. Products come back in dribs and drabs, not in nearly packaged batches. They don’t come back to predefined schedules. They don’t even come back in the same …