Technology in 2017 and Beyond: What About the Supply Chain?

RETAIL IN THE GCC: WAREHOUSE MANAGEMENT TRENDS DRIVING BUSINESS

Article | April 9, 2020

Shifts in consumer expectations and behaviour, which were evident in the results of McKinsey’s latest Middle East Consumer Sentiment Survey, are among several challenges that retailers and consumer-packaged-goods (CPG) manufacturers in the region have been facing. Another challenge is the influx of competitors: retailers are competing with fast-growing online players, while large CPG manufacturers are losing share to smaller brands.

Cloud and cyber: benefits and challenges for supply chains

Article | March 10, 2020

Supply Chain Digital sits down with cloud and cyber experts to discuss the adoption of these technologies in the supply chain industry. “Disruptions within supply chains are becoming more common,” says Tim Mackey, Senior Principal Consultant at Synopsys CyRC. “Suppliers at every level need to understand not only what the risk of attack they might bear is, but also how any disruption in their operations will impact their consumers. When it comes to cyber attacks, it is the attacker who defines the rules. They decide the timing and the nature of their efforts. If successful, they also define what type of disruptive activity they perform.

Accenture: digital transformation of freight and logistics

Article | March 13, 2020

One of the biggest disruptors to traditional freight and logistics, is transforming the way in which the industry continues to do business. In a recent research study, Accenture highlights the importance of traditional freight and logistics companies joining new digital entrants on their disruptive journey, or face becoming irrelevant. “If they persist with ‘business as usual’, traditional players can expect to lose both competitiveness and value. If, however, they harness the power of digital technologies and build new, digital business models, they could significantly enhance their competitiveness, boosting earnings before interest and taxes (EBITDA) by approximately 13% annually.”

How Logistics Software Solve the Supply Chain Issues

Article | February 10, 2020

Handling or managing the entire process of production flow is known as supply chain management. The activities cover things like Product development, sourcing, production, and logistics. With the help of logistic software, the supply chain firms can effectively develop and run the supply chains. The Supply Chain Management concept is basically built upon two points. One of them is that the effort of a number of organizations reflects on every product that reaches the consumers.