Digitalization and Cyber Security Commentators have made many promises that Digitalization – the conversion of work processes into digital flows, will improve visibility through supply chains, both within and between organisations. Much less has been said about the risks to supply chains. As more digital connectivity is implemented through supply chains, the higher is each organisation’s vulnerability to cyber-attacks. Cyber Security … Read More
Supply Chains data accuracy and new technology purchase
‘New’ technologies in 2025 One skill that technologists have in abundance is promoting terminology that potential users will hopefully accept and use. Technology products promoted as a ‘must have’ for supply chains in 2025 include ‘agentic AI’ (or AI agents) and ‘AI-powered decision intelligence data platform (DIDP)’. What are they and are they needed? A brochure states that “AI agents … Read More
Supply Chains group can use Inventory Velocity metric
Inventory Management term A question for supply chains professionals is “How much finished goods inventory should be held”? But should the answer be provided as a financial value or as physical quantities? And is the answer readily available? As with other aspects of supply chains, a discussion of inventory must commence with an assurance that definitions agreed at the organisation … Read More
A defined role for AI when planning Supply Chains
Business Analytics and AI And still the seminars and articles extolling the promise of AI continue to tempt the unwary. It appears that all problems known to mankind can be solved with AI – or is it the ‘snake oil’ salesman at work to enhance the ‘fear of missing out’ (FOMO)? An example is surveys that indicate a high percentage … Read More
Changes within Supply Chains requires a trust in people
Topics to consider Commentators have noticed the push by senior management for employees to ‘return to the office’. Another topic of interest has been that of collaboration through supply chains to improve resilience of businesses. And a third area for articles is that recent events and disruptions in supply chains has the potential for global consumer and supply markets to … Read More