Automotive
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The security issue: why digital technology should put the automotive sector on guard

Smart technologies are now present throughout automotive supply chains. Is enough being done to protect them from possible cyber threats? On the one hand, new technologies enable more efficient running of automotive supply chains. They make it easier to manage complex processes across a fragmented sector. In addition, manufacturers are producing cars with increased connectivity

Automotive
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6 Business and Social Trends Reshaping the Supply Chain

The supply chain landscape is changing. Discover the six business and social trends responsible and what they could mean for your logistics operations. It’s only to be expected that an industry built on moving goods and services should also have to shift as technology and consumer tastes reshape the economic landscape. As revealed by industry

E-Commerce
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Why Returns Spell Success For The Consumer Technology Industry

Effective reverse logistics can satisfy compliance needs, improve the industry’s global impact and bolster profits. For the technology sector, a high performing supply chain is vital in the race to get the latest products into consumers’ hands. Short product life cycles and the high value of returns mean that reverse logistics is a core part

Health
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Data-Driven Decision-Making: Reinventing Healthcare Supply Chains For The Digital Age

With an increasing number of risks associated with the supply chain management for the health industry,  it is more important than ever that leaders take an integrated, data-driven approach. In 2017, an estimated 4,000 nursing hours were spent on manual inventory tasks. This isn’t limited to the UK; studies overseas put the figure of US

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Powering up: What ‘Disruptive’ Innovations Mean For Utilities Sector Supply Chains

The pressure is on for electricity, gas and water suppliers to improve the way they serve their customers. How can the industry’s supply chains move with the times? For an industry charged with maintaining the infrastructure behind public services, utilities supply chains could use a power up. The utilities industry has typically been slow to

Health
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Digital technology: The Antidote To The Health Industry’s Supply Chain Woes?

In a sector characterised by cost pressures and long lead times, could smart tech offer supply chain solutions? From slow lead times to poor visibility, the health industry supply chains are known to be afflicted by numerous ailments. According to recent research by McKinsey & Company, pharma supply chains have traditionally been characterised by lead

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Customers, Robotics and Cybersecurity: Emerging Technology and the Utilities Supply Chain

The utilities sector is finally opening its doors to emerging technology. But why now, and which are the key systems and processes it should consider? In today’s rapidly changing operating environments, conditions are tough when it comes to adopting the latest technologies and rolling them out to create a positive impact in a timely manner.

Automotive
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Top 10 Technology Trends Transforming Logistics

Download the PDF here Technology continues to transform traditional logistics processes, driving supply chain leaders to adapt. What do these technologies look like and how could you be impacted? Technology is driving change in all walks of life and logistics is no different. Connectivity and the widespread uptake of social media are increasing customer expectations, placing

Health
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Lessons for Health Logistics from the Automotive Sector

With the dual challenges of increasing demand and cost pressures, addressing supply chain challenges is becoming even more difficult for well-established healthcare companies. What if health logistics looked to different sectors for evolution? Within the health sector, supply chain management has been seen as a relatively niche concept. Across the healthcare system both clinical and