So much of the news over the past year regarding the supply chain and logistics has been negative. Everything from bare supermarket shelves at the beginning of the pandemic to huge backups at the ports as Brexit affected global trade provided images that illustrated the dire circumstances the world was facing. Optimists, though, can see a bright side—a supermarket shelf half full, if you will. John Sucich looks at the brighter side in more detail.More
Analytics Provides the Road Map to the Supply Chain’s Uncertain Future
For some companies, 2020 exposed gaps in their supply chain that proved devastating. For others, the events of this year provided them with a chance to take a step back and figure out what worked and what needed to be changed moving forward. The supply chain has perhaps never been more transparent than it is right now. Here are some ways that companies are working to make sure their supply chain is scrutinized in a positive rather than a negative light.More
Supply Chain Changes for a Post-Pandemic World
As states and countries re-open in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the hope is that everything will get back to normal. There are certainly aspects of life that will never quite get back to what they were like before the pandemic. The supply chain could very well end up being one aspect that is forever changed.More
How Businesses Can Manage their Supply Chains During the COVID-19 Pandemic
In the best of times, a disruption to the supply chain can cost an organization valuable time and money. In the current climate, the repercussions are not only clear to the organization, but also to people who may have never heard the term “supply chain” before. The sight of empty shelves where common items like toilet paper are usually stocked, or news video showing a shortage of medical supplies makes everyone aware of what is and what is not available because of the COVID-19 pandemic.More
New Case Studies from Diver BI Team
Unless you are a regular visitor to the website then you may not have noticed some of the new case studies that we have generated from success stories with our customers. As this blog is shared to our subscriber list I thought I’d take this opportunity to draw your attention to 2 of the latest case studies submitted by our colleagues in DI Netherlands and Infotool Denmark, DI’s Danish distributor. They are both focused on customers in the Supply Chain sector, and have some really interesting stories to tell.More