From 2020-2022, companies weren’t thinking about supply chain strategy or design at all. Everyone had shifted to short-term thinking. In 2023, companies began cautiously raising their heads to assess ...

Artificial intelligence is everywhere these days. But what if it isn’t? I would guess that at least 50%, and probably closer to 70%, of the article pitches I receive these days involve AI. Most ...

Modern supply chains need end-to end optimization to manage resilience and an expanded set of responsibilities. As a result, manufacturers are now asking whether supply chain planning should begin ...

Supply chains are in a new era in which disruption is the norm and agility defines success. 2026 looks set to build on 2025’s ...

The Fast Company Executive Board is a private, fee-based network of influential leaders, experts, executives, and entrepreneurs who share their insights with our audience. BY Eric Schrader In a world ...

ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--North Highland, the leading change and transformation consultancy, has been recognized in the 2024 Gartner Market Guide for Supply Chain Strategy, Planning and Operation ...

Global supply chains have driven decades of economic growth but are under unprecedented strain. Recent events exposed vulnerabilities created during a long period of stability ensured by a single ...

In these challenging times, product value can also be measured, beyond cost and function, by the ability of a manufacturer to quickly make and ship to a customer. With components and labor still not ...

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic significantly altered how many industries worked, not least the global healthcare industry. In particular, healthcare supply chains were drastically ...

Accurate modeling of a company’s supply chain network provides insights into optimal production, storage locations, and raw materials supply network strategy. The modeling process can last from one ...