First Shift is Supply Chain Management Review’s daily briefing on the supply chain developments executives need to know. Each ...

Align S&OP incentives before trying to build trust. The simulation found that shifting from enterprise-wide objectives to ...

Standardize warehouse processes before automating them. Robots deliver better results when units of work, containers, ...

Human oversight improves AI reliability. Corrections, escalations and exception handling help AI-enabled systems improve ...

Quick fixes consume margin and employee capacity while leaving the underlying operating problem unresolved. As these ...

Knowing that AI can transform supply chains is one thing. Where to start and how to sequence the journey is most definitely another. For consumer companies where demand is volatile, fulfillment is ...

Supply chain leaders do not need another presentation telling them that artificial intelligence, automation and better data will change their operations. They need opportunities to ask the people ...

Neoclouds serve a related function in AI infrastructure. They are not identical to contract manufacturers: they must operate ...

First Shift is Supply Chain Management Review’s daily briefing on the supply chain developments executives need to know. Each ...

The result: doubled throughput, 25% greater picking capacity, and scalable, disruption-free operations powered by an ...