Category: Thought Leadership

Organizations are pursuing leaner operations and new strategies to meet customer demands, lower costs, and increase resiliency against external forces. Every industry has faced an increasing number of supply chain disruptions over the past decade due to natural disasters, weather events, labor shortages, trade disputes, and geopolitical issues. The rate of supply chain disruptions is […]

AWS customers can now leverage Amazon solutions to design more efficient Fulfillment Centers This blog describes the processes and technology by which Amazon approaches new fulfillment center design, and how AWS is now externalizing this solution to customers through a new professional services offering called Warehouse Automation and Optimization (WAO). Warehousing is a critical, yet […]

The Gartner Supply Chain Symposium/Xpo arrives at a pivotal juncture for supply chain leaders confronting an increasingly turbulent landscape. Heightened customer expectations, geopolitical uncertainties, and economic volatility pose formidable challenges. This premier event provides a vital forum for addressing these complexities and identifying actionable strategies to outperform and drive long-term success. With over 3,500 CSCOs […]

After a whirlwind week of learning, meeting customers and partners, and being part of something big for industrial manufacturing, I’m energized by the innovations showcased at Hannover Messe 2024. In this blog post, I’ll cover the top three trends that emerged as focal points throughout the exhibitor booths, presentations, and conversations at Hannover Messe 2024. […]

Last month I shared my key predictions for 2024. This blog expands on the necessity of gathering scattered data across multiple systems into a unified data model. Supply chain leaders face increasing complexity from sprawling global networks and rising customer expectations. As a result, supply chain management has transformed into a strategic differentiator as customers […]

I would like to wish everyone a wonderful, happy, and prosperous 2024, and share my supply chain management predictions as we start the new year. The landscape of supply chain management continues to evolve at an unprecedented pace. The past few years have been a testament to the resilience and adaptability of supply chains across […]

In my recent appearance on the Digital Supply Chain podcast, I had the opportunity to discuss how AWS Supply Chain solves customer problems. The conversation begins with the genesis of AWS Supply Chain, our vision for the application, and then shifts to various market trends and the future of supply chain. Below is a summary […]

The global logistics market is estimated in 2022 at $10.7 T, with projected growth by 2032 to $18.2T at a CAGR of 5.5 percent. Despite a significant market size, the industry is plagued with inefficiencies. Low transport fill rates with 25–30 percent of loads being empty, a driver shortage with 2.6 million unfilled driver jobs […]

Supply chain disruption costs in the United States topped $228 million in 2021. These costs go beyond dollars with damage to brands, operational costs, delayed cash flows, customer complaints, loss of customers, and loss of productivity. A 2022 survey by The Economist found that 46% of large corporations (with more than $1B revenue) are launching […]

The aim of any inbound supply chain for materials is to make sure that spare parts, rotable spares, and consumables arrive to operations in time to execute planned maintenance work. Too often, though, low performance, the lack of trust between teams and limited visibility for materials lead to frequent replanning and excess reliance on expediting […]