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Listen in as Cisco’s Katie Schindall discusses what it takes to manage the supply chain for the circular economy.

Listen in as Cisco’s Katie Schindall discusses what it takes to manage the supply chain for the circular economy.

Winners revealed at Gartner Supply Chain Executive Conference in Phoenix, AZ, Unilever retains the top spot in rankings as Amazon joins the "Masters."

A strategic partnership with the USC Marshall Center for Global Supply Chain Management aimed at improving the global competitiveness of the nation’s supply chains was signed by U.S. Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker.

If seaport tenants cannot safely and efficiently operate their businesses, including moving cargo on and off ships, repairing vessels, and ensuring that ships are adequately supplied, it is the seaport that will ultimately suffer through lost business as shippers move to other ports and volume declines.

As the lines between the large enterprise resource planning (ERP) providers and best-of-breed supply chain management applications continue to blur, the ERPs are now moving to create holistic, end-to-end “hubs” that incorporate multiple trading partners, providers and even customers. State of ERP 2016, Enterprise Resource Planning update 2016,

The Internet of Things (IoT) has seen its share of hype, but along with other advanced technologies, it is entering a phase of practical productivity benefits that can be tapped by supply chains today, Cisco’s Jack Allen said at Tuesday’s keynote address.

Integrated platforms for supply chain execution apps are folding in distributed order management (DOM) solutions and processes, which often need data from systems for inventory management or store labor to arrive at optimal fulfillment options for customers and retailers.

Cisco Systems Inc., the largest maker of networking equipment, said it will acquire closely held Jasper Technologies Inc. for $1.4 billion, bolstering its offerings in the growing market for technology that lets people manage devices over the Internet.

New courses and certifications help information technology and operations technology workers gain the skills to manage converged industrial networks.

Beyond smart trucks, the next evolution of IoT logistics will see the entire supply chain linked with connected things, the Internet of Everything, and with falling costs for smart tags, pallets will talk to trailers, containers will talk to trucks and fleets could talk to fleets.

Cisco says the warehouse of the future will focus on automation and integration across the supply chain, and that doesn’t necessarily mean automated materials handling.

The tech world is abuzz with how the Internet of Things (IoT) will change everything - usually for the better; it could be the dawn of incredible connectivity, speed and efficiency.

The dinosaurs of today will become digital prey by 2020 unless they can learn to master digital - in which case, there is every possibility they can become tomorrow’s digital predators.

Cisco and Ericcson yesterday announced a huge new partnership that they believe will generate $1 billion for each company by 2018.