The recent drop in demand for services has left many startups in fulfillment and logistics struggling to survive, says Aaron Alpeter, CEO and founder of IZBA.
Getting started on digitizing your supply chain might seem intimidating, but it can all come together pretty quickly, says Jaymie Forrest, president and CEO of Activ Technologies, Inc.
Jake Terkanian, executive vice president of CBRE, explains the challenges that distribution centers are encountering today in meeting the demand for new capacity.
Craig Coulter, advanced manufacturing and mobility sustainability leader with EY, assesses the progress that supply chains are making in complying with environmental, social and governance (ESG) requirements.
The two biggest supply chain challenges today are the labor shortage and changing consumer demand, says George Koutsaftes, president and CEO of Honeywell Safety and Productivity Solutions.
While it's important to connect the supply chain to finance, all company functions and departments must be linked, says Reggie Twigg, supply chain marketing lead at Anaplan.
Pierfrancesco Manenti, Gartner vice president analyst, says "commercial innovation" refers to the efficiencies that chief supply chain officers bring to the provider and to the customer.