Technology & Innovation

The future of business: Supply chains

November 12, 2014

Global

November 12, 2014

Global
Riva Richmond

Former editor

Riva Richmond is Director of Digital Media at The Story Exchange, a nonprofit digital media project that tells the stories of women entrepreneurs in articles and videos. Previously she worked as a Senior Editor with The Economist Intelligence Unit's Thought Leadership team in New York. She has reported and written about technology more than a decade, much of that time focused on information security and privacy issues. Prior to her current position, Riva was a freelance journalist writing for The New York Times, Entrepreneur.com, The Wall Street Journal and other national publications.

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Why read this report

  • Supply chains are becoming more agile and more robust.
  • As more data are collected, companies will be able to mine the data for additional insights.
  • Companies wanting to assure themselves of the quality of a particular supplier can tap the insights and intelligence of entire communities.
  • As the huge complex of supply chains become more streamlined, many of them may also become more regional.
  • More efficient supply chains will allow companies to reduce and optimise their inventories—and perhaps even to reduce their capital reserves.

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