Our very own Howard Turner was quoted in a recent Logistics Management article about artificial intelligence applications in modern supply chain management. Howard discussed the interest in a more centralized view of data. Use the link below to read the article!
As he surveys the current SCM environment, Howard Turner, director, supply chain systems at St. Onge Co., is seeing more interest in applications that can provide a “central view” of key information stored in multiple systems (aka, a control tower approach).
This isn’t a new need, but it’s one that’s being met through a combination of AI, advanced analytics and good integrations across systems, regardless of whether those systems were developed by the same software provider.
“Companies want more supply chain visibility, so they’re turning to control towers to help them break through the silos that may exist in their organizations,” says Turner, “and attempting to get data in a more timely manner.” One simple example of this finds companies using their WMS, TMS or fleet management systems to get an accurate answer to this very common customer question: Where’s my order?
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