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Scope 3 is fundamentally a supply-chain data architecture problem. Credibility depends on boundaries, activity data, factor governance, allocation, lineage, and explicit uncertainty—not on a more polished reporting layer. The post Scope 3 Is Not Primarily a Reporting Problem. It Is a Supply Chain Data Problem appeared
Sustainability technology is moving from disclosure infrastructure toward operational decision support. Carbon and ESG data become strategically relevant only when they change sourcing, transportation, facility, product, or supplier decisions. The post Supply Chain Sustainability Software Is Moving From Disclosure to O
Visibility tells the enterprise that disruption exists; resilience determines whether it can do something different. The distinction is the availability of executable alternatives and the decision rights to use them. The post Supply Chain Resilience Is Not Visibility. It Is the Ability to Execute Alternatives appeared
Digitalization is changing how ships, ports, offshore platforms, and logistics networks operate. Navigation, cargo handling, propulsion, communications, maintenance, and business applications are increasingly connected. These links improve efficiency and visibility, but they also expose maritime operations to ransomwar
Cybersecurity has become a logistics operating requirement because digital failure now creates physical consequences. Warehouses, fleets, transportation networks, cloud applications, and partner connections all sit inside the operational attack surface. The post Cybersecurity Has Become a Core Logistics Operating Requi
Visibility becomes operationally valuable only when it feeds a governed decision architecture. The design problem is to connect events to context, authority, escalation, and executable action rather than simply create another place to observe exceptions. The post From Visibility to Governed Action: Engineering the Deci
Labor shortages remain one of the most persistent challenges facing warehouse operators. Yet an often-overlooked issue sits beneath the labor discussion: communication. Modern distribution centers frequently employ associates who speak a variety of languages. While workforce diversity is a strength, language barriers c
Blue Yonder is rethinking how users interact with supply chain applications as artificial intelligence takes on a larger role in planning and execution. During a recent analyst briefing, Blue Yonder Chief Design Officer Nunzio Esposito outlined the company’s effort to move away from traditional application navigation a
“Platform” has become one of the least discriminating words in supply-chain technology. A common user interface or product bundle does not prove a common operating architecture. The post Everyone Claims to Have a Supply Chain Platform. Very Few Can Prove It appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints .
Not Every Alert Is an Exception: Why Context and Consequence Matter addresses one of the biggest failure modes in modern visibility programs: treating every deviation as work. As event coverage expands, the operation can generate more alerts than people can investigate. The post Not Every Alert Is an Exception: Why Con
Freight fraud has become one of the most persistent operational problems in transportation, and at the Descartes Innovation Forum, Descartes outlined a series of updates that bring more carrier-vetting, tracking, and fraud-detection data together across MyCarrierPortal and MacroPoint. The bigger takeaway is that fraud
At the Descartes Innovation Forum, Walmart offered an interesting look at how it is thinking about the intersection of marketplace growth, fulfillment, transportation, and seller performance. Bryce Caswell, Director of Ship with Walmart for Walmart Marketplace, framed the discussion around preparing sellers for the hol
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