29-Apr-2020 | Richard Howells
Part of the “Navigating Disruption Today, Planning for Tomorrow” series When COVID-19 first struck China, approximately 70% of the world’s resources and products were knocked off the supply c
7-Apr-2020 | Richard Howells
The world we live in, while often turbulent, has been turned on its head recently. Highly variable demand for goods and services, uncertain supply of critical materials, and constrained labor and res
18-Mar-2020 | Richard Howells
FRoSTA is a midsize German company in the frozen food industry. The company, based in Bremerhaven, is actively leveraging intelligent technologies to drive a digital transformation across the company
9-Mar-2020 | Richard Howells
How do you ensure that you bring the products your customers want to market – how and when they want them? These are the questions that R&D and engineering executives ask every day. A rece
3-Mar-2020 | Richard Howells
2020 is a leap year, which means that we had a February 29th for the fifth time this century. Since Leap Years were introduced by Julius Caesar in 46 B.C, we have been getting that extra day every fou
2-Mar-2020 | Richard Howells
Whatever you are doing, at any moment in time, Switzerland-based Endress + Hauser is nearby. Whether you are drinking or eating, turning the light on, or taking a pill, you are surrounded by things
4-Feb-2020 | Richard Howells
GEBHARDT Intralogistics Group was founded as a machinery construction company in 1952 and has lengthy experience in developing and manufacturing systems solutions for internal logistics. All of its co
30-Jan-2020 | Richard Howells
In the U.S., impeachment hearings are taking over the headlines alongside the ongoing trade war with China. In the UK, Brexit has been delayed – yet again. This time to January 31, 2020, as Boris J
28-Jan-2020 | Richard Howells
As the new decade approached, I had discussions with many supply chain experts to identify some of the common trends, risks, and opportunities that will come to the forefront in the next 12 months and
22-Jan-2020 | Richard Howells
Two weeks before the start of basketball season, my son went online to buy a pair of customized sneakers. He selected his team color, put his number on the side, and added the important “C” for ca
