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Making Sense of Supply Chain 4.0

Material Handling and Logistics

Every article discussed the importance of digitally transforming the supply chain. The trouble with this definition is that it doesn’t explain what exactly changes in supply chain management—that is, what gets “transformed”—when digital technologies are adopted. That’s how I felt when I first heard about digital transformation.

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What is a “Socio-Technical System?”

The Lean Thinker

If you want to get more of a feel for the work and working conditions, check out the photos in this Daily Mirror article: [link] ). The work also met every definition of “difficult, dirty and dangerous.” this is particularly true in ERP / MRP environments.) See a trend here?).