Doris Ratliff 
I’m heading to propose that Modern readers refer to July as “Technology & Innovation Thirty day period.” It commences with the concern you are at the moment looking at and then jumps on the net for our “2023 Digital Summit: Orchestration can take center stage,” our annual digital convention that goes dwell on Thursday, July 27. Keep your eyes open for your e-mail invitation or sign-up ideal now at supplychain247.com/summit-2023.
Govt editor Bob Trebilcock shows how products handling automation is empowering a new business enterprise design at thredUP editor at large Gary Forger puts context guiding the conclusions of Modern’s “2023 Elements Managing Know-how Study” that defines how far we have come in adoption senior editor Roberto Michel tracks the development remaining made by cloud WMS and editor at large Bridget McCrea explores how set partitions are retaining pace with the quick progress in automation and robotics.
At the time that inspiration sets in, our Digital Summit delivers you a few hours of useful guidance for assessing your technological innovation needs and delivers a direct channel to request issues to some the market’s main considered-leaders.
And I can assume of no one far better to get us rolling than Sally Miller, North American CIO and world-wide digital transformation officer for DHL Provide Chain. Sally will be part of Roberto in dialogue on how robotics is transforming DHL Offer Chain’s functions in terms of efficiency, conference support degrees, and protecting workers from repetitive or non-price-additional jobs.
Trying to keep the emphasis on the probable benefits of automation, Norm Saenz, spouse, controlling director at provide chain consultancy St. Onge Co., delivers us his exceptional, no-nonsense glance at what’s functioning and what is becoming neglected in conditions of automation alternatives he’s looking at inside of client operations. Howard Turner, director, provide chain execution devices at St. Onge, then can take a nearer look at how enterprises massive and compact can leverage provide chain management software to tie upstream and downstream systems jointly and push performance and overall flexibility.
David Krebs, government vice president, organization mobility at VDC Investigate, will update attendees on the latest state of key mobility technologies, observe the evolution of wearables, and then share how details seize integrates into methods to advise on function in procedure.
And this yr we’re giving two periods focused on robotics. To start with, Rueben Scriven, investigation supervisor at market intelligence agency Interact Examination, will explain the fundamental dynamics powering piece-finding robotics, what is involved in conditions of hardware and program, and give an overview of the current market outlook for piece-buying robotics options.
And to wrap points up, Dwight Klappich, vice president, fellow, at Gartner describes how the pattern toward robotics from a number of suppliers has provided rise to a application specialized niche that is getting referred to as “multi-agent orchestration”—platforms that coordinate procedures in between heterogeneous fleets of robots, other forms of automation, and can tie into organization techniques like warehouse administration software package.
So, if you’re looking for transformation inspiration, then July is your month.
