Topic: Supply Chain Management

How real-time analytics is used to optimize supply chain and inventory control.

Walmart’s Gigantic Private Cloud for Real-Time Inventory Control

WalMart's Data Cafe has 200 streams of internal and external data, including 40 petabytes of recent transactional data. One use? Faster sales and inventory …

Using Mobile Devices for a Real-Time Warehouse

A major warehouse used handheld mobile devices and Datek supply-chain software for real-time inventory control and anticipatory

How a Walmart App Speeds Inventory Control

How solving a retail supply chain problem also helps boost customer experience and employee

Levi’s Real-Time Tracking of Jeans: RFID in Retail

With RFID, Intel analytics, and sensors, Levi's can quickly find a pair of jeans a customer left by the

Inventory Control With WiFi and Driverless Vehicles

For inventory control and supply-chain management, food giant Seeberger built a "warehouse of the future" with Cisco WiFi and driverless

Keeping Track of Gear in the London Underground, Wirelessly

Workers in the London Underground can get engineering and safety equipment from vending machines. A wireless solution enables real-time tracking of

Real-Time Retail: Why Uniqlo Employees Use Handhelds

Almost everyone has seen a Uniqlo store. If you see their employees with devices that look like smartphones, here's

Aircraft Manufacturer Enables Real-Time Spare Parts Lookups

Aircraft tend to remain in service for 25 to 30 years or longer. Often, the aircraft may be out of production, creating challenges with finding spare parts. …

Real-Time Sensors Track Food as It Moves Through Supply Chain

The food ingredients of the average meal in the U.S. travels over 1,500 miles to get to a plate. RTInsights Editorial Director Suzanne Kattau discusses how …