The Innovation Summit 2017 Chicago / February 28th - Sponsored by Zebra Technologies

The digital supply chain is an ecosystem where artificial intelligence, robots, and actionable data work together with people to enable new levels of productivity. Augmented productivity and real-time data are allowing businesses all over the world to affordably make mass-customized products and sell them at a premium. Healthcare, retail, manufacturing, and transportation industries are all greatly benefiting from an ecosystem that synchronizes end-to-end supply chain data while creating a more sophisticated and efficient workflow.

How are the early adopters overcoming supply chain challenges and profiting from new production strategies? What's the untapped potential of this fluid exchange of ideas and real-time data transmission? How can businesses turn operational data from perishable clutter into real-time, customer-driven insights that enable new revenue opportunities? And how will this impact the way work gets done by an increasingly mobile workforce?

Tom Bianculli Chief technology officer, Zebra Technologies Michael Newcity Senior vice-president and chief innovation officer, ArcBest Corporation Newsha Ghaeli Project lead, Senseable City Lab, MIT Court Carruthers Founder, CKAL Advisory Partners, and former group president, Grainger Vijay Vaitheeswaran China business editor, The Economist

Source: WithTheEconomist

Region: Global