igital supply chains—the ow of information that accompanies physical supply chains, providing visibility and connections to suppliers and logistics partners—have become as essential to a company’s success as the boxes, pallets, and containers they and their partners ll and move. Digitally enabled supply chains are rapid, scalable, intelligent, and connected, says Alan Amling, distinguished fellow with the University of Tennessee Supply Chain Institute. While the information that makes up the digital supply chain has always been important, the pandemic highlighted its criticality. Over the past few years, many companies, including those with best-in-class operations, discovered disruptions at Tier 3 or Tier 4 suppliers upended their own supply chains, says Andrew Stevens, research director within Gartner’s supply chain technology group.
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