The supply chain isn’t just about getting products where they need to be, reports Pymnts.com. It has become a criticalcomponent of a company’s strategy, reports Pymnts.com.

Supply chain management has morphed into a strategic business initiative combining technological adoption, event forecasting and even politics: awareness of its complexities has never been higher thanks to threats of a trade war between the U.S. and China, and its resounding impacts on other areas of the plane

Technology advancements continue to shape the supply chain, reports Logistics Management. 

With no end in sight to the proliferation of advanced technologies, the supply chain software space is replete with acronyms that range from IoT to AI to ML to RPA, not to mention Big Data, blockchain and myriad other innovations.

A new report shows that 2019 supply chain funding could surpass 2018 funding, reports Supply Chain Dive. 

The amount of money going toward supply chain and logistics startups in 2019 could surpass 2018 totals considering the amount of funding already raised, according to an analysis by CB Insights.