'It's all about integrating and sharing information'

Innovation can be
restricted by the
costs associated
with technological
advancement, which is why
businesses should be looking
to invest in linking up with
their supply chain partners
– integrating with them and
sharing information.
“This will be the catalyst
to seeking out the newest
cloud technology, or
integrated platform, or
collaborative planning
and execution
management
technology,” says
Dean Tebbutt, chief
operations officer
for technology at
Resolve Solution
Partners.
He says Resolve is very
focused on technological
innovation. “We use
technological
innovations to
improve our
customers’
businesses.
This includes
the recent
investment in
control tower
technology
where granular visibility
across multiple parties is
starting to gain significant
traction,” he said.
He told FTW that
true innovation that was
properly mapped to a
specific business or industry
was not one-dimensional.
“Innovation is not in mobile
applications, the cloud,
big data lakes, process
streamlining or real-time
visibility. It is about all of
these things. It is about
combining them in a solution
that is able to change the
rules of the game,” said
Tebutt.
He added: “If you look at
any disruptive technology
that has emerged lately, it
is evident that more than
one element is at play. Any
true sustainable disruptive
innovation is multidimensional.”
The disruptors
Dean Tebbutt, chief operations
officer for technology at Resolve
Solution Partners, says that
there are two major disruptors
on the horizon.
The Internet of Things
From a freight and
logistics point of view, it's
about providing improved
visibility. “Historically, it was
impossible to have granular
real-time insight into what was
where, what was happening
when, and what was moving
where. The Internet of Things
– or connected devices – make
this much more of a possibility,”
says Tebutt.
Market networks
More than just linking
a contracted supplier, logistics
supplier and a customer,
market networks will create
a space where multiple
suppliers and customers can
interact. The focus will be on
shared capacity – logistics
capacity, storage capacity, even
inventory capacity.
INSERT & CAPTION
Businesses should
be looking to invest
in linking up with
their supply chain
partners.
– Dean Tebutt