In today's business environment, it is no longer an option to run a manufacturing facility as greenly as possible - it is a necessity. Finding ways to help the environment and reduce costs is a new standard, a standard that many companies are working hard to achieve in their daily business operations.

If you're wondering how Industry 4.0 will impact your organisation and other manufacturers across the globe, you're not alone. This new operational shift is changing things faster than most people realise, and if some futurists and experts are right, Industry 4.0 will lead to a sort of brave new world in manufacturing, unlike anything we've ever seen before. 

A supply chain is a network of individuals, businesses, organisations, resources, activities and technology involved in the production and sale of a product from establishment through to delivering the product to end users. Supply chain management is the oversight of all resources that go into the supply chain process.