Pre-pandemic , technology was already beginning to reshape supply chains , but it was a slow and gradual process .

Back then , global production and supply networks were designed to optimise costs and efficiency . However , weaknesses in this supply model were horribly exposed by Covid , the Suez blockage and , subsequently , a seemingly never-ending series of supply chain shocks , not least that caused by Russia ' s invasion of Ukraine . This has left C-suiters the world over in little doubt that their supply chains need reimagining . Today ' s world demands that supply is built on connected networks rather than unwieldy chains than span the globe and are vulnerable to everything from political unrest and extreme weather events , to labour disputes and – in the case of China – continuing Covid disruption .

Technology is key to helping businesses reshape supply chain , and here are 10 of the most important forms of it .

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Supply Chain Digital Magazine looks at the Top 10 supply chain technologies shaping the future of the procurement , supply chain and logistics industry

Pre-pandemic , technology was already beginning to reshape supply chains , but it was a slow and gradual process .