Among the core competencies that companies must develop in order to successfully navigate the mega-trends identified by the U.S. Roadmap for Material Handling & Logistics is better deployment and implementation of supply chain planning and optimization tools. As one of the original 100 contributors to the Roadmap’s development, Ian Hobkirk, Managing Director of Commonwealth Supply Chain Advisors, provides additional insight on how business intelligence tools are helping companies make supply chain optimization decisions that are data driven, rather than intuitive. Read more: http://www.mhlroadmap.org/index.html