Consumer Products & Retail - Thought Leadership

Robotic arms stacking materials onto a flat cart in a factory.

AI brings product sustainability to the forefront

May 1, 2026

Lifecycle analysis is a critical tool when designing any product. This is especially true when designing with sustainability in mind,…

By Quinn Foster

3 MIN READ

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Shifting left: How Makersite and Siemens enable sustainability by design – Transcript

April 24, 2026

In this episode of The Industry Forward Podcast, Eryn Devola and Neil D’Souza talk about the partnership between Siemens and…

By Quinn Foster

10 MIN READ

A warehouse featuring multiple stacks of mattresses made with sustainable materials.

Shedding light on sustainable product design with AI

April 10, 2026

Designing a successful sustainable product these days is frequently a careful balancing act, navigating trade-offs between environmental impact and other…

By Quinn Foster

3 MIN READ

A person reaching out toward a conceptual AI icon in the shape of a microchip.

Designing in the dark: How AI brings clarity to sustainable product development – Transcript

April 1, 2026

In this episode of The Industry Forward Podcast, Eryn Devola and Neil D’Souza explore how AI and digital technology can…

By Quinn Foster

9 MIN READ

Ontologies: How to make sense of the data explosions in process industries – Transcript

March 25, 2026

Digitalization is burying the process industry under a mountain of data. Industry leaders must learn how ontologies make sense of it and transform it into revenue.

By Shawn Wasserman

10 MIN READ

Digital Supply Chain solutions help companies simulate and plan for supply chain optionality.

Supply Chain Resilience Built by Early Planning

January 19, 2026

Continuing our conversation on the Industry Forward Podcast, hosts Dale Tutt and Conor Peick talk with Richard Barnett, the Chief Marketing Officer and SaaS Sales Leader at Supplyframe. In part two, we dive into early supply chain planning, how to deal with legacy tools for management and a glimpse into the future of supply chains.

By Conor Peick and Nick Finberg

3 MIN READ

Supply chain digitalization enables greater transparency and collaboration among supply partners to better respond to disruptions

Building Resilient Supply Chains: From Firefighting to Forward Thinking

January 12, 2026

Global supply chains have faced significant disruption due to volatility driven by trade policy shifts, geopolitical conflicts, and natural disasters. In this episode of the Industry Forward podcast, the hosts welcome a supply chain expert to discuss the evolving challenges and opportunities in global supply chain management and digitalization.

By Conor Peick

3 MIN READ