All Things Supply Chain

JANUARY 29, 2018

As pointed out by Chloe Cooke in her 2017 wrap-up post on this platform in December, it has been a while since we addressed the topic of supply chain transparency.

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Supply Chain Trend

JANUARY 31, 2018

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The Network Effect

JANUARY 29, 2018

Two huge companies, Amazon and Uber, from very different sectors, have recently entered the $8 trillion logistics market. With this. The post Infographic: Amazon and Uber in Logistics appeared first on The Network Effect.

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Supply Chain Brain

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

To be sure, Amazon has been a hugely disruptive force in retailing. Shoppers these days are only too happy to buy many of their favorite products online, skipping trips to the store. In a time of strong growth in the general economy, many old-line merchandisers are struggling to survive. But Amazon isn’t the only cause of their woes. Underlying economic factors are playing a role as well.

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Supply Chain Brain

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

Jeff Bezos, Warren Buffett and Jamie Dimon were there, of course. But few in the invitation-only crowd last Saturday at the annual Alfalfa Club gala could have guessed that the men were quietly closing in on what could be the answer to a question that divides the nation: How do we fix American health care? Their appearance together at the Capital Hilton capped years of discussions, according to a person with knowledge of the talks.

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Supply Chain Brain

JANUARY 31, 2018

Voting. A blockchain allows the authentication of transactions without them needing to be administered or guaranteed by a central authority. Ballot boxes and current online voting platforms are vulnerable to manipulation; now a startup called Follow My Vote is developing a blockchain-based system to ensure security, transparency and mathematically accurate election results.

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Supply Chain Brain

JANUARY 29, 2018

The list of old-line retailers that are struggling to survive, or have already given up the ghost, seems to get longer every day: Sears Holdings , J.C. Penney , Macy’s , J. Crew , The Limited , Radio Shack , Payless ShoeSource and Neiman Marcus , to name but a few. All have set up e-commerce operations to supplement their physical stores, but they can’t manage to get traction against the Amazon juggernaut.

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