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The Coffee Pot Conversation That Will Not Happen

Supply Chain Shaman

He felt strongly that supply chain leaders knew how to drive supply chain excellence and needed a forum– or maybe two or three depending on the business model– to help them network and refine their approaches. I would argue to John: no one knows how to drive a step-change in process improvement. Reflection.

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A vision for a transparent global Rare Earth Element system using blockchain technology

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Honda, for instance, has already begun extracting over 80% of its rare earth materials from nickel-metal hydride batteries , and it is predicted that by 2030, 10% of Nd demand in the EU will be met through recycling magnets from electric vehicles, wind turbines and hard disk drives. The role of blockchain. Introduction to available tools.