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My Vision for Supply Chain 2020? Deep Integration!

Arkieva

The question was how I imagine the Supply Chain in 2020. In recent projects and teachings I have often referred to the supply chain triangle as a concept to illustrate the basic trade-offs to be made in supply chain. The financial crisis of 2008-2009 has given a major push to do more with less. So why would it change?

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How is Bitcoin Different From Ethereum?

Supply Chain Game Changer

However, the market cap of bitcoin is nearly 1 trillion dollars which is nearly half of the entire market; the fact might amaze you that in 2020 bitcoin contributed 70% to the entire cryptocurrency industry, just hassle free. Bitcoin was officially unconfined in the year 2009, and ethereum was unconfined in 2015.

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The Digital Supply Chain: Making The Leap With A Ball and Chain

Supply Chain Shaman

Last week, I spoke on the evolution of the digital supply chains and my vision for Supply Chain 2020 at the World Trade Group Event in Miami. I had touched some nerves with my five predictions for 2020: Digital, Outside-in Value Networks. I believe the demographics shifts shown in Figure 1 will transform Supply Chain 2020.

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Who said supply chains are boring?: By the Numbers: IBM's Supply.

Supply Chains Rock

IBM just published its annual corporate responsibility summary for 2010 and Ive pulled out the latest highlights referring to Big Blues supply chain: - 27,000 suppliers in nearly 100 countries. billion in 2009. MIT Supply Chain 2020. billion in First-Tier Spending with Diverse Suppliers - up from $1.4 Spending by location, $12.3

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Coronavirus Increases Supply Chain Risk Management Priority

Enterra Insights

… Perhaps more important than inventory and planning is the lack of experience: Experts refer back to the 1918 Spanish Flu outbreak for guidance, yet no public health experts have personal experience with this type of global pandemic.” . … Yet, limited prior planning exists for a global pandemic such as Covid-19.

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International Women’s Day 2022

Enterra Insights

In fact, male revolutionaries like [Leon] Trotsky were upset at them, as these disobedient and misbehaving women were going out on this International Women’s Day, when they were meant to wait until May [referring to the annual worker’s protests on May 1].”[4] Ghez [2020]).

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The Internet of Things and the Retail Industry

C3 Solutions

From a term that came into use in 2009, the Internet of Things (IoT) has come a long way in 10 years. It refers to the ecosystem of physical objects that are connected to the Internet and use it to communicate. The Internet of Things refers to the network of connected items that use the Internet to communicate. 15 Min Read.