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Rail 101 with Ian Jefferies

The Logistics of Logistics

Ian is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Association of American Railroads (AAR) which is the world’s leading railroad policy, research, standard setting, and technology organization that focuses on the safety and productivity of the U.S. From 2009 to 2013, Jefferies served as a senior policy advisor to the Chairman of the U.S.

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Industry Transformation: Advanced Manufacturing and Digitalisation of Supply Chain-Logistics

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Government’s effective Business Continuity support and pandemic-related crisis management , effective socio-economic policy measures ,and Job Support schemes ,underpinned by multiple Crisis Budgets, helped to stabilise the crisis situation. Supply Chain Resilience became an instant Buzz word amongst Policy makers and Industry.

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Will Bitcoin Replace Fiat Money?

Supply Chain Game Changer

The advantage for the government to appreciate the growth in Bitcoin is the tax policy through which they can make maximum revenue. Bitcoin was developed in 2009, and since then, it has gained rapid growth with popularity and other essential utility to serve the purpose of purchase and sale.

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Technology Can Help Feed the World, Part 2

Enterra Insights

Journalist Laura Villadiego ( @lauravilladiego ) reports, “According to a 2009 report by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) , a 70 per cent rise in overall food production will be needed to feed the estimated 9.1 ”[1]. 5] The agricultural industry is no exception. opportunities and trends. Footnotes. [1]

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5 Strategies Traditional OEMs are Using to Compete Against Auto Tech Giants

QAD

based electric vehicle and autonomous technology company founded in 2009, cleared GM’s $87 billion and Ford’s $80 billion market caps when they went public in 2021 with a market value of more than $100 billion. . New automotive tech giants are flying past traditional automakers. Still, legacy automakers are not going down without a fight.

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An optimist’s view of Blockchain in supply chain: Learnings from Bitcoin

Kinaxis

As per Wikipedia, a Blockchain is a continuously growing list of records, called blocks , which are linked and secured using cryptography. Launched in 2009, Bitcoin was initially written off as a scam or fad. Bitcoin is a form of decentralized digital cryptocurrency , not controlled by any nation or issuing bank.

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How Cloud Technologies Can Help in Times of Recession

Arena Solutions

And, since cloud solution providers typically offer extra capabilities and functionality (such as security and data storage), businesses do not need to set aside extra resources to create and maintain those capabilities even if demand declines.