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America Needs a Tune-up for Its Innovation Engine

Enterra Insights

One indication of China’s push for innovation is the fact that it has risen from 29th spot in Bloomberg Index in 2014 to the mid-teens in the latest report, although it did slip one spot this year. ” Watney explains there is tremendous value in “knowledge-based clusters” that typically sprout up around universities.

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Insights from the C-Suite: Supply Chain People Are Making a Difference in the World

Material Handling & Logistics

Whereas APICS itself once was focused largely on production and inventory control, since its acquisition of the Supply Chain Council in 2014 the organization has reestablished itself with a focus on helping its members achieve supply chain excellence. The question is: Are supply chain professionals prepared for that? I’d say, not yet.

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Global Cargo Monitoring / Cargo Tracking: US CBP suspends GTX.

Global Trade Management

By having many service providers involved, which among each other are often not connected, the friction in moving goods from source to destination are very high. ► 2014. (13). The healthy growth continues as world merchandise trade continues to grow with an average of 10% per year. Subscribe To. Friday, 4 April 2008.

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The Rise and Fall of Blockchain in Supply Chain Management

Elementum

Supply Chain: In Early On Blockchain From 2014 through 2017, blockchain was the talk of the town in supply chain management circles. If there ’ s ever a sanity problem, like an e coli outbreak, then it will be easy to identify the source, and immediately neutralize it. Ethical sourcing. Improved accountability.