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Why Is Blockchain Not Hotter?

Supply Chain Shaman

I was sitting with a representative from the United Nations on my way back from Colombia. It is critical to define the publish/subscribe mechanisms, the data architecture, and think through the nodes. The nodes enable replication and authentication of the data. Blockchain is a decentralized system based on nodes.

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Baltimore Bridge Collapse: An Opportunity to Reinforce the Importance of Supply Chain Resilience

Logistics Viewpoints

For example, an agile supply chain may have real-time data, advanced analytics, decision support tools, and cross-functional teams to monitor, diagnose, and solve problems. The port serves as a gateway for exporting coal to Europe, Asia, and South America, as well as importing coal from Canada and Colombia.

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The Future of Food Security

Enterra Insights

She stated, “We must use big data and digital tools to protect food security and increase climate resilience. New technologies and data generation can transform business practices across the agricultural value chain and address bottlenecks in, productivity, harvesting, market access, finance, and supply chain management.”[1]

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Transportation in the Americas: A Cross-Country Comparison

MIT Supply Chain

While the LPI does give valuable information on national logistics systems in the Americas, says Guilherme Mendonça, a student in the MIT-SCALE Graduate Certificate in Logistics (GCLOG) Program, it does not focus specifically on transportation data obtained from primary sources. For instance, Brazil and Colombia both come in at 2.4

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What You Can’t See Can Hurt You – Is Your Supply Chain Really Transparent?

Logility

Logility’s corporate responsibility solution combines audit and self-assessment data in a way that is highly effective at identifying suppliers who are not engaged in ethical social practices. This means companies must adopt technological solutions to supply chain management and social responsibility. Supply chains are opaque.

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A Real World Humanitarian Logistics Model

MIT Supply Chain

Floods in Colombia caused widespread damage. The new work is being carried out in collaboration with Antioquia University, Colombia, University of California, Davis, US, and an independent field expert in Colombian conflict zones. In Colombia, for example, FARC (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia) is such a group.

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A True Supply Chain Transformation Requires the Proper Talent

Logistics Viewpoints

In Belcorp’s case they have four factories located in Colombia, Mexico, Peru, and Ecuador. But most fundamentally, a company must be data driven. LLamasoft helped accelerate the Belcorp’s ability to make data-based business decisions that span across the corporation. That must be part of the company’s DNA.