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Blockchain Points Way to `Massive Change' for Commodity Supply Chain

Material Handling & Logistics

Blockchain is upending the world’s financial markets with the rise of bitcoin, and now the digital-ledger system is poised to do the same next year for raw materials like food and energy. Companies including BP Plc, ABN Amro Group NV and Mercuria Energy Group Ltd. to use the technology in a platform for the global goods trade.

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Podcast: Daniel Stanton on Technology, Education, and Disruption

Requis

They have, or are looking for, a supply chain job and they need a better understanding of the tools, the rules and the jargon. One group of people in career transition that are close to my heart are military veterans, because I’m an old Navy guy myself. I agree that 2020 has made supply chain technology a hot area for investment.

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2024 Predictions for Industry and Global Supply Chains- Prediction One

Supply Chain Matters

The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group through its affiliate the Supply Chain Matters blog shares samples of individual prediction snapshots that will be included in our Annual 2024 Predictions for Industry and Global Supply Chains Research Advisory publishing later this month.

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2020 Requires Big Wings and Feet

Supply Chain Shaman

The discussions are with groups of executives—often ex-management consultants. The supply chain is a complex non-linear system. Granular data by volume is a must to be able to manage replenishment, network design, and inventory targets. Most budgets are completed in currency at a brand level. Time horizon.

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Supply Chain: Learning How to Dance

Supply Chain Shaman

Their world view is currency-based planning at a brand level while supply chain planning is volume-based at an item/location level. (As As companies become more mature, the definition of location changes moving from a ship-from location to a ship-to-location to be more customer-centric.). I Want An Integrated Supply Chain.

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Troubling Signs for Retail Supply Chains- Walmart Badly Misses on Profitability

Supply Chain Matters

Business network CNBC spoke with Walmart CFO Brett Biggs who indicated that a significant jump in fuel, elevated labor costs and aggressive inventory levels weighted down profitability. This week’s financial news regarding Walmart will indeed send tremors across the retail industry and its supply chain networks. Bob Ferrari.

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[Event Recap] Insights and learnings from IRCE 2019, Chicago

Vinculum

With over 130 sessions and 600 top technology solution providers , IRCE saw huge participation of brands, retailers, 3PLs and brand distributors from all over the world. Our agenda was to help brands, retailers, 3PLs, and brand distributors with: Bulk import of catalog, parsing it through a PIM platform and listing to multiple marketplaces.

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