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10 Things to Consider in the Global Economy

NC State SCRC

I presented the keynote to the group of procurement executives gathered, speaking on the subject of “The New Reality of Supply Chain Ecosystems”, which addresses many of the emerging issues that face supply chain executives in the digital world. What is remarkable is that 53% come from Somalia, Syria, and Afghanistan.

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I Will Be Wrong Again: Supply Chain and Logistics Predictions for 2017

Talking Logistics

retailer Walmart and Tsinghua University announced a joint effort to track the movement of food products in China using blockchain technology to improve food safety in the world’s second-largest economy”; and just last month, Mahindra and IBM announced they are developing a blockchain solution for supply chain finance.