ForbesMore from ForbesGlobal Supply Chain ManagementThis Tech Startup, Upgraded, Wants to Use Blockchain to Sell More StuffSandy Khaund believes his technology can turn event tickets into high tech marketing tools that prevent fraud.June 22, 2017All LogisticsVertical Farming Gets Real: Bowery Raises $20M for Its 'Post-Organic' Warehouse FarmAs indoor farming goes from fantasy to reality, Bowery Farming raised $20m for its "post-organic" vertical farm from a group of investors, including General Catalyst, GGV Capital and GV (formerly Google Ventures), better known for betting on technology than on agriculture.June 21, 2017Regulation & ComplianceAs Online Sales Grow, States Look to Internet Cookies for Bite at More Tax RevenueWith internet sales now the norm, states are looking for ways to get a bite at more tax revenue. In the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, that bite will taste a lot like cookies - internet cookies. Under a new revenue directive, sales tax will now apply to certain out-of-state businesses who use internet cookies.June 15, 2017Global Supply Chain ManagementThe Market for $3,500, Ruggedized Smart GlassesLast year Pokemon Go got us comfortable with the surreal idea that wherever we go there exists an unseen realm, an alternate dimension, populated by creatures like Pikachu, Snorlax and Tentacool. This world of "augmented reality" is set to grow exponentially with the broader adoption of smart glasses that overlay our physical world with a digital one.June 9, 2017LTL/Truckload ServicesUber's Driverless Truck Unit Is Under Government Investigation Following Unapproved TestsCalifornia regulators are preparing to conduct a site inspection of the San Francisco headquarters of Uber's autonomous truck unit, formerly known as Otto, to determine whether the company broke state law when it tested driverless trucks on public highways without permission.June 2, 2017Consumer Packaged GoodsA Startup Chain of Commuter-Friendly Stores Expands on NYC FerriesNew Stand - a startup chain of Manhattan convenient stores that connects to an app offering daily deals, music and content - is gearing up for expansion. Essentially, its mission is to reimagine the corner store for a new generation of commuters.May 17, 2017Logistics OutsourcingBlockchain Could Be the Next Supply Chain, Analysts SayBlockchain technology may be shaking up a supply chain near you. It's smarter, it's faster, and it gets more participants on board.May 3, 2017Business Strategy AlignmentGaming the System: How One Manufacturing Company Saved Itself With Radical TransparencyThere are three basic conditions if you want to work for Jack Stack, and they go for everybody from senior executives down to the people who clean his company's bathrooms. The first is you have to learn how to read and understand the company's financials, the second is you really have to believe there is no "I" in "team," and the third is you have to get into the habit of asking, "What could go wrong, and what are we going to do when it does?"April 25, 2017Global LogisticsIndustry 4.0: The Five Steps Toward a Digital Supply ChainIf the vision of Industry 4.0 is to be realized, most enterprise processes - manufacturing, product development, customer relations, and the workplace itself - must become fully digitized. A critical element will be the arrival of the digital supply chain.March 30, 2017Business Strategy AlignmentLooking Ahead: These Jobs Could Be Automated Within the Next DecadeWhen weighing career paths, or at least when debating a job proposal, one thing people consider is job security: Will the work still be there in the near future, or will they need to prepare to start hunting for a new position soon? This question gains depth when you add in the issue of automation: Artificial intelligence is a constantly improving technology, and its applications seem endless.February 28, 2017Previous PagePage 9 of 12Next Page
