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Someone Figured Out How to Put Tomatoes on a Blockchain
Intrigued by how blockchain was changing finance, an ex-banker at Wells Fargo & Co. and a former executive at Nasdaq Inc. began looking for other opportunities. They looked at applying the technology to insurance, law, even music. Then they hit on farming.
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A.I. Comes to Procurement. Are Human Sourcing Professionals Doomed?
Artificial intelligence, for decades little more than a dream in the minds of behavioral scientists, is insinuating itself into every aspect of supply-chain management today. The latest incursion is taking place in the realm of sourcing.
New Bluetooth Transmitter Provides Package-Level Visibility
Logistics and asset monitoring company RoamBee says that visibility, down to the package level, and end-to-end asset management are now possible with its "BeeBeacon" mobile monitoring technology.
Latest Use for Bitcoin Technology: Tracing Turkeys From Farm to Table
Agricultural conglomerate Cargill Inc. aims to harness the technology underlying bitcoin to let shoppers trace their turkeys from the store to the farm that raised them.
Blockchain Comes to the Rescue in Disaster Relief
In the event of a natural disaster, there's a new tool that can help emergency responders and supply-chain managers find order in the chaos.
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Opinion: How Container Shipping Could Reinvent Itself for the Digital Age
In 1967, the British Transport Docks Board (BTDB) commissioned McKinsey to assess a recent development from America: container boxes. The first ships built expressly for this new way of shipping goods had recently been launched, and a few U.S. lines carried them on their regular service. Our report advised the BTDB to rethink everything in light of this new disruption.
Online Shoppers Want Fast Delivery - But Still Aren't Willing to Pay for It
More and more online shoppers want their stuff fast. But the economics of making that happen haven't changed.
Ashley Furniture Focuses on Inventory Optimization
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The Beauty of the Complex Supply Chain
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3M Report: Where Buyer-Supplier Collaboration Is Falling Short
Manufacturers talk endlessly of the need for true collaboration with suppliers. But a surprising number of suppliers aren't on board with the concept.
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Cattle Ranching Gains From IoT-Based Intelligence
Uruguayan startup Chipsafer has completed two pilots of an Internet of Things (IoT)-based solution to track the activities of beef livestock and prevent cattle rustling.
Why APICS Partnered With a Private E-Tailer for Omnichannel Benchmarking
An unusual partnership between a major industry trade group and private retailer seeks to create a system for benchmarking supply-chain performance by e-commerce companies.
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