All Things Supply Chain

MARCH 4, 2018

Collecting data is part of what makes the big players like Google and Facebook so successful.

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The Network Effect

MARCH 7, 2018

How blockchain technology can improve your supply chain Today, there is much buzz about blockchains in various industries. Business leaders. The post Why Your Supply Chain Needs Blockchain appeared first on The Network Effect.

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Supply Chain Brain

MARCH 9, 2018

Humanity United is among the leading organizations fighting to bring an end to trafficking and slavery around the globe. It was formed 10 years ago as part of a larger philanthropic effort by eBay founder Pierre Omidyar. On this episode, we speak with Humanity United managing director Ed Marcum, who describes the organization’s mission and current work.

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Supply Chain Brain

MARCH 8, 2018

McDonald’s says it’s switching from frozen beef to fresh in some 14,000 U.S. locations by early May. The company officially rolled out the concept at 3,500 stores today. Sorry about your luck, Hawaii and Alaska. You’ll still get frozen beef. It’s the latest in a series of moves by the chain (which have included dollar menus and removing antibiotics from its chicken) to woo customers as competition increases in the food industry.

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Speaker: Kevin Kai Wong, President of Emergent Energy Solutions

In today's industrial landscape, the pursuit of sustainable energy optimization and decarbonization has become paramount. Manufacturing corporations across the U.S. are facing the urgent need to align with decarbonization goals while enhancing efficiency and productivity. Unfortunately, the lack of comprehensive energy data poses a significant challenge for manufacturing managers striving to meet their targets.

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Supply Chain Brain

MARCH 7, 2018

It has been six months since Amazon took over Whole Foods, a $13.4bn deal that made the internet retailer a major player in the world of brick-and-mortar retailing. For the most part, the 470 stores are still the same upscale, expensive healthy food emporiums that they have always been. Amazon has grander ambitions as well. The company’s executives are busy devising ways to connect its Prime membership program, which offers benefits like fast and free shipping and video streaming, with the store

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Supply Chain Brain

MARCH 6, 2018

Noticias Aguila, which translates as News Eagle, now has 20 million users and became the No. 1 news app in Google Play’s Mexico store late last year, according to App Annie. That has come as Tang and his development team remain based in Shenzhen, the Chinese technology hub just across the border from Hong Kong. Tang, who worked for Tencent Holdings Ltd. before striking out on his own, is among an emerging group of Chinese developers and investors betting the next technology gold rush will come f

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