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Blockchain in Supply Chain: 2 Ethereum-Based Projects That Demonstrate How Blockchain Can Improve Supply Chains

GlobalTranz

There’s certainly no shortage of demand for better quality in sourcing: 8 out of 10 British consumers check the origin of their food, while a survey from 2015 found that 72% of Millennials would be willing to pay more for products or services offered by companies committed to positive social and environmental impact.

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7 Reasons Why the Supply Chain Matters to Business Success

Logistics Bureau

According to a survey by Deloitte from 2014, 79 % of companies with high-performing supply chains achieve revenue growth superior to the average within their industries. In 2014, a survey by Tompkins Consortium delivered a shocking revelation. Mini Case Study: Walmart. Mini Case Study: Whirlpool.

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8 Reasons Why Your Business’ Success Depends Upon Your Supply Chain

Logistics Bureau

According to a survey by Deloitte from 2014, 79 % of companies with high-performing supply chains achieve revenue growth superior to the average within their industries. In 2014, a survey by Tompkins Consortium delivered a shocking revelation. Mini Case Study: Walmart. Mini Case Study: Whirlpool.

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3 Responsive Technologies Reshaping Manufacturing

GlobalTranz

As of January 2015, 48 percent of manufacturers said they were ready for these revolutionary changes, according to McKinsey & Company. For instance, a Canvas survey found that 33 percent of manufacturing companies are now using mobile customer relationship management (CRM) apps.

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What is the Biggest Blind Spot in Your Supply Chain?

Talking Logistics

In countless surveys over the past decade, manufacturers and retailers rank “improving supply chain visibility” as one of their top priorities. What is happening to BMW today is another case study in supply chain risk management.

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Executive Rounding: Taking the Organization’s Vitals

The Lean Thinker

The second case study was about Meritus Health in Hagerstown, Maryland , and I want to go into a little more depth here about an element that has, so far, been a keystone to the positive changes they are seeing. Copyright © 2015, Mark Rosenthal. Actually points 1. above are both about leadership development.

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Will Robots Take All the Supply Chain Jobs?

247 Customs Broker

Such stories are legion – not only in the US, but also even in China, where in 2015 the provincial Guangdong government announced a three-year plan to increase automation in the region by subsidizing the purchase of robots, under a program referred to as “robots for humans.” ” . Editor’s Note: .