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

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WHITE PAPER] The Top Supply Chain Trends that Will Impact Supply Chain Management in 2018. Download white paper. 2017 was the year that blockchain technology finally made world headlines, but it was mostly for the wrong reason. The inefficiencies that plague supply chains have seemingly been around forever.

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The Impact of Hurricanes on Transportation and How to Build a Storm Resilient Supply Chain

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2017 Tropical Storm Harvey. To better understand true cost and volume impacts, Zipline Logistics evaluated a sample of 33,000 shipments, comparing data prior to the 2017 Tropical Storm Harvey with data after the event. 915 fewer loads moved after the hurricane (date of 8/26/2017) when compared to previous four-month period.

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SEKO Logistics Expands Full Assembly White Glove Service – Supply Chain 24/7

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At the end of 2017, SEKO also launched a combined airfreight and final mile service for bulky goods to destinations across the U.S. Some logistics companies don’t want this type of business because it doesn’t conform to their rigid operating models but, for SEKO, it enables us to showcase everything we’re best at. Download Now!

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Will Robots Take All the Supply Chain Jobs?

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If you have never seen a glass factory in operation, it is really something. An off-cited analysis from McKinsey in late 2017, for example, found automation could destroy as many as 73 million US jobs by 2030, about one third of all jobs in the country. Posted on: May, 22 2017. Posted on: Jun, 05 2017.

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MIT’s Sheffi on Supply Chain Sustainability

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First are what he calls eco-efficiency initiatives, which have to do with actions that will reduce operating costs and provide an acceptable return on investment. Next are eco-risk initiatives, which involve actions that reduce threats from NGOs, regulatory agencies, in some cases the investment community and more. .

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Impact of SMAC on Enterprise Software Applications - Infosys Blogs

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White Papers. |. Case Studies. |. Gartner predicts that by 2017, SMAC stack will drive more than 26% of the total enterprise software market revenue, an increase from 12% in 2012 - representing over $104 billion new revenue from this stack. Islamic Banking. Mobile Banking. Payments Treasury. Wealth Management.