- 21. Mastercard Turns to Blockchain
- (News)
- According to Forbes, Mastercard is venturing into the blockchain arena. Mastercard, so long one of the biggest names in payment networks, is venturing into a new avenue which, at first, sounds far removed ...
- 22. Walmart Turns to Blockchain
- (News)
- According to Coin Telegraph, Walmart will use blockchain to track shrimp in its seafood supply chain. United States retail giant Walmart, in collaboration with IBM, will use blockchain technology to ...
- 23. New GS1 US Implementation Guideline to Help Pharmaceutical Industry Prepare for Upcoming DSCSA Verified Returns Deadline
- (News)
- ... impending requirements of the Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA) for verification of saleable returns. Commencing November 27, 2019, the DSCSA requires pharmaceutical wholesale distributors to ...
- 24. Anheuser Busch Turns to Block Chain
- (News)
- According to Supply Chain Dive, Anheuser Busch will continue to work with BanQu, a blockchain company track items in its supply chain. Read the article on Supply Chain Dive
- 25. Drones Are Becoming Part of the Logistics Industry
- (Logistics)
- ... faced challenges regarding returns and claims, drones can be used to tackle these issues in the logistics sector. For example, a retailer may use a drone to send damaged freight back to the manufacturer. ...
- 26. NexTech Launches 'Try-It-On' Augmented Reality Experience for Online Retai
- (News)
- ... the ordering of incorrectly sized items, and unnecessary returns that are costly to the retailer," said Evan Gappelberg, CEO of NexTech. "NexTech's new Try-It-On AR technology eliminates the issue by enabling ...
- 27. Viscose Supply Chain Gets Transparent
- (News)
- According to Supply Chain Brain, until recently the fashion industry’s viscose supply chain was largely opaque. However, a new forest mapping program called Canopy is making the chain more transparent. ...
- 28. New FedEx Platform Could Make Returns Easier
- (News)
- FedEx’s new ‘Returns Technology’ platform promises to streamline the returns process for merchants, reports Digital Supply Chain. The platform will give businesses complete visibility on their returned ...
- 29. It’s a Bird, it’s a Plane, it’s a Walmart Blimp!
- (Supply)
- Walmart’s recent patent application seems like something out of a 1959 issue of Popular Mechanics. Who would conjour up a mixture of last century tech to fill modern supply chain demands? Turns out it ...
- 30. Reverse logistics will trash your inventory plans
- (Retail)
- ... in how consumers consider their own purchase strategies will play havoc with retailers. The problem is with product returns and how consumers now consider their purchases to be temporary. Thinking ...
- 31. DB Schenker Reduces Onboarding Time for eCommerce Customers
- (News)
- ... The solution provides digital services supporting all stages of online businesses including distribution, order and payment administration, accounting, goods shipment, returns management, repair and customer ...
- 32. Addressing the Supply Chain Skills Gap
- (News)
- ... are specifically doing to address their talent issues.Turns out, you really can't prevent the loss of baby boomer retirees, but you can do things to improve the hiring and training of your people. Read ...
- 33. Disruption vs. Innovation
- (News)
- What's the difference between innovation and disruption, and who cares anyway? Well, it turns out that the terms, although often used interchangeably, have quite different meanings and are very significant ...
- 34. It's Integration Time
- (Integration)
- ... are addressed. The initial outlay is reasonable and ongoing costs are ‘pay as you go’. The returns associated with automating the process will still be there, but the Investment portion of the ROI calculation ...
- 35. Supply Chain Cloud Software Steams Ahead
- (News)
- Supply chain technology is headed for the cloud, or is it? Doug Gilmore predicted it a couple years ago and wanted to assess its status, so Supply Chain Digest did a survey on the topic.Turns out the momentum ...
- 36. WalMart's New Delivery Standard
- (News)
- WalMart has new delivery standards rolliing out early next year. Suppliers will be scrambling to meet them, according to an article by Jeff Berman on the Supply Chain 247 site.When you look at all the ...
- 37. 2016's Top 25 Supply Chain
- (News)
- Last week, Gartner announced its eagerly awaited 2016 list of the top 25 supply chains. The usual suspects are represented, albeit in slightly different order, and the explanation of Gartner's criteria ...
- 38. Supply Chain Performance Measurements
- (News)
- The Supply Chain Shaman is taking her yearly look at supply chain performance by industry. Lora Cecere, as usual, does a great job not only collecting and producing the data, but also providing expert ...
- 39. Is Omnichannel Making You Money?
- (News)
- Before a change is made, the most fundamental question a manager should ask is how the bottom line will be affected. As omnichannel consumers have forced all sort of changes to be made to supply chains, ...
- 40. Big Data from EDI Can Make Predictions
- (EDI)
- ... of status updates along the way. So, what can be learned from all the data? It turns out that when looked at as an aggregate and put through the right analytical processes, there's plenty to be learned ...
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