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Is Blockchain All Hype

Companies are embracing blockchain technology, but is it really making a difference in their supply chain operations, reports LoadStar.

Shippers are increasingly pulling their logistics providers into blockchain as they employ the technology to form networks with business partners and tech providers.

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Making Sense of Supply Chain Data

According to PYMNTS, as companies digitized their supply chains they are faced with an avalance of data, not all of it useful. 

Supply chain management has always presented a challenge for global corporates, with digitization and automation technology aiming to reduce friction and enhance visibility.

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Keeping Track of Shipping Containers

Customers of Hapag-Lloyd LIVE now have a variety of ways to check on their shipments in transit, reports Port Technology.

Hapag-Lloyd LIVE increases the transparency of the cold chain by offering customers a number of data sets about the condition and location of its reefer containers, according to a company statement. 

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Macy's Revamps Supply Chain

In an effort to save the flagging company, Macy’s executives have decided to scrap everything including their supply chain, reports Supply Chain Dive. 

Macy's executives have a diagnosis for their struggling company. Everything needs to change, including the entire supply chain. Macy's executives laid out the details of the coming transformation on Wednesday.

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Arrow Stream Sees Growth

According to Yahoo Finance, ArrowStream a supply chain visibility software provider is seeing record growth. 

ArrowStream, the leader in supply chain visibility software for the foodservice industry, announced another year of record growth in 2019. 

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AI in the Pharmacy Supply Chain

According to Forbes, artificial intelligence could rapidly improve the pharmaceutical supply chain. 

Artificial intelligence (AI) will transform the pharmaceutical cold chain — not in the distant, hypothetical future, but in the next few years.

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Could Apple's Supply Chain Fail

The corona virus could potentially disrupt Apple’s supply chain, reports ZD Net. 

In our most recent Jason Squared video, ZDNet's Jason Cipriani and I discuss the high-performing low-end smartphones coming in 2020 from companies like Motorola, OnePlus, ZTE, Huawei, TCL and also presumably, Apple. 

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Making the Fashion Supply Chain Transparent

Fashion brands are facing pressure from consumers to make their supply chains more transparent, reports Green Biz. 

With close to 80 percent of consumers believing that it is important for brands to disclose and provide transparency into their supply chains, from raw materials to garment (PDF), fashion brands are clearly in need of a more sustainable way to manage their many hard-to-trace production facilities. 

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Digitizing the Meatball Supply Chain

According to the Wall Street Journal, IKEA is going to implement a digital revolution in its food division. 

IKEA wants to bring the supply-chain precision behind its flat-pack furniture business to the way it manages meatballs and lingonberry jam.

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Blockchain Getting More Notice

Supply chain managers are starting to take notice of blockchain, reports Mobile Payments. 

Blockchain is continually pushing into various industries ranging from banking to retail. As it continues to grow, many companies and executives are starting to take notice and begin either adopting it or experimenting with it.

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