President Joe Biden signed an executive order Wednesday meant to address a global chip shortage impacting industries ranging from medical supplies to electric vehicles.

Experts believe that blockchain will play an important part in the manufacturing supply chain, reports Manufacturing Global. 

The world as we know it has changed significantly in the last decade. As Executive Chairman of the World Economic Forum, Klaus Schwab, said way back in 2015, we are currently living through what could be considered as the Fourth Industrial Revolution.

Quantum technology is being used in the supply chain, reports Material Handling & Logistics. 

Quantum Computing Inc. has introduced Qatalyst, a quantum application accelerator designed to execute complex computations to optimize supply chain, logistics, and other applications.