One of the most promising applications of emerging blockchain technology is supply chain management. Blockchain—the digital record-keeping system developed for cryptocurrency networks—can help supply chain partners with some of their challenges by creating a complete, transparent, tamperproof history of the information flows, inventory flows, and financial flows in transactions. Continue reading Building a Transparent Supply Chain
Increasingly, multinational corporations (MNCs) are pledging to procure the materials and services they need from companies committed to fair labor practices and environmental protections. But the … Continue reading A More Sustainable Supply Chain
Many innovators have been successful in approaching innovation as a means to educate consumers, rather than learn from them. They focus on what their customers need … Continue reading What the Wine Industry Understands About Connecting with Consumers
Balancing the supply and demand sides of a service industry is not easy, and whether a manager does it well or not will, this author writes, make all the difference Continue reading Match Supply and Demand in Service Industries
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