| Pepsi Supply Chain Jolt Via Blockchain As blockchain moves farther afield from crypto connections, supply chain tracking gains traction, with Pepsi noting a significant efficiency boost in a trial. Elsewhere, one study claims that the bulk of supply chain-focused blockchain projects will fizzle. |
| US Government's eProcurement Push Raises Amazon Dominance Fears As the U.S. federal government continues to spend more money on eMarketplaces, the General Services Administration has commenced a project to build a new online portal for government purchases. Yet, the effort may spark more fears that Amazon will be favored over other eCommerce service providers. |
| | Supply Chain Management | | To Optimize Supply Chains, Big Data Must Have The Need For Speed Adjusting supply chain management strategies often stems from pressure to cut costs, but it's a mindset that's holding organizations back from true optimization, says Locus Co-founder and CEO Nishith Rastogi. He explains how the technologies that promote flexibility and data analytics will be the ones to enable supply chain optimization â and why that doesn't necessarily include blockchain (yet). |
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