All posts tagged supplychain

The future to which blockchains belong is coming fast for supply chains

Michael J. Casey, senior advisor for blockchain research at MIT’s Digital Currency Initiative, just wrote a thought-provoking article on how blockchains will turn supply chains into demand chains. He argues that the value of blockchain technology offers to supply chains […]

Sustainable Supply Chains Are Driving Competitive Advantage

by George W. Prest, Chief Executive Officer, MHI. As more and more customers, investors and employees demand them, sustainable business practices are becoming an integral part of what makes a company and their products unique and valuable. Today, best-in-class supply […]

World Bank outlines global logistics worker shortage in new report

Despite the spread of automation and digital supply chain solutions, a new report by the World Bank says the global logistics industry is facing a critical shortage of skilled material handling and logistics workers able to help meet today’s complex […]

ALAN Seeking Donations for Harvey Recovery and Irma and Jose Relief Needs

As the recovery from Hurricane Harvey continues, relief efforts from Hurricane Irma are underway. The American Logistics Aid Network (ALAN) continues to support our emergency management partners with information and relationships to ensure they have the best data for decision […]

ALAN seeking donations for Hurricane Harvey relief efforts

Hurricane Harvey devastated Texas after making landfall on Friday night. The slow-moving storm left behind flattened communities and is causing historic flooding in Houston and other parts of Texas. The American Logistics Aid Network (ALAN) is assisting with relief efforts. Over […]

Autonomous Vehicles and Drones

Walmart looking at blockchain technology as a way to track drone shipments

Walmart recently submitted a patent application for a drone delivery system that would drop packages into secure boxes (lockers) that communicate with the drone. On May 25, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) published the application, titled “Unmanned […]

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