Category: blockchain

How the pandemic exposed tech weakness in the supply chain.

Back in the early 1990s, I worked for a government contractor that made a real effort to go ‘paperless’ within the confines of their company. The plan was excellent, and even then, their technology was sufficient to pull it off. What didn’t materialize was their workforce embracing the paperless system. We all loved our paper… Read more »

Will the coronavirus impact supply chains?

Along with the tragic human impact of the coronavirus, importers of goods from China around the world should also be paying attention to potential supply chain impacts. Buyers, carriers, and supply chain managers foresaw and adjusted for the expected slowdown in China related to the Chinese New Year. Now, depending on the spread of the… Read more »

Supply chain choices do make a difference.

cargo theft

Have you ever wondered where your multimodal cargo is at most theft risk while being transported? If you have not, you should, or would be best served to have someone on the team who does wonder about such things. It can help your company make the wisest choices when it comes down to developing a… Read more »

Blockchian still alive in the free market

In the past few years, I have read and heard the word ‘blockchain’ a considerable number of times. Although to date, widespread blockchain daily use remains just out of reach. But when it comes, we are going to party like it’s 1999 for sure. The 30,000 Foot View of Blockchain For anyone who has been… Read more »