Data Management (Big Data/IoT/Blockchain)

Linking Chains: How Blockchain and Supply Chain Go Hand in Hand

June 12, 2018

Supply chain management is focused on the material flow of physical goods from manufacturers to end consumers. Managing financial flows within the supply chain is extremely important as well.

Gold Market Dreams of Blockchain Supply Chain by Next Year

June 12, 2018

Bloomberg

The gold market could be using the technology behind cryptocurrencies to track an almost-$200bn supply chain as soon as next year.

Google Bans Development of Artificial Intelligence Used in Weaponry

June 11, 2018

The Washington Post

Google is banning the development of artificial-intelligence software that can be used in weapons, chief executive Sundar Pichai said last week, setting strict new ethical guidelines for how the tech giant should conduct business in an age of increasingly powerful AI.

Opinion: Why You Need to Understand Your Software Supply Chain

June 11, 2018

Adrian Bridgwater, Forbes contributor

Every company uses software, obviously. There isn’t a technology industry keynote that passes without a besuited evangelist telling us that “every business is a technology business” — and they may even pepper in the old “hey Uber has no cars, Amazon has no bookstores” chestnut if they really want to check all the boxes.

Cryptocurrency and blockchain regulation in healthcare. Results of Blockchain & Bitcoin Conference Prague 2018

June 7, 2018

Five Factors Driving Supply Chain Innovation

June 7, 2018

Dmitry Byk, Co-Founder & CEO, Chaskify

What's Slowing the Smart Factory Revolution?

June 6, 2018

Industryweek

Smart factories that use breakthrough technologies to drive efficiencies within production processes and across value chains have captured the attention of manufacturing executives.

European Union's New Privacy Law Made Some Websites Go Dark Today. Here's What Else Has Changed.

June 5, 2018

Los Angeles Times

The European Union's new data privacy regimen, the bloc's first major overhaul of rules governing people's data since 2005, took effect last week after months of sometimes frantic preparations by virtually any company that operates a website accessible there.

Five Steps to Embrace Intelligent Machines in the New World of Work

June 4, 2018

Industryweek

While the impacts of machine intelligence have been hotly debated, and even provoke anxiety in some, this group of technologies continues to accelerate at a remarkable pace.

Could Blockchain Have Solved the Mystery of the Romaine Lettuce E. Coli Outbreak?

May 30, 2018

Los Angeles Times

The first food poisoning cases came to light in late March — eight patrons of fast-food restaurants in New Jersey suffered bloody diarrhea and cramps that sent them rushing to hospitals.

Data Management (Big Data/IoT/Blockchain)

The latest news, analysis, trends and solutions for big data, blockchain and the internet of things (IoT) and their impact on supply chain management. Big data describes the large volume of data that inundates a business on a day-to-day basis and can be analyzed for strategic business insights. IoT is the means that collects and sends data from a range of “things” — anything from watches to fridges to cars — that are connected to the internet with sensors or computer chips. Learn how companies around the world are using big data, blockchain and IoT for supply chain optimization and competitive advantage.