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Blockchain Used to Power Brooklyn Microgrid for Solar Energy Re-Sale
Residents of the Park Slope area of Brooklyn are now able to sell power generated from rooftop solar panels via a microgrid enabled by a blockchain ledger that records every transaction made with a local utility.
GE Keeps Its Checkbook Handy After All-in Bet on 3-D Printing
General Electric Co. shook up the 3-D printer market last year by laying down more than $1bn on two acquisitions. Turns out that may be just the beginning.
Buyers Prioritise Track Record Over Innovation, Study Says
One in 20 buyers prioritise innovation when choosing a supplier, a survey of procurement professionals has found.
For 3M, Technology Was the Key to a New Supply-Chain Mindset
It only makes sense that The 3M Company, with a business model resting almost entirely upon technology, would eventually get around to applying it to the supply chain.
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Equipment Provider Keeps Processes on Pace With Accelerating Growth
Challenge: As a quickly growing business, one of the world's largest infrastructure and irrigation equipment providers realized its existing approach to managing freight invoices wasn't keeping up. An entirely manual process – from tearing envelopes to rubber stamping G/L codes – the company was not only wasting valuable time and resources, but encountering costly errors.
Opinion: When It Comes to Climate Change, Supply Chains Should Follow the Money
President Trump's executive order reversing what former President Obama put in place around carbon emissions was typical of the political theater dominating headlines these days.
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How Blockchain Technology Will Transform Supply Chains
The blockchain has emerged from the shadows. Now it might hold the key to transforming global supply chains.
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6th Supply Chain Finance Summit to address emerging issues and challenges in Europe
Drug Middlemen - Unlike Other Industries - Report Slim Profit Margins
Companies of all kinds try to present their financial results in the best light possible to attract investors. One segment of the drug industry is bucking that trend, using an accounting method that narrows its profit margins.
A Better Risk Management Metric for Supply Chain Finance
Analyst Insight: It's surprising yet true that not many professionals in supply chain or S&OP are aware of Cash Conversion Cycle (CCC), a critical success factor metric. Many in finance are well aware of the metric. The elements are simple - Inventory Days of Supply + Accounts Receivable Days of Supply - Payables Days of Supply. Why is the metric so foreign and why doesn't everyone in SCM and S&OP use it to measure success? - Gregory Schlegel, executive-in-residence, Center for Supply Chain Research, Lehigh University
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H&M Invests in Supply Chain as Fashion Rivalry Intensifies
Cost controls helped H&M to limit a drop in quarterly pretax profit but the fashion chain said it was increasing investments this year as it tries to keep pace with its larger rival, Zara owner Inditex.
The Bottom Line: Managing Your Cash-to-Cash Cycle
The cash-to-cash cycle is a key metric for measuring the efficiency of a supply chain. But many companies seem unable to deploy it with success.
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