Across nearly every industry, the inability to resolve product problems as they arise can cause a lack of trust with consumers that’s hard to rebuild.

Blockchain technology is progressing at a rapid clip, but when it comes to supply-chain applications, full deployment is far from being realized.

These are “crazy times” for global traders. Have the old methods of planning become useless?

What constitutes ethical practices in global supply chains can vary by country. Yet companies still need to uphold broad ethical standards for the treatment of workers and environmental sustainability. 

You’d be forgiven for believing that low-paid, non- or modestly skilled jobs in the supply chain are on the verge of being phased out by automation — especially the boring and repetitive ones.