Note: A version of this article was first published on April 23, 2019 at FreightWaves. Amazon has changed the retail business. It has changed the cloud computing business. It has also changed the supply chain business, but perhaps not in the way that you think. On April 9, 2015, Amazon published a blog post on the […]
Supply Chain, Innovation, & Technology (#SCIT2019) – Event Summary
By Brian Laung Aoaeh on July 19, 2019 in #TNYSCM, #TWSCF, Communities, Conferences, Innovation, Meetups, REFASHIOND Ventures, Supply Chain, Technology
More than 800 Supply Chain Professionals from 15 Countries Attend Supply Chain, Innovation & Technology Conference The Worldwide Supply Chain Federation (#TWSCF) held its inaugural global summit on June 19 and June 20, 2019 in New York City. The 2-day conference was hosted by Microsoft Reactor NYC and Microsoft For Startups in NYC. The Supply […]
#MarketVoices | Introducing My Weekly Column at FreightWaves
By Brian Laung Aoaeh on April 23, 2019 in Innovation, Investing, Investment Themes, Investment Thesis, Market Study, MarketVoices at FreightWaves, Startups, Supply Chain, Venture Capital
According to the International Monetary Fund, the world’s economy is worth $88 Trillion as of 2019. The Conference Board estimates that the global economy will grow at an annual rate of about 3% between 2019 and 2023, and at about 2.8% between 2024 and 2028. None of this is possible without supply chains; The networks […]
#NotesOnStrategy | Seed-stage Venture Capital Portfolio Construction
By Brian Laung Aoaeh on March 21, 2019 in Entrepreneurship, Investment Analysis, Investment Themes, Investment Thesis, Portfolio Management, Private Equity, Startups, Technology, Venture Capital
Note: Although I have not used quotation marks, much of this blog post quotes the people to whom I have ascribed comments almost verbatim. I made slight stylistic and mechanical edits to account for the fact that presented in this format, I do not have the constraints that Twitter imposes on users. Where meaning is […]
#CountDown: 8 Days To Launch in Charleston, SC
By Brian Laung Aoaeh on March 19, 2019 in #TWSCF, Communities, Entrepreneurship, Investment Themes, Meetups, REFASHIOND Ventures, Supply Chain, Technology
Acknowledgement: I am grateful to Laura Corder and Benjamin Johnson of the South Carolina Department of Commerce for pointing me to relevant stats and data for this article. Introduction It is with great excitement and anticipation that I write this blog post; At 5:00 PM on Wednesday, March 27, 2019, I’ll join Michael Rentz as […]
NRF Big Show 2019 – My EXPO Hall Tour Notes
By Brian Laung Aoaeh on February 16, 2019 in #TNYSCM, Conferences, Industry Study, Innovation, Investing, Investment Themes, REFASHIOND Ventures, Supply Chain, Technology, Venture Capital
Disclaimer: This blog post reflects my personal opinions only. It does not represent the opinions of REFASHIOND Ventures, or REFASHIOND CO:LAB. It does not represent the opinions of The New York Supply Chain Meetup, or The Worldwide Supply Chain Federation. It does not reflect the opinions of any other person who is associated with any […]
#UnderConstruction | #TNYSCM15: Supply Chain Tech – From The World To NYC
By Brian Laung Aoaeh on February 16, 2019 in #TNYSCM, Communities, Conferences, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Meetups, REFASHIOND CO:LAB, REFASHIOND Ventures, Supply Chain, Technology, Uncategorized
WHAT IS A SUPPLY CHAIN? A network of connected and interdependent organisations mutually and cooperatively working together to control, manage and improve the flow of materials and information from suppliers to end users. — Martin Christopher, Logistics & Supply Chain Management: Creating Value-Adding Networks, 4th ed, Pearson Education Limited 2011, p4 For the month of […]
#UnderConstruction | Why Is A Global Grassroots Supply Chain Community Starting in NYC, and Charleston, SC?
By Brian Laung Aoaeh on February 14, 2019 in #TNYSCM, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Meetups, REFASHIOND Ventures, Startups, Supply Chain, Technology, Venture Capital
Disclaimer: This blog post reflects my personal opinions only. It does not represent the opinions of REFASHIOND Ventures, or REFASHIOND CO:LAB. It does not represent the opinions of The New York Supply Chain Meetup, or The Worldwide Supply Chain Federation. It does not reflect the opinions of any other person who is associated with any […]
#UnderConstruction | Why Is A Global Grassroots Supply Chain Community Starting in NYC, and Bangalore?
By Brian Laung Aoaeh on November 6, 2018 in #TNYSCM, Communities, Entrepreneurship, Meetups, Shipping, Startups, Strategy, Supply Chain, Technology, Trucking, Venture Capital
Disclaimer: This blog post reflects my personal opinions only. It does not represent the opinions of REFASHIOND Ventures, or REFASHIOND CO:LAB. It does not represent the opinions of The New York Supply Chain Meetup, or The Worldwide Supply Chain Federation. It does not reflect the opinions of any other person who is associated with any […]
Where Will Technological Disruption in The Fashion Supply Chain Come From?
By Brian Laung Aoaeh on October 25, 2018 in Entrepreneurship, How and Why, Innovation, Investment Themes, Investment Thesis, Startups, Strategy, Supply Chain, Technology, Venture Capital
Originally published at www.refashiond.com on October 25, 2018. By Brian Laung Aoaeh and Lisa Morales-Hellebo Authors’ Note: This is the second in a series of six articles about problems and opportunities in global supply chains, with a focus on the fashion industry. In this article we focus on trying to learn how executives at fashion industry incumbents […]