The New York #SupplyChain Meetup #01 – The Minimum Viable Launch November 16, 2017 On November 16, The New York Supply Chain Meetup reached an important milestone – we held our first event. This blog post will trace how we got here, and share some pictures from our minimum viable launch. We hope you’ll join […]
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Update #01: White Paper | Towards A Supply Chain Operating System
This update identifies areas of supply chain technology that will be sufficiently well served by existing relational database management systems, and enterprise resource planning systems. It also outlines areas of supply chain that distributed databases or ledgers are more suited for. Lastly, to avoid confusion Nahum Goldmann’s contact information is provided at the end. […]
#UnderConstruction | Towards A MarineTech Innovation Hub in New York City
On Friday, October 6, 2017, a small group of about 20 people got together at the American Bureau of Shipping in Manhattan, New York. The group was convened by Christopher Clott, Ph.D. He is the ABS Chair of Marine Transportation and Logistics in the Global Business & Transportation Department at SUNY – Maritime College. The […]
#UnderConstruction | Why A Supply Chain Meetup in New York?
The goal of this blog post is to explain why I believe strongly that New York Needs A Supply Chain Meetup. You can join The New York Supply Chain Meetup here. By many estimates, supply chain inefficiencies impose significant overhead costs on corporations, and on the world as a whole. When one reads about the […]
Updates – Industry Study: Ocean Freight Shipping (#Startups)
Note: This article does not necessarily reflect the opinion of KEC Ventures, or of other members of the KEC Ventures team. Supplying the world with nearly everything is an enormous and complex job: there are things to discuss. – Rose George (2013-08-13). Ninety Percent of Everything: Inside Shipping, the Invisible Industry That Puts Clothes on Your Back, […]
Industry Study: Ocean Freight Shipping (#Startups)
Co-author: John Azubuike (@jnazubuike), KEC Ventures. Note: This article does not necessarily reflect the opinion of KEC Ventures, or of other members of the KEC Ventures team. Supplying the world with nearly everything is an enormous and complex job: there are things to discuss. – Rose George (2013-08-13). Ninety Percent of Everything: Inside Shipping, the […]