Author’s Note: This blog post is an updated version of User Manual: The Early Stage Startups I Want To Hear About Most in 2016 and 2017 and User Manual: The Early Stage Startups I Want To Hear About Most in 2017 and 2018. Certain portions of this version may be exactly the same as in […]
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Can Collaboration and Community Serve as Catalysts For Innovation in Supply Chain?
By Brian Laung Aoaeh on September 12, 2019 in #TNYSCM, #TWSCF, Business Models, Communities, Entrepreneurship, How and Why, Innovation, Investing, Long Read, Startups, Strategy, Supply Chain, Technology, Venture Capital
Note: A version of this article was first published on July 31, 2019 at Port Technology. The innovations required to reinvent global supply chains will not happen without collaboration. This article describes our experience facilitating such collaborations, starting in late 2017. In late 2016 and early 2017, I spent a lot of time studying trucking […]
Our Trash Is Creating A Coming Supply Chain Crisis
By Brian Laung Aoaeh on July 20, 2019 in Business Models, Fashion, Innovation, Investment Themes, MarketVoices at FreightWaves, Startups, Supply Chain, Technology, Venture Capital
Note: A version of this story was first published on May 22, 2019, at FreightWaves. News reports about the 2019 Copenhagen Fashion Summit (May 15 — May 16, 2019) highlighted current efforts by the French government to encourage fashion companies to establish sustainability goals for the industry. French President, Emmanuel Macron, has appointed Francois-Henri Pinault, CEO […]
Is disruption finally underway in the freight brokerage industry?
By Brian Laung Aoaeh on July 20, 2019 in Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Investment Themes, Market Study, MarketVoices at FreightWaves, Shipping, Startups, Supply Chain, Technology, Trucking, Venture Capital
Note: A version of this story was first published on May 10, 2019, at FreightWaves. On April 25, Amazon announced that it was making an investment of $800 million to reduce delivery times, from two days to one, for members of Amazon Prime. The next day FreightWaves was first to report that, without any fanfare, Amazon […]
Logistics Network Optimization — Why This Time Is Different
By Brian Laung Aoaeh on July 20, 2019 in Innovation, Investment Themes, MarketVoices at FreightWaves, Startups, Supply Chain, Technology, Venture Capital
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 […]
#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 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 […]
#ProofPoints: An Ending + A Beginning
By Brian Laung Aoaeh on September 3, 2018 in Co-Founder Stories, Founder Stories, Human Interest, KEC Ventures Announcements, Personal, Venture Capital
Acknowledgement #1: I am grateful to Tayo Akinyemi for suggesting that I write this essay, and for reading and critiquing previous drafts. I am grateful to Kange Kaneene, Christian McKenzie, Christine Mendonça, and Lisa Morales-Hellebo for reading and critiquing previous drafts. Their comments and observations helped to greatly improve the final product. Any errors are […]