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 […]
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Key Supply Chain Innovation Issues to Consider as the World Becomes More Volatile, Uncertain, Complex, and Ambiguous
By Brian Laung Aoaeh on July 20, 2019 in Economics, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Investing, Investment Themes, MarketVoices at FreightWaves, Supply Chain, Technology
Note: A version of this story was first published on June 11, 2019, at FreightWaves. For a couple of years now, I wake up each morning thinking to myself; “I wonder what insane thing happened while I was asleep.” Initially, it was an enervating experience. Now, I have become accustomed to it, and I do not […]
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 […]
Why You Should Be Rooting for Startups Like Uber
By Brian Laung Aoaeh on July 20, 2019 in Business Models, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Investing, MarketVoices at FreightWaves, Startups, Supply Chain, Technology, Venture Capital
Note: A version of this story was first published on May 13, 2019, at FreightWaves. Disclaimer: The author is not an investor in Uber, or any of its competitors. Steve Case’s Rise of the Rest is an investor in FreightWaves. On May 9 — just one day before Uber’s I.P.O., The New York Times published; Why You […]
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 […]
A Big Change Is Coming To Maritime Shipping And It Could Affect Everything
By Brian Laung Aoaeh on July 20, 2019 in Innovation, Investing, Market Study, MarketVoices at FreightWaves, Shipping, Startups, Supply Chain, Technology, Venture Capital
Note: A version of this story was first published on April 30, 2019, at FreightWaves. The maritime freight shipping industry is central to the functioning of the modern world. Yet it is foreign to most people because it is largely hidden from view. A big change in the way the industry uses oil will come into […]
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 […]
#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 […]
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 […]