By Sherree DeCovny The end of the year is a good time to catch up on what I missed in the finance, technology and supply chain worlds. Over the holidays, I tuned into some sessions from AWS Reinvent, held in December 2022. One session that captured my attention was Innovation and Reinvention Across the Energy Value Chain. The Paris Agreement set a target to reduce emissions by 45% by... Read More
The pandemic highlighted the need for more resilient, more transparent supply chains, healthcare delivery and financial services, so enterprises have been investing in blockchain as an enabler. IDC forecasts that organizations will spend nearly US$6.6 billion on blockchain solutions in 2021, an increase of more than 50% compared to 2020. Moreover, spending will continue grow throughout the 2020-2024 period with a five-year compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 48%.... Read More
Digitization is changing business models because of its potential to reduce cost and risk, increase speed, and enable businesses to deliver better customer service. But it is more than converting paper documents into an image and passing it to others in the supply chain. The value add lies in the ability to extract and analyze data. Several technologies enable digitization including internet of things (IoT), artificial intelligence (AI), virtual... Read More
Spring is finally here after what seems like the longest winter ever, and we’re coming out of hibernation with some exciting news to share. Chain Business Insights is now part of Sententia Partners, a provider of research and thought leadership content for leading companies in financial services, information technology and supply chain management. Yes, we’ve more or less been on lockdown for the past year. But that’s not to... Read More
By Sherree DeCovny Thought leadership content plays an important role in marketing strategy. It’s a great way to demonstrate that your organization understands the issues and pain points in your industry, and has ideas about addressing them. However, developing good content is a process that involves identifying a compelling idea or angle, structuring an outline, interviewing subject matter experts, writing and editing multiple drafts, obtaining approvals and distributing it... Read More