The biggest luxury brands are starting to acquire more supply chain assets as the industry is expected to grow to $443 billion by 2025. Industry leaders are now in a race for supply chain control to move beyond the risks of competition. nytimes.com/2018/11/15/bus…

Sam Coyne, Vice President of Marketing at OpenPort, will be speaking at the “Future of Shipping and Logistics” forum hosted by Chain of Things in Hong Kong tonight. See you there! #supplychainfinance #logistics #supplychain maritime-executive.com/corporate/chai…

Germany’s strict laws on handling fresh food is pushing big grocer companies to create their own sophisticated online-shopping facilities away from big names like Amazon. #supplychainfinance #logistics #supplychain supplychainbrain.com/articles/29038…

Experts suggest that a vertical integration strategy can help by giving the company control for more than one phase of the supply chain, resulting into shorter turnaround times, improved flexibility, and reduced risk. #supplychainfinance thebalance.com/what-is-vertic…

The Philippines is now ranked fourth among 55 nations in terms of financial inclusion. Experts say that the country has been ahead of the curve when it comes to identifying opportunities on creating digital #finance ecosystems. bworldonline.com/philippines-sh…

Analysts predict that the supply chain costs will catch up with the labor costs by 2020 due to the increasing amount of outsourced materials used within hospitals that needs new systems for transparency and traceability. #supplychainfinance healthcarefinancenews.com/news/7-supply-…

Researchers say that Brexit, tariff policies, and the continuous innovation of industry leaders like Amazon were the key drivers of 2018 and can be expected to have a huge impact on the supply chain landscape. forbes.com/sites/steveban…