KNOWLEDGE PLatform
We have provided a range of articles and links to various events and websites that those interested in supply chains may find informative.
- The National Blockchain Roadmap: Progressing towards a blockchain-empowered future
- National Freight and Supply Chain Strategy – National Action Plan
- Meet the Aussie fighting blood diamond trade – article from The Age by Latika Bourke
- Blockchain 2030: A Look at the Future of Blockchain in Australia – a collaboration report between ACS and CSIRO’s Data61 that explores eight scenarios for future adoption of blockchain technology in Australia
- Building the business case for sustainable procurement in Australia – guidance – developed by the Australian ISO 20400 Committee, the guide is a ‘must read’ for any business involved in procurement
- Building circularity into our economies through sustainable procurement – developed by the United Nations to help organisations understand how to implement circularity in procurement
- Blockchain tracking could revolutionise the Australian food industry – online article by ABC News
- Walmart adopts large-scale blockchain – letter from Walmart to its suppliers on its new Food Traceability Initiative
- Tackling the 1.6 billion ton food loss and waste crisis – article by Boston Consulting Group
- ‘Body of work’ needed on slavery in supply chains – online article from Government News by Darragh O’Keefe
- Building a digital supply chain ready for the future – article from supplychain247.com by S Israelit, P Hanbury, R Mayo & T Kwasnio
- Next Generation Supply Chains: Making the right decisions about digitalisation – research report by the Centre for International Manufacturing, at the University of Cambridge’s Institute for Manufacturing
- Inquiry into National Freight and Supply Chain Priorities – online overview and supporting research papers and submissions made to the Australian Government’s Inquiry
- The 2018 Supply Chain Top 25 Follow the Leaders – report by S Aronow, J Romano and K Ennis published by Supply Chain Management Review
- Creating the Supply Chain of the Future – Spencer Fung, Chief Executive Officer of Li & Fung – National Retail Federation 2018
- Tim Collins, Vice President of Worldwide Logistics at Amazon – Supply Chain Conference 2017
- Technology vs Humanity: The Future is already here – Futurist Gerd Leonhard
- McKinsey & Company – Automation in logistics: Big opportunity, bigger uncertainty
- iso20400.org – the first international guidance standard on sustainable procurement
- The Ellen Macarthur Foundation – works with business, government and academia to accelerate the transition to a circular economy. Invest an hour in this inspirational site which includes tools and resources, transformational case studies, reports, lesson plans/worksheets and facilitator’s guides
- The Circular Economy Lab – see how Queensland is catalysing the shift to a circular economy and how you can be part of its introduction to other states
- Australian National Blockchain – IBM, Data61 and Herbert Smith Freehills come together to pilot Australia’s first publicly-available blockchain known as the Australian National Blockchain (ANB)
- Supply chain 247 – includes the latest news, reports, case studies, white papers, webcasts, research from the US and around the world
- Logistics Viewpoints – supply chain blog on industry developments
- Supply chain digital – online digital magazine with profiles of some of the most innovative companies in the world, supply chain news and developments from across the world
- @LogisticsMatter – Based in Rotterdam, Graat runs Logistics Matter and is an excellent curator and who uses his Twitter feed to share industry news from around the web multiple times a day
- @gleonhard – Based in Basel, Leonhard is a futurist and humanist focussing on the shifting relationship between technology and humanity
- @SC_Matters_Blog – US based Bob Ferrari is a supply chain consultant and runs what’s considered to be one of the top 10 blogs in supply chain management
- @ManhAssocNews – US based Manhattan Associates delivers supply chain solutions to businesses worldwide
- @DeptDefence – official account of Australia’s Department of Defence
- @wef – Based in Geneva, the World Economic Forum is the not-for-profit, international organisation for public private cooperation. Multiple posts per day on the most topical challenges of our time that face the global economy, its population and the planet
- Australian Food and Grocery Council – https://www.afgc.org.au/
- Australian Logistics Council – http://www.austlogistics.com.au/
- Australian Supply Chain Institute http://www.asci.org.au/
- International Chamber of Commerce – https://iccwbo.org/
- Supply Chain & Logistics Association of Australia – https://sclaa.com.au/
