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Introducing Asset Chains

Research Overview

Author: Tom Serres, Bettina Warburg
Release Date: November 28, 2017

Abstract:

With case studies on Moog, Merck, and Sweetbridge, this project uncovers how to optimize supply chains for greater responsiveness and transparency with confidentiality, achieve network scale and efficiency, and approach autonomous supply chain functions with the industrial Internet of Things.

 

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