Fashion brands are facing pressure from consumers to make their supply chains more transparent, reports Green Biz. 

With close to 80 percent of consumers believing that it is important for brands to disclose and provide transparency into their supply chains, from raw materials to garment (PDF), fashion brands are clearly in need of a more sustainable way to manage their many hard-to-trace production facilities. 

According to the Wall Street Journal, IKEA is going to implement a digital revolution in its food division. 

IKEA wants to bring the supply-chain precision behind its flat-pack furniture business to the way it manages meatballs and lingonberry jam.

Supply chain managers are starting to take notice of blockchain, reports Mobile Payments. 

Blockchain is continually pushing into various industries ranging from banking to retail. As it continues to grow, many companies and executives are starting to take notice and begin either adopting it or experimenting with it.