Taylor Guitars and blockchain /
Improving the tracing and tracking of material in supply chains is one of the potential benefits of blockchain technology. Taylor Guitars is a guitar manufacturer that is renowned for exceptionally high quality guitars, as well as for innovation in guitar manufacturing technology and unique efforts...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London :
NeilsonJournals Publishing,
2019.
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| Series: | SAGE Business. Cases.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Improving the tracing and tracking of material in supply chains is one of the potential benefits of blockchain technology. Taylor Guitars is a guitar manufacturer that is renowned for exceptionally high quality guitars, as well as for innovation in guitar manufacturing technology and unique efforts in sustainable wood sourcing. This case describes Taylor's participation in a pilot project to explore the potential of blockchain in the wood products industry. The pilot project confirmed some of the benefits, but it also revealed many challenges. At the time of the case, Charlie Redden, Director of Supply Chain at Taylor Guitars, needed to decide whether Taylor Guitars should pursue a full blockchain implementation or decline to continue with the project. |
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| Item Description: | Originally Published InLin, Y., Pyke, D., & Feghali, K. (2019). Taylor Guitars and Blockchain. Operations Management Education Review, 13(1), 23-50. OMER13-0CS2. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource : illustrations. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781529753844 1529753848 |