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There is much talk about the birth and technology of the Web and the Internet. However, you might be interested in comments by the person who first had the concept of an Internet 40 years ago – William Gibson, in his novel Neuromancer. He called it the ‘Matrix’ and later said he had a hunch that the Internet would change things – in the same way that the ubiquity of the automobile changed things. In 1995, he described the advent, evolution and growth of the Internet as “one of the most fascinating and unprecedented human achievements of the century”. Another of my favourite quotes from Gibson is “The future is already here – it’s just not evenly distributed”. I think that is still true related to the use of the Web in Supply Chains and Logistics.