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Yellow’s Demise Underscores the Need for a New Labor Relations Narrative
The bankruptcy of trucking company Yellow has attracted considerable attention since the story broke early this month. But an aspect of the story that is under-reported is how the demise of a 99-year-old trucker and the loss of an estimated 30,000 jobs offers essential lessons about…
Untangling Quantum Entanglement
The phenomenon of entanglement was first proposed by Albert Einstein and colleagues in the 1930s. At that time, many questioned the validity of entanglement, including Einstein himself. Over the years and in various experiments, however, researchers have generated entangled particles...
Expanding Your Retail Horizons and How to Find the Right Fulfillment Services
Fulfillment services have largely been the domain of 3PLs, and needless to say, not all 3PLs are created equal when it comes to eCommerce expertise and omnichannel efficiency, and given the central role a fulfillment partner plays in the customer's...
How Chief Operating Officers are Achieving Results with Supply Chain Software
COOs are now using supply chain software that offers advanced analytics and KPI capabilities that interconnect and take the tedium out of common goal sharing and tracking, making a supplier seem like part of the customer.

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When 99% Just Isn’t Enough: Benefits of Improved Read Rates in Logistics Scanning
The pressure for distribution centers to increase productivity and reduce labor cost has never been greater.


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Petya Ransomware Cyber Attack Hits Maersk Line
While all vessel operations will continue, making “the majority” of port calls, the shipping line says it has “shut down” IT and communications infrastructure as a security measure.

On The Right Track – CSX Featured On Mad Money
Jim Cramer, the host of CNBC’s Mad Money talks about how he believes that executives matter and have a pronounced impact on organizations, noting that E. Hunter Harrison is the leader needed to drive transformational change in the rail industry.

How Augmented Reality and Apple Will Transform Retail & Logistics Supply Chains
From B2C to B2B, augmented reality has the potential to change the world in many ways, in this article we describe the top five ways this new revolutionary technology could potentially change retail, logistics, and the supply chain.

Four Ways to Future-Proof Your Warehouse
Four attributes warehouse technology must have to protect against obsolescence and help future proof your warehouse.

Amazon’s Whole Foods Acquisition Brings With It a Massive Microsoft Azure Cloud Client
Amazon’s acquisition of Whole Foods makes the e-commerce giant a real player in the grocery space and it also just snapped up a major client for Microsoft’s Azure cloud platform, which rivals Amazon Web Services.

Amazon’s Move to Purchase Whole Foods Is ‘Disruption of Society’
TheStreet's Action Alerts PLUS Portfolio Manager Jim Cramer said Amazon's move to acquire Whole Foods is a disruption of society, "this is what I regard to be a move by Amazon to destroy the margins and own the business of food and groceries in this country," Cramer said.

Cook: Apple Focusing on Autonomous Car Systems
Apple Inc is concentrating on technology for self-driving cars, Chief Executive Tim Cook said for the first time in an interview with Bloomberg Television's Emily Chang.

Truckers Struggle with “Choppy” Freight Demand
Freight demand has so far been very uneven and the seasonal uptick has been modest, few trucking executives are expecting a robust “peak season” that traditionally starts about now and runs past the Thanksgiving holiday.

Google Ramping Up Pharma & Life Sciences Activity
Google’s interest in healthcare is not new, the company has invested in dozens of healthcare startups in the past, and has more than doubled pharma investments in each of the last two years.

Panama Ends Ties with Taiwan, Recognizes New ‘One China’ Relationship
Panama, one of the few countries to recognize Taiwan’s sovereignty, has cut ties with the island and forged relations with China, adding there there was “only one China” of which Taiwan was a part.

adidas Adding Innovative Game-Changing 3D Printing Technology to Its Supply Chain
Through adidas’s obsession with helping athletes make a difference, the brand unveils Futurecraft 4D, the world’s first high performance footwear featuring midsoles crafted with light and oxygen using digital light synthesis, a technology pioneered by Carbon.

Painting the Digital Future of Retail & Consumer Goods Companies
With trillions in potential profit at stake over the next decade, retail and consumer goods leaders are harnessing the power of digital to meet rapidly changing market needs and stay ahead of the competition.

E-commerce Returns Are the New Normal
With the number of online shoppers expected to reach 270 million by 2020 - driven largely by the popularity of mobile devices - retailers need to rethink their ecommerce strategies in order to keep up.

Uberization? It’s About Connecting, Not Delivering
Preparing for the post-Uber effect: here’s how transportation companies can get ahead of the next supply chain and logistics disruption.

Will Blockchain Revolutionize Supply Chains?
Blockchain technology is a great way to enhance your supply chain management, and with the use of smart contracts, you can make sure different suppliers are meeting their obligations - this is a global system for mediating trust and selective transparency and could potentially transform your supply chain.

Walmart Testing Home Delivery by Its Employees
In its latest effort to compete with online giant Amazon, Walmart is testing a delivery service using its own store employees, who will deliver packages ordered online while driving home from their regular work shifts.

A New Look at the Supply Chain Start-Up Landscape
The supply chain market encompasses more than one trillion dollars and is an exciting, difficult market for start-ups.

Mobile Computers Role in the Warehouse Data Web
The spread of technology throughout the warehouse has created abundant and valuable information, if only you can find it.

Making the Shipping & Logistics Industry Smarter
Taking advantage of a scalable Internet of Things architecture, Honeywell’s Connected Freight solution featuring Intel's Connected Logistics Platform consists of cost-effective sensors that can be attached to packages or individual assets.

Study Assesses Five Technologies to Impact the Supply Chain in the Next 5 Years
Robotics tops the list of most likely disruptors in next five years, 3D printing considered least viable in the short term.


 


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