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Polte's Cloud Location over Cellular (C-LoC) technology will be leveraged for a 5G-enabled smart warehouse prototype at the Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) Naval Base Coronado.

As uncertainty becomes the new normal, Deloitte’s "2021 Manufacturing Outlook" report outlined the key considerations for creating disruption-proof businesses and presents new findings from a post-election survey of manufacturing executives.

62% of leaders surveyed are continuing smart factory investments, allocating 20% more to those initiatives than last year

As a typical “black swan” event, COVID-19 took the world by complete surprise, this paper suggests ways organizations can mitigate damages to their business during this volatile event.

High-margin, stable revenues from aftermarket services may help buoy manufacturers’ performance.

Report suggests primary ways five trends could alter where, when and how manufacturers deliver value to customers and other stakeholders.

It’s not only the growth of e-commerce, but also the ever-tightening delivery timeframes that have logistics pros eyeing emerging technologies like Artificial Intelligence, blockchain and the Internet of Things. The challenge is to determine which of these can alleviate concerns like spiraling transportation costs and pulling together final-mile delivery resources.

Preparedness gap increasingly striking as manufacturers adopt more smart factory technologies whose connected nature exposes them to more cyber attacks.

The rapid pace of improvements in blockchain technology means that within one to two years, blockchain could provide a solution to many of the challenges faced by the automotive industry today.

Outlook provides insights to help leaders navigate uncertainty and increase operational flexibility for the future amid ongoing volatility. in costs and policy decisions

Survey illustrates concerns of procurement leaders – representing companies with a combined annual turnover of $5 trillion – and provides exclusive insights into the key challenges and opportunities impacting procurement.

It goes without saying that day-to-day cost pressures come with the territory in the procurement world. But that sentiment takes on a more heightened feel, when seeing those pressures from the perspectives of chief procurement officers (CPO), in light of myriad economic- and trade-related challenges, among other factors.

Respondents cited an economic downturn as the No. 1 ris, with 46% identifying it as a top risk impacting procurement and 70% indicating they are very likely to cut costs over the next year.

Firm says this year's holiday season retail sales could be up 4%-to-4.5% ahead of 2018's 3.1% annual gain.

In this paper, we explore and analyze the next stage of growth for supply chains in an interconnected and open system digital supply network.