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Automation in the world of supply chain logistics and materials handling will create enormous opportunities when it comes to making the flow of goods safer, more efficient and more environmentally friendly.

2015 new business volume in materials handling segment hold level with 2014.

Macy's plan to shutter nearly 14 percent of its stores is the latest illustration of the gut-wrenching changes facing traditional retailers losing ever more ground to online rivals - is this the end of retail as we know it?

They say they want a revolution, and as digital disruption continues to upend retail and global consumers are more empowered than ever, retailers are struggling to remain relevant.

Second quarter merger and acquisition (M&A) activity in the transportation and logistics sectors saw mixed results on a sequential and annual basis, according to data released today by PwC in its report entitled "Global Transportation & Logistics M&A Deal Insights Q2 2016."

Asia continued to dominate M&A in the Transportation and Logistics sector in Q2 of 2016, largely driven by domestic market consolidation and participants seeking access to capital.

With over 50 global transportation and logistics M&A deals announced in Q2 2016, the sector reported its third highest quarter by aggregate value of the last three years - 20% higher than Q1 2016.

On February 24, 2016, President Obama signed into law the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act, and the Act closed a loophole in the Tariff Act of 1930, called the “consumptive demand” clause, which has allowed the import of goods created by forced labor.

A recent Resilinc report recommends company address issue as part of a comprehensive supply chain risk management and resiliency strategy.

Driven by a steady steam of megadeals, recent data from PwC in its quarterly “Intersections” report showed that 2015 was a banner year for transportation and logistics merger and acquisition (M&A) activity, with total 2015 deal value nearly doubling 2014’s output.

Just because everyone says its so, doesn’t mean that conventional wisdom is always right. We put six examples of conventional wisdom under the microscope and ask: Is it true or is it a myth? The results may surprise you.

PwC’s 2015 Global Operations Survey shows that leading companies are reimagining operations, and they are aligning costs more effectively with business strategy and working across functional lines to build experiences for their customers that are hard to copy.

Operational excellence, particularly in the areas of technological adoption and cost realignment, will be central to the goal of executing through disruption.

As a result of further outsourcing of non-core competencies, organisations are starting to realize that they have become more reliant on suppliers in terms of innovative power, security of supply, corporate social responsibility, and on-going cost savings.

Changes in customer behavior are set to disrupt businesses in all industries over the next five years. Yet, most company operations are not designed to deliver what customers value – now or three years from now.