Papers

This report aims to pull back Amazon’s cloak of invisibility, it shows how the company’s tightening grip is stifling competition, eroding jobs, and threatening communities - it presents new data; draws on interviews with dozens of manufacturers, retailers, and others; and synthesizes a broad body of previous reporting and scholarship.

In this paper, we propose Simulated+Unsupervised (S+U) learning, where the goal is to improve the realism of synthetic images from a simulator using unlabeled real data.

With the release of the 2016 Global Manufacturing Competitiveness Index (GMCI), Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited (Deloitte Global) and the Council on Competitiveness (the Council) in the US build upon the GMCI research, with prior studies published in 2010 and 2013.

To address these findings, the industry will need to develop a program that specifically targets younger generations of workers with appropriate messaging, including the benefits of a career in trucking.

Is your organization suffering from supply chain knowledge and skillset gaps? Here are five strategies to get back on track.

The ‘Future of Work’ white paper discusses major structural shifts that are currently reshaping the world of work such as globalization, diversity, technology, new production patterns and people’s new expectations regarding job and career, the paper provides suggestions on how to tackle these issues and, ultimately, calls upon policymakers to adapt legislation accordingly.

China's role in the global economy keeps expanding, and over the past 25 years, it has gone from 11th largest to second, the country’s economy is now 60% that of the US, and that means its role in determining global demand is critical, however, China’s relationship with the world is changing, this report sets out to examine these changes and what they mean for China and the rest of the world.

Together, McDonald’s, its owner/operators, and their suppliers have created a System to be reckoned with, a System that continues to set records after 50 years, and many have credited McDonald’s with transforming the food industry, but ask anyone at McDonald’s and they will tell you they could not do it alone.

Given the huge potential for cost savings, risk protection, and revenue gains, companies should seriously consider building a business case and ROI justification for investment in an RLM solution.

Providing end-to-end supply chain solutions, enabling eCommerce stores, and freeing up management to focus on creativity, SEKO Logistics addresses the supply chain and logistics needs of London's Portobello Road MOU company, the iconic Lulu brand, and Escalade Sports.

This sixth edition of the KPMG Transport Tracker has a special focus on the rising M&A activities and investments in transport startups, analyzing the impact of falling fuel prices on airline operating models and discussing the challenges ahead for logistics companies amidst growing competition from tech giants and startups.

The Transportation World has Changed Dramatically, are you changing with it?

Unlike other offerings that were built decades ago, 3Gtms technology addresses today’s market needs and complexities.

Manufacturer Streamlines Processes and Enables New Business Initiatives with Robust, Flexible Multi-Mode TMS.

A Tier 1 TMS, 3G-TM increases productivity by improving shipment efficiency and communications; reducing freight cost; increasing shipment visibility; and providing greater financial transparency.

Currently subject to significant disruption, last-mile delivery, especially of parcels, is getting a great deal of attention in the media and from investors, and rightfully so.

The findings in this report can serve as evidence in support of policy deliberations on improving the trade facilitation environment and helping countries integrate into Global Value Chains, it highlights that countries with well-developed air cargo connections combined with good quality customs services and smart borders, are better at integrating into Global Value Chains.

This White Paper forecasts the economic contribution of Salesforce and its ecosystem of partners and customers to local economies in terms of jobs and gross domestic product (GDP) impact, the study relies on IDC's forecasts of job creation from organizational use of cloud computing, IDC's understanding of Salesforce's market share.

Before you begin your journey to Cloud ERP, the first thing to decide is what path you want to take and that depends on your business needs, for some of you, moving ERP to the cloud means replacing your core ERP system, for others, a more gradual migration might better fit your needs.

This new report from the Aberdeen Group examines the importance of ERP for wholesalers and distributors, illustrates the reasons these organizations may select a cloud solution, and the benefits such a solution provides.