Software

The reality of today’s parcel contract negotiating landscape requires parcel shippers to empower themselves with the necessary data and analysis they need before sitting down at the table.

RTLS Drives Productivity and Efficiency at North American Distribution Center.

Enterprises are looking at the advent of Big Data as a vast mine to gain deeper, more actionable insight into their operations and processes, and do more with less.

This BDG Technology Advantage paper includes perspectives on the implementation of digital strategies at the function and industry levels.

Companies can’t just dabble at the edges by appointing a charismatic chief digital officer or CIO, or adopting the latest shiny technologies - digital strategy and transformation must be a top priority of the CEO and the senior management.

The field of artificial intelligence is pushing new boundaries and Hari Sreenivasan has the first in a series of stories about it and the concerns over where it may lead.

Prominent tech executives, including Elon Musk, have pledged $1bn for OpenAI, a non-profit venture that aims to develop artificial intelligence (AI) to benefit humanity.

Ten ways to think smarter about distribution center design. This paper will review four functional areas that are key to smart warehouse design and operation.

More than half of U.S. consumers say they rely less on Black Friday than they used to, and Black Friday weekend sales tumbled 11% last year as the number of shoppers fell by more than 5%.

Falcon allows operators to prep and scan documents at a faster rate than most current prep only processes.

Rising competition, changing business needs, and tightening budgets are driving companies to seek more flexible alternatives to traditional e-commerce platform providers.

Seasonal or event-related retail ‘spikes’ such as Black Friday are becoming ever more extreme, and can seriously affect even supply chains that are not directly involved...smart selection, implementation and execution of appropriate supply chain and related systems can, however, remove much of the risk and fear, ‘smooth’ the peaks, and ensure continuity of service to your customers.

Companies that successfully harness the identity issue will be able to roll out compelling new products and services more quickly and effectively than those that do not.

United Parcel Service Inc. is investing in tech startup Ally Commerce which that allows brand manufacturers to set up websites and sell directly to consumers, bypassing the middlemen.

To deliver on your company’s future demands for data and insights, you will need to maintain your existing data warehouse – and add the great new capabilities available with big data management and in-memory analytics.

Information is power in this environment and supply chains are having to cope with more and more challenges with increased volatility and demands from customers, partners and legislators, and showing no signs of dampening.

How can supply chain management be so easy and yet so difficult? Increasing complexity and competition in markets that already operate on low margins make success in the supply chain more important than ever.

This paper demonstrates how Data Discovery software helps generate insight and provides decision-makers with increased visibility to help identify risks and opportunities.

The acronym API stands for “Application Programming Interface.” It might not mean anything to most individuals, but for organizations that want to use the cloud, mobile, big data, and the Internet of Things to introduce new business models and product offerings, it means everything.

Because of close integration, technology in and around the supply chain is now a vital part of what makes life possible, and it's only going to get more integrated as time goes on.