Technology

The state of B2B integration managed services market and competitive positioning of key vendors.

Nearly 70% of retail decision makers surveyed are ready to make changes to adopt the Internet of Things (IoT), and 65% plan to invest in automation technologies for inventory management and planogram compliance by 2021.

As packagers research and review their options to achieve the goal of packaging sustainability they will find flexible automation to be a powerful and effective solution.

Improving the quality of products being produced can be a costly endeavor; however overlooking automation because of its cost will be more detrimental in the long run.

Today, several of the world’s largest and most well known parcel management organizations are relying on advanced multi-party cloud platforms to deliver the customer service, low rates, on-time deliveries, and flexible shipping options that today's consumers demand - all while lowering the overall cost to serve.

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is a staggering success story; you could reasonably argue that it's actually Amazon's most important business, but so many companies and services rely on it that it ripples across the entire world when it goes down.

This report takes a close look at one omni-channel dependent industry vertical: B2B CPG manufacturers to show how leading companies use price optimization and other strategies across all channels to improve sales effectiveness, boost financail results, and foster customer loyalty.

The use of robotics in the solar industry is becoming increasingly important as manufacturerers strive to lower their costs by creating solutions for the efficient production of solar cells and modules.

UPS has announced that it has successfully tested a drone that launches from the top of a UPS package car, autonomously delivers a package to a home and then returns to the vehicle while the delivery driver continues along the route to make a separate delivery.

Given the important role that B2B managed services play in an organization’s success, finding a partner that can help you connect every link in your supply chain and streamline your business processes is essential.

This ebook describes in detail why material entry into the manufacturing supply chain is as critical as its departure, it explains how the material transport of goods becomes precise and predictable, enabling an optimized and efficient First Mile, from raw materials entry into the network, to their exit onto a delivery truck.

From automated to autonomous, what’s the difference? The words automated and autonomous are easily confused and often interchanged, but their meaning is inherently different, this paper provides a comparison of automated material transport.

Toyota Motor Manufacturing Mississippi will use the OTTO 1500 self-driving vehicle for tire delivery in its assembly plant.

Ford is investing $1 billion during the next five years in Argo AI, combining Ford’s autonomous vehicle development expertise with Argo AI’s robotics experience and startup speed on artificial intelligence software – all to further advance autonomous vehicles.

The shipping giant is investing in autonomous trucks, and is interested in delivery robots and an Alexa app.

AlixPartners 2016 annual survey of manufacturing and distribution companies serving North America and western Europe found that 69% say they consider near shoring a possible opportunity to meet US and European demand, this up from just 40% in last year’s analysis.

Value First is an innovative methodology for enterprise software implementations that focuses on driving rapid business value while embracing ambiguity in requirements through iterative cycles of learning.

CIOs, CTOs and cloud business solution providers engaged in planning, building and deploying cloud solutions have to consider a wide range of cloud platforms and a complex mix of PaaS capabilities.

What you’ll take away from this paper is not just a deeper understanding of digital transformation - what it is, why it needs to be at or near the top of your strategic imperatives - but also how to begin your journey of transformation.

Becoming eco-friendly can also have positive results on a business' efficiencies and operations.