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The Rise of the Stanley Cup: A Supply Chain Challenge
This week's Talking Supply Chain podcast looks at what happens when an item goes viral and how companies can safeguard their supply chains.
GXO Logistics Deploys 500 Robots for Top Sporting Goods Retailer
GXO Logistics has implemented a first-of-its-kind robotics solution for a major global sporting goods retailer in Europe.
UPS Cuts Email Response Time in Half with AI Automation
Launched last July, MeRA leverages large language models to automate responses to customer inquiries, significantly reducing agent handle time by 50 percent.
Five Innovations Shaping the Future of Last-Mile Delivery
Discover how drones, autonomous vehicles, and clean technologies are driving efficiency, reducing costs, and improving customer satisfaction.

Technology Resources

Boosting Productivity: The Benefits of Automation and AI for Consumer Products Companies
Utilizing technology to solve supply chain problems or seize new business opportunities for consumer products companies.
Unlocking Efficiency: Blue Yonder’s Real-Time Warehouse Management Solution
To maintain a competitive edge in an ever-evolving environment, manufacturers, retailers, distributors and third-party logistics providers need to...


Technology News

Salesforce Brings Artificial Intelligence to Everyone with Einstein
Salesforce Einstein delivers advanced AI capabilities into sales, service, marketing and more, empowering companies to deliver more personalized and predictive customer experiences.

Oracle Unveils Its Next Generation Cloud Strategy: Intelligent Applications
Oracle adds to its industry leading Cloud portfolio with new SaaS Cloud services and enhancements.

Are Fully Automated Supply Chains Almost Here?
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.

Self-Driving Uber Cars Hit the Road in Pittsburgh
As of this morning, about 1,000 select Uber customers in the Steel City may find autonomous vehicles answering their ride requests with Uber putting self-driving Ford Fusions on the road.

Unlock the Value of Your Supply Chain Through Embedded Analytics
Organizations worldwide are facing unique changes and are subject to unprecedented challenges in their marketplace.

Canada’s OpenText to Acquire Dell-EMC’s Enterprise Content Division for $1.62 Billion
Acquisition will allow customers to accelerate digital transformation with a fully integrated enterprise information management portfolio including deep industry solutions for enterprise content management and information life cycle management.

Samsung Shares Drop over FAA Warning on Using Galaxy Note 7 on Planes
Investors wipe more than $10 billion off Samsung Electronic's market value after U.S. air-safety regulators singled out Galaxy 7 smartphone as a potential fire hazard.

Oracle Acquires Cloud-Based LogFire to Boost its Supply Chain Management Suite
To enhance the features of its supply chain management cloud offering, Oracle has acquired LogFire which provides cloud-based warehouse management system applications.

The Future for Cloud-Based Supply Chain Management Solutions
Discover the top strategic advantages and motivators of deploying SCM processes in the cloud and gain valuable insights from global supply chain leaders on their attitudes and future plans for SCM cloud solutions.

Survey Says: Invest in Warehouse Technology
It’s no secret that e-commerce is changing the landscape of warehousing; Forrester Research estimates online sales in the U.S. will increase 56 percent, from $335 billion to $523 billion, over the next five years.

Marketing Company Gains Financial Visibility for Responsive Action
Interpublic Group of Companies (IPG) needed a more accurate view into cash balances within its worldwide operations; the global leader in modern marketing chose OpenText SWIFT Service Bureau.

nuTonomy Beats Uber/Google to Self-Driving Taxis
Singapore’s nuTonomy, founded by two researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, said today it began testing a free taxi-hailing service in a small business district in Singapore.

The Importance of Cloud Computing for the Digitalization in Logistics
Cloud users are convinced that cloud computing will significantly push the topic of big data, as the technology is an enabler of big data; merging data from different sources and then being able to evaluate them across companies – the cloud is perfect for this.

Internaut Day: 25 Years of the World Wide Web
Happy Internaut Day! Thanks to Sir Tim Berners-Lee, web inventor and founding director of the World Wide Web Foundation, the scientist and academic whose visionary and innovative work has transformed almost every aspect of our lives.

The Cloud Data Brief
Most businesses strive to capture and analyze their data, but how and where does this happen?

Are You Ready to Let Robots Take the Driving Wheel?
Starting later this month, Uber will allow customers in downtown Pittsburgh to summon self-driving cars from their phones, crossing an important milestone that no automotive or technology company has yet achieved.

Uber Acquires Autonomous Truck Startup Otto
Uber announced it had acquired Otto, a 90-person start-up focused on developing self-driving truck technology that aims to upend the trucking and shipping industry.

Dock Door Scheduling on the Real Time Value Network
One Network’s Appointment Scheduling service automates what is typically a highly manual scheduling process, and streamlines other key processes related to pickup, delivery, and receiving.

Manufacturing Metrics that Drive Action
Metrics manufacturers should focus on to drive change and continuous improvement.

Demand-Driven Manufacturing Metrics
Operational metrics that drive action in Demand-Driven Manufacturing environments. Learn more about the Metrics for Action by downloading the Guide.


Featured Companies

OpenText
OpenText™ operates the world’s leading B2B network. Built on the strength of the OpenText Cloud™, it connects more than 600,000 businesses that execute in excess of 16 billion transactions per year. OpenText B2B Managed Services help reduce the complexity…
Redwood Logistics
Redwood Logistics is your strategically integrated logistics provider. But what does that really mean for you, our current and future customers? It means that through our 14 year history (see Our Story) we’ve listened to your needs and created a…
Rackspace
Rackspace is the #1 managed cloud company.Its technical expertise and Fanatical Support® allow companies to tap the power of the cloud without the pain of hiring experts in dozens of complex technologies. Rackspace is also the leader in hybrid cloud,…
Cargo Chief
Cargo Chief is a highly innovative third party logistics company developing advanced, Award-winning, Patented, proprietary technology to deliver an exceptional level of service to shippers. Our platform enables seamless integration with our Carriers and Partners resulting in the access to 500,000+…
Mobileye
Mobileye’s technology keeps passengers safer on the roads, reduces the risks of traffic accidents, saves lives and has the potential to revolutionize the driving experience by enabling autonomous driving.
Kyriba
Kyriba is the global leader in next generation treasury solutions in the cloud. We enable CFOs and finance teams to increase compliance, reduce risk, and provide the insight necessary for strategic financial decision-making. Kyriba’s award-winning cash, treasury, payment, risk…
Forrester Research
Forrester Research is one of the most influential research and advisory firms in the world. We work with business and technology leaders to develop customer-obsessed strategies that drive growth. Forrester’s unique insights are grounded in annual surveys of more…
Sifted
Disjointed data. Reactive analysis. Rate discrepancies. Time constraints. Sounds familiar? It doesn’t have to. Sifted Logistics Intelligence (LI) gives you the power to overcome all this and more.
Truckstop
Truckstop.com creates stronger connections among North America’s commercial transportation companies. Founded in 1995 as the first freight-matching marketplace to hit the web, Truckstop.com now offers a variety of technology-based logistics solutions throughout the supply chain and is recognized…
Tradeshift
Tradeshift brings all companies, big and small, together to transact, connect and collaborate with each other. For suppliers, we deliver free electronic invoicing, faster payments and predictable cash flow. For enterprises, we empower them to work more easily and productively…
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