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Happy Returns Partners With Shein and Forever 21 to Simplify Returns
The UPS-owned company launches its new buy-online, return-in-store (BORIS) solution at 300 Forever 21 stores nationwide.
The Top 10 Risks Facing Supply Chain Professionals
The results from Lehigh's latest Business Supply Chain Risk Management Index Report are in and cybersecurity is a bigger issue than ever.
Walmart’s Latest Service: Ultra Late-Night Delivery
Walmart customers can now place delivery orders until midnight, the latest in a series of recent programs aimed at accommodating the varying schedules of its customers.
South Korea Finally Overtakes China in Goods Exported to U.S.
Fueled by U.S. consumer demand for semiconductors, South Korea continues to make huge inroads as China fades.
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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...
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A Benefit Analysis: The Advantages of Multi-modal Speech-Directed Solutions
In the online direct-to-consumer world, retailers, consumer packaged goods manufacturers and their supply chain partners are faced with tremendous challenges.
The Myths and Realities of Implementing a Transportation Management System
Running a TMS has become competitive differentiator across virtually every industry, both for the way it can streamline transport operations and for the crucial data analytics and intel it can provide a business.
Creating a Cloud Roadmap for Your Enterprise
Planning a strategic move to the cloud can be challenging. To help your cloud planning effort, NetSuite is pleased to provide you with this newsletter featuring research from Gartner.
Successful Material Handling Computerized Maintenance Management Software Implementation
Upgrade maintenance operations with improved efficiency, quality and reduced overhead.
Omron Launches Adept Robots
We are excited to bring to our customers a new line of robots from Omron Adept Technologies that enable complete automation solutions to be designed from a single source.
Honeywell Beats Toyota Industries for Warehouse Automation Company Intelligrated
Honeywell International agreed to buy warehouse automation systems and logistics company Intelligrated for $1.5 billion from a company backed by the Permira funds, beating Japan’s Toyota Industries who was competing against Honeywell for Intelligrated.
Google’s $300 Million Funded ‘FASTER’ Internet Cable between US and Japan Goes Live
Google partnered with Global Transit, China Telecom Global, Singtel, China Mobile International, and KDDI to make the highest capacity underwater fiber optic cable ever built, capable of delivering 60 Terabits per second of bandwidth across the Pacific.
Getting the Band Back Together: Infor CloudSuite Retail Gets Tuned Up
This IDC Retail Insights Perspective presents our analysis of Infor's recently announced intention to develop CloudSuite Retail and build out a vertical business unit focused on the retail industry.
Rolls-Royce Publishes Vision of the Future of Remote and Autonomous Shipping
Rolls-Royce isn't limiting its robotic transportation plans to luxury cars, the British transportation firm has outlined a strategy for deploying remote-controlled autonomous cargo vessels.
Remote & Autonomous Ships - The Next Steps
Remote and autonomous operations, we are pushing the boundaries of ship technology in order to offer innovative commercial and technical solutions.
Verizon Acquires Telematics Startup Telogis
Verizon Communications Inc. has decided to acquire privately held Telogis Inc., a California-based developer of cloud-based solutions for mobile workforces, specifically telematics, compliance and navigation software.
New U.S. Rules on Low-Altitude Commercial Drones
There already are 10,602 registered commercial drones in the U.S., and the potential for growth in their use is enormous, the FAA projects sale of drones intended for commercial use will triple from 600,000 this year to 2.7 million in 2020.
U.S. Court Backs Landmark Obama Internet Equal-Access Rules - Net Neutrality Upheld
Tuesday a panel of judges ruled in favor of the FCC's Net Neutrality rules - agreeing with the overwhelming majority of Internet users that this agency can and must protect everyone's rights to connect and communicate.
Microsoft to Acquire LinkedIn for $26.2 Billion
Microsoft isn't saying exactly what it will use its LinkedIn acquisition for, but it's easy to imagine it being used as a key way to boost the company's social networking presence.
Symantec to Buy Blue Coat for $4.7 Billion to Boost Cybersecurity Enterprise Unit
With the acquisition of Blue Coat, Symantec will enhance its leadership position to define the future of cybersecurity and set the pace for innovation industrywide.
Intel Gets Mobile Chip Contract from Apple
Apple Inc.’s next iPhone will use modems from Intel Corp., replacing Qualcomm Inc. chips in some versions of the new handset, a move by the world’s most-valuable public company to diversify its supplier base.
The Four C’s Of Social Media For The C-Suite
How social intelligence is helping provide clarity for the c-suite around the critical factors of confidence, customers, connections & cash.
Verizon to Bid $3 Billion for Yahoo’s Internet Business
Yahoo is now open to offers and reports suggest that multiple companies are looking to acquire Yahoo’s core internet business, and Verizon is believed to be one of those companies.
Harnessing the Power of Digitization to Drive Greater Supply Chain Performance
Advancements in digitization have redefined the shopping experience, fundamentally altering the relationship between businesses and consumers.
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Each IKEA store is huge and holds more than 9,500 products! How in the world does IKEA offer so...
Starbucks as an Example of the Value Chain Model
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7 Principles of Supply Chain Management Explained
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Is Apple’s Supply Chain Really the No. 1? A Case Study
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Unified Control System - Intelligent Warehouse Orchestration
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An Inside Look at Dropshipping
Korber Supply Chain’s introduction to the world of dropshipping. While dropshipping is not for every retailer or distributor, it does provide...
C3 Solutions Major Trends for Yard and Dock Management in 2024
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Streamline Operations with Composable Commerce
Revamp warehouse operations with composable commerce. Say goodbye to legacy systems and hello to modernization.