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Technology Top Stories

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.

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

Are Drones the New iPhone?
Those working in the drone industry have a lot of support in Silicon Valley with drone start-ups having already raised nearly $200 million in venture capital funding, according to CB Insights, that's a 60 percent jump over the total raised last year.

Ford Begins Autonomous Vehicle Testing in California
Fully autonomous Ford Fusion Hybrid sedans are taking to California streets next year, as Ford Research and Innovation Center Palo Alto continues growing.

How Smart Is Today’s Artificial Intelligence?
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.

Elon Musk Launches $1Billion Fund to Save the World from Artificial Intelligence
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.

Internet of Things and the Supply Chain: The Complexity of Staying Connected
The tech world is abuzz with how the Internet of Things (IoT) will change everything - usually for the better; it could be the dawn of incredible connectivity, speed and efficiency.

FORTE Secrets of the Smart Warehouse
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.

A Preview of the Upcoming OLEDs
Many skeptics speculated that OLEDs wouldn’t last, would be too expensive and would be overwhelmed by the LCD juggernaut, much has changed in 14 years.

Apple OLED Display & LG’s $8.7 Billion New Plant
There’s another hint that Apple’s iPhone screen is about to go OLED with LG confirming that it will invest $8.4 billion in a new OLED plant that suggest the Korean giant is preparing for a large supply chain demand for OLED displays.

How Digital is Changing Black Friday
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%.

OPEX Corporation Awarded Manufacturer of the Year at National Manufacturing Day
OPEX Corporation, a recognized global technology leader in high-speed mailroom automation, document imaging and material handling, is pleased to announce that it is the recipient of the NJMEP/NJBIZ Manufacturer of the Year Award in the Large Corporation category.

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

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

Let Supply Chain Technology Tame Your Black Friday Beast
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.

Digital Predator or Digital Prey?
The dinosaurs of today will become digital prey by 2020 unless they can learn to master digital - in which case, there is every possibility they can become tomorrow’s digital predators.

Cisco Ericsson to Accelerate Digital Transformation
Cisco and Ericcson yesterday announced a huge new partnership that they believe will generate $1 billion for each company by 2018.

Toyota’s $1 Billion Artificial Intelligence, Robotics R&D ‘New Company’ Investment
Toyota plans a major push into artificial intelligence and robotics technology research and will invest $1 billion over the next five years to establish a Silicon Valley research and development center to pursue those goals.

3 Use Cases for Cloud Integration Platforms
How many cloud platforms do you drift through in a day...It might be more than you think.

The Economics of Digital Identity
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.

Oracle Supply Chain Management 100% on the Cloud for 80% of the Market
To help manufacturers address the full needs of complex, global supply chains, Oracle announced the expansion of the Oracle Supply Chain Management Cloud with two new product offerings, Planning Central Cloud and Manufacturing Cloud.

Freight Payment Enters a New Dynamic Analytical Global Era
Using analytics and Big Data, the next generation of freight bill payment and auditing companies comb all aspects of freight transportation operations to highlight supply chain efficiency improvement opportunities.


Featured Companies

Macrolynk
Macrolynk executes all of the key aspects of supply chain, from initial purchase order through to final payment, to provide customers and their suppliers unparalleled access to critical, real-time information. Our technology identifies problems as they happen and provides a…
Dyn
Dyn is a cloud-based Internet Performance Management (IPM) company that provides unrivaled visibility and control into cloud and public Internet resources. Dyn’s platform monitors, controls and optimizes applications and infrastructure through Data, Analytics, and Traffic Steering, ensuring traffic gets…
Amber Road
Amber Road, now part of E2open | Amber Road provides a single, on-demand platform that automates and streamlines global trade. By helping organizations to comply with country-specific trade regulations, as well as plan, execute and track global shipments, Amber Road…
viastore systems
For over 40 years, viastore systems has been a leading international provider of automated material handling solutions including AS/RS (automated storage and retrieval systems), conveyor, and shuttle systems, warehouse management systems software, material flow and process controls, and integrated SAP…
M3 Mobile
M3 Mobile designed for a range of indoor and outdoor applications, providing an ultra slim and ultra durable for fatigue free all day use, to deliver mobility solutions to meet the demanding requirements of today’s mobile workforce. M3 PDA…
Integration Point
Integration Point offers a comprehensive suite of global trade management products encompassing all industries, geographies, and trade programs.  By delivering visibility and localized knowledge on a single, web-based platform, Integration Point enables companies to achieve global compliance while maximizing…
Ferretto Group
Ferretto Group is a leading European company that designs and manufacture in Italy an array of Material Handling and Storage solutions. With a proven history of innovation and service excellence for more than 50 years, Ferretto Group exports its solutions to…
Integrated Systems Design
ISD - Integrated Systems Design expertise ranges from handling and picking pieces (eaches), cases, pallets, build lines, and special or custom handling solutions. Products and services include: automatic storage and retrieval (ASRS), conveyor, robotics, batch stations, automatic inserters and printers,…
Newland
Newland North America (NNA) is the U.S. subsidiary of Newland Science and Technology Group, and will serve U.S. and North American markets. Located in Fremont, California, NNA was formed by a group of talented engineers and business professionals…
HP
HP has served freight and logistic companies for more than 45 years—delivering innovative solutions with greater effectiveness and efficiency, at lower risk. We help support critical transportation operations through an event-driven decision support process and better information management.
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