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Yellow’s Demise Underscores the Need for a New Labor Relations Narrative
The bankruptcy of trucking company Yellow has attracted considerable attention since the story broke early this month. But an aspect of the story that is under-reported is how the demise of a 99-year-old trucker and the loss of an estimated 30,000 jobs offers essential lessons about…
Untangling Quantum Entanglement
The phenomenon of entanglement was first proposed by Albert Einstein and colleagues in the 1930s. At that time, many questioned the validity of entanglement, including Einstein himself. Over the years and in various experiments, however, researchers have generated entangled particles...
Expanding Your Retail Horizons and How to Find the Right Fulfillment Services
Fulfillment services have largely been the domain of 3PLs, and needless to say, not all 3PLs are created equal when it comes to eCommerce expertise and omnichannel efficiency, and given the central role a fulfillment partner plays in the customer's...
How Chief Operating Officers are Achieving Results with Supply Chain Software
COOs are now using supply chain software that offers advanced analytics and KPI capabilities that interconnect and take the tedium out of common goal sharing and tracking, making a supplier seem like part of the customer.

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When 99% Just Isn’t Enough: Benefits of Improved Read Rates in Logistics Scanning
The pressure for distribution centers to increase productivity and reduce labor cost has never been greater.


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Keep up with Chemical labeling regulations
Learn more about how innovations in supply chain labeling software help you keep up with evolving regulations like GHS compliance while reducing overall costs.

China’s Belt & Road Initiative: The Defining Global Trade Project of Our Century
The United States will send a delegation led by White House adviser Matt Pottinger to a summit for China's new Silk Road plan this weekend, however, this project isn't just a love song for globalization, it flies in the face of the "Buy American, Hire American" ideology Trump has pushed.

Massive Cyber Attack Hits Businesses Worldwide
A massive cyber-attack using tools believed to have been developed by the US National Security Agency has struck organizations around the world, including the USA, UK, Spain, Russia, China, Portugal and Sweden, experts say it may be the biggest ransomware attack ever observed.

Uber is a Transportation Company Says EU Court
Uber Technologies Inc. suffered a legal setback in its fight against being regulated as a traditional taxi service, after an adviser to the European Union’s top court rejected the argument that the car-hailing application is just that, an app.

Will Apple’s $1 Billion Manufacturing Investment Bring Jobs or More Robots?
Advanced processes, especially robotics, can certainly boost productivity, and the manufacturing industry is indeed likely to welcome Apple's significant infusion, but it's unlikely to lead to more jobs in the industry.

The Ecommerce Fight for Last Mile Freight Delivery
Established carriers and logistics services providers are clashing with tech-savvy newcomers to gain market share in this critical, final piece of the $2 trillion e-commerce market.

DSCSA is in Effect, and Supply Chains Must Keep Up
Given the great risk if anything goes wrong, every element of the pharmaceutical supply chain must be held to extremely high standards.

Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross Says TPP Could Form Starting Point for U.S. on NAFTA Talks
U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross says there's no reason to ‘throw away’ TPP concessions and that NAFTA is at best an obsolete agreement during an interview with Bloomberg's David Gura at the Bloomberg Breakaway Summit in New York.

Knowledge of Data Analytics is Key to Digital Transformation in Manufacturing
With investment a major challenge for Digital Transformation programs, manufacturing companies need a centralized system that can provide complete control and visibility across all its information and allow advanced analytics to be applied for real-time business and operational decision-making.

Moving at the Speed of Trade: Customs Filing Simplified
The world relies on commerce, given the current global trade environment and the ongoing shifts in trade policies around the world, customs management is as important as ever.

Is Amazon Creating Self-Driving Cars for Delivery?
Over the past two years, Amazon has been seeking to take over more shipping duties from the likes of UPS and FedEx by leasing trucks, planes, and ships, and now the e-commerce giant could be eyeing driverless car technology as a way to get items to people's doors faster.

The Future is Now: The Tech Trends Reshaping Retail
They are “digital natives” that have been at the leading edge of the technological revolution marked by the rise of online shopping and the ubiquity of smartphones, and they are the first generation of ever-connected consumers.

Robotic Picking and the Beauty of Human Hand-Eye Coordination
The human hand still beats the robot when it comes to picking, but the gap is closing fast... learn how robots are tackling this complex challenge and how close we are to commercial viability of robots that can pick any object from any place.

Amazon Wins Patent for On-Demand Apparel Manufacturing Warehouse
The Seattle e-commerce juggernaut just won a patent for “on-demand apparel manufacturing,” in which machines only start snipping and stitching once an order has been placed, Amazon could wade deeper into developing its own apparel.

Walmart Close to Acquiring Bonobos to Boost Online Cachet for About $300 Million
Walmart is in advanced talks to acquire e-commerce menswear company Bonobos, the companies have reportedly agreed on price, and the deal will be finalized upon completion of due diligence.

Harnessing Automation for a Future That Works
Automation is happening, and it will bring substantial benefits to businesses and economies worldwide, but it won’t arrive overnight, a new McKinsey Global Institute report finds realizing automation’s full potential requires people and technology to work hand in hand.

Smart Mobility: Shaping the Future of Logistics
By challenging American cities to use emerging transportation technologies to address their most pressing problems, the Smart City Challenge aimed to spread innovation through a mixture of competition, collaboration, and experimentation.

Apple Receives California DMV Permit to Test Autonomous Vehicles
The California Department of Motor Vehicles on Friday added Apple to the list of companies with permission to test self-driving vehicles in the state, suggesting that the company is pushing through with work on "Project Titan."

Tesla Semi All-Electric Truck Arriving in September
Tesla CEO Elon Musk confirmed today that the company plans to unveiled its all-electric semi truck, called ‘Tesla Semi’, in September.

Walmart’s E-Commerce Future under Marc Lore Starting to Come Together
Marc Lore, the head of Walmart's U.S. e-commerce division, has introduced a service that gives a peek into his vision, notably, how he can use the company's massive store fleet operations to better compete against Amazon.


 


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