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Google Robots and the Rewiring of Automation

MIT Supply Chain

Does Google’s entry into the robotics industry mark the beginning of a renaissance in manufacturing automation? An article titled Can Google’s Robots Build a New Future for US Manufacturing? Moreover, the online giant is collaborating with Taiwan-based contract manufacturer Foxconn on the development of robot systems.

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Crossroads 2014: Dances with Robots

MIT Supply Chain

Shah will explain the implications at the forthcoming MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics’ Crossroads 2014 conference, March 25, 2014, on the MIT campus, Cambridge, MA. However, robots are now being deployed in areas that were once the exclusive preserve of humans, raising new challenges for manufacturers. “In

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This Week in Logistics News (August 17-21, 2015)

Talking Logistics

As Joe Dixon, SVP of Supply Chain at Brooks Brothers, commented at the GT Nexus Bridges 2015 conference a few weeks ago: “SAP is our internal ERP system, GT Nexus is our external [supply chain] ERP system.”. Collaborative commerce builds on Phase 3 by adding support for other business processes before, during, and after the order.

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Supply Chain and Logistics Predictions for 2016

Talking Logistics

And more companies are treating Supply Chain Design as a continuous business process instead of a standalone project or a once-a-year exercise (see Supply Chain Design: Growing Scope, Community, and Collaboration ). As I’ve argued before, software alone is not enough to enable supply chain processes and innovation. and L Brands Inc.’s

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Ecommerce COVID-19 Advice: How to Manage Online Sales During COVID-19 [New Tips Updated Weekly]

ShipBob

Other questions brought up during the webinar include: If you’re currently manufacturing overseas, are there ways to source manufacturers in the US quickly? What does your COVID-19 ecommerce shipping process look like? How do I find a manufacturer in a COVID-19 ecommerce world? Hair Craft Co.

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Digitization is not the same as Digital Transformation, and AI cannot help supply chain planning

Kinaxis

But there is little evidence that we have even begun to explore the opportunity to redefine whole supply chain planning processes. More importantly, there is compelling reason to rewrite many processes with or without AI/ML. Most supply chain planning process definitions date back to before the advent of computers. 05 to 5 Rule.

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Let’s be clear: Digitization is not the same as Digital Transformation

Kinaxis

But there is little evidence that we have even begun to explore the opportunity to redefine whole supply chain planning processes. More importantly, there is compelling reason to rewrite many processes with or without AI/ML. Most supply chain planning process definitions date back to before the advent of computers. 05 to 5 Rule.