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Retailer Mandates Are Like Dominoes

AB&R

This article originally appeared on RFID Journal. With first Walmart and now Nordstrom telling suppliers to tag goods, the RFID industry as a whole will benefit—and other companies will hopefully follow suit. Two decades ago, the retailer required that suppliers add tags to all goods supplied to stores throughout its chain.

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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

The upshot from a supply chain perspective is that the new generation of factory robots makes production systems more agile and helps companies to compete in fast-changing markets. 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

One of the emails I did keep and read with interest was the first item in this week’s supply chain and logistics news… Infor to Acquire GT Nexus. JDA Creates a More Profitable Omni-Channel Supply Chain. The broad range of interactions that make the chain of commerce work can also be moved online.

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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 ). Making supply chain and logistics predictions is like throwing darts at a moving target.

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4 Features of an Improving Supply Chain

MIT Supply Chain

How does a supply chain keep on improving in a changing competitive environment? At the same time, supply chain knowledge is becoming more specialized. Using one warehouse to supply stores worldwide would probably not make sense for other retailers. Technology could improve New York’s taxi system.

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

ShipBob

Patrick Coddou: Founder, Supply. ” Patrick Coddou, Founder of Supply. subscription discounts, bundles, or large supplies at a discount) for people who are engaging in ecommerce COVID-19 shopping to purchase. Patrick mentioned Supply has rarely discounted products in the past, as they sell more of a luxury product.