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Wearable Technology in the Supply Chain: 3 Core Benefits

GlobalTranz

Think back to 2012 when Sam Taylor, CEO of Oriental Trading Company , went undercover in his own company. One of the most surprising parts of the episode showed a warehouse worker using a voice-automated picking system (see video below), and the worker would then scan the product with a scanner on the tip of his finger.

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Technology and Culture: The Cultural Obstacles to Better Logistics

Freightos

Technology and Culture. Technology and receptivity to technology don’t always move in lockstep. Technology has never been more critical for logistics than now. Technology is, in many cases, no longer an obstacle to logistics automation. By 2012, the company was worth just $23 billion. Risk Aversion.

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Rail 101 with Ian Jefferies

The Logistics of Logistics

Ian is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Association of American Railroads (AAR) which is the world’s leading railroad policy, research, standard setting, and technology organization that focuses on the safety and productivity of the U.S. freight rail industry. About Ian Jefferies. Key Takeaways: Rail 101.

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Top 20: The Ultimate Logistics Technology Roundup

Freightos

of total tech investments in 2012 to 1.37% in the first half of 2014. We’ve rounded up the top 20 logistics technology innovations changing the way over $18 trillion dollars of goods are shipped annually. Here we go: Technology Innovations in Logistics. Supply Chain Quarterly , from Lew Manci @CrownEquipment ].

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Should We Celebrate this Marriage?

Supply Chain Shaman

How Do We Connect Supply Chain Planning Architectures to Transportation Planning? The software planning footprints are reminiscent of the work done in the 1990s when we struggled with insufficient memory using 32-bit hardware. E2open’s initial public offering, pushed with great ballyhoo was in July 2012.

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How to Choose the Best Fleet Management Software!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Fleet Management Software article and permission to publish here provided by Korey Kashmer. Before going into how to choose the best fleet management software, first let’s talk about what fleet management software is and how it can benefit OTR fleets. Subscribe Here!

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The $30 Billion Secret: How Amazon’s Logistics Saves You Time & Money

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This system uses giant warehouses, lots of trucks, and even cool robots to move things quickly. We’ll look at their warehouses, their delivery tricks, and even how they use new technology to make things faster. The inner workings of logistics at Amazon are a marvel of efficiency, precision, and constant innovation.