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Drones in Supply Chain

ModusLink Corporation

Introduction – The evidence of the increasing popularity of Supply Chain automation is pushing companies to research even more performant alternatives that will keep boosting the efficiency of robots inside Supply Chains. There is a fast return on investment due to the manageable acquisition cost of hardware.

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Drones in Supply Chain

ModusLink Corporation

The evidence of the increasing popularity of Supply Chain automation is pushing companies to research even more performant alternatives that will keep boosting the efficiency of robots inside Supply Chains. Drones, a quick look. When inventory gets lost, drones cannot prevent it, identify it, or resolve it.

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Top 10 Supply Chain Innovations of 2017

Material Handling & Logistics

Our salute to the best advancements in supply chain technology, processes and labor management from 2017. This is our annual salute to the best in people, processes and technology within the supply chain arena. We think you’ll enjoy this year-end recap of supply chain innovations and best practices.

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Software Testing – Adding Testing Automation Expertise to Retail Expertise

Repl Group

Software testing has always been an essential component in any project delivery programme. Even the smallest software issues could have potentially serious implications. This is why testing automation is such an attractive advance for retail technology. Testing Automation for Quicker More Structured Results.

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Turning supply chain events into an experience

Supply Chain Movement

For example, Siemens has opened a ‘house of inspiration’ in the Netherlands where potential customers can try out kitchen appliances before they buy. So why are most supply chain conferences still so terribly dull? Back in 2017, I attended a particular annual event on e-commerce logistics in Berlin for the first time.

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The Importance of Transparency in Supply Chains

Enterra Insights

They are demanding more supply chain transparency. What is supply chain transparency? Although transparency sounds like a straight-forward subject, Bateman and Bonanni note, “Less clear is how to define transparency in a supply chain context and the extent to which companies should pursue it.”

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This Week in Logistics News (June 26-30, 2017)

Talking Logistics

If you’re a supply chain or logistics company interested in sponsoring the team, or if you’re a supply chain or logistics professional with a direct or indirect connection with T1D, or you’re an avid cyclist or someone looking to take on a challenge for a great cause, please contact me for more details on how to join the team.