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The Future is Now: Why these 5 Advanced Manufacturing Technologies Trends will Dominate 2018

GlobalTranz

Let us take a closer look at some the advanced manufacturing technologies set to define the state of manufacturing throughout 2018. Global spending on robotics will climb to more than $67 billion by 2025, and 2018 is expected to be the year of the first big-break returns on robotics. download ebook. Use of 3-D Printing Will Evolve.

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This Week in Logistics News (September 3-7, 2018)

Talking Logistics

The New First Moment of Truth: Can We Ship It Profitably? In this age of free shipping, it seems that for online orders, there’s a new first moment of truth: can we ship it profitably? Previously, the retailer would ship those items, regardless of distance or shipping cost.

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Supply Chain Predictions for 2018

Material Handling & Logistics

A look at the supply chain trends and technology that will come into play in 2018. These concerns will extend into 2018, as companies work on a regulatory standard – though nothing has emerged yet. 2018 will see a focus on taking innovation beyond a buzzword and into implementable solutions that deliver executable results.

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The SwanLeap Story with Brad Hollister

The Logistics of Logistics

1 spot on both the 2018 Inc. Backed by a wealth of transportation industry expertise in niche areas, SwanLeap leverages the power Artificial Intelligence to turn shipping into a profit center. SwapLeap is a next generation TMS and the #1 company on the 2018 Inc. 5000 list and the Deloitte Technology Fast 500. Combined, the $4.3

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Top 10 Supply Chain Innovations of 2018

Material Handling & Logistics

After a year full of more scandals, indictments, political contentiousness, workplace violence, school shootings and natural disasters, maybe it’s time we all took a collective breath and focused on some of the positives that came out of 2018. Supply Chain Innovators of 2013 : paperless food chain, VLMs, cold chain fleet management, and more.

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Go Boldly Together: Takeaways from Nulogy xChange 2018

Talking Logistics

This unprecedented change, and the challenges and opportunities it creates for CPG companies and suppliers, was a hot topic of conversation at the Nulogy xChange 2018 conference a few weeks ago where I delivered a keynote presentation and moderated a panel discussion with industry executives (more on that later). . Source: Nulogy.

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Supply Chain Planning Solutions are Not Just for the Big Boys

Logistics Viewpoints

They source plastic pellets and then use injection, blow molding, rotational molding, and thermoforming to produce their finished products. We were able to use alternative sources of manufacturing to increase the amount of product that we could sell,” Mr. Baker explained. We were coming up on time to renew that license.”