MIT Supply Chain

JULY 17, 2014

And we can draw some important lessons from this wonderful spectacle – including ones that are particularly relevant to supply chain leaders. And so it is in the supply chain world. Keep it simple is a hard-won lesson in the supply chain profession. Amazon’s supply chain is key to the company’s success.

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USC Consulting Group

JULY 21, 2020

Yet for business leaders – especially manufacturers and shippers – the words “unpredictability” and “uncertainty” will likely epitomize 2020, as they’re something organizations continue to experience as the country and consumers emerge from the nationwide lockdown amid supply chain disruption.

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6 River Systems

JUNE 26, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic made it abundantly clear that effective supply chain management is crucial to the success of a business. “They have also diversified their supply chains from a geographic perspective to reduce the supply-side risks from any one country or region,” explains Deloitte.

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6 River Systems

APRIL 4, 2019

Logistics can be traced all the way back to the Greek and Roman empires , but it’s undergone several major transformations as new technologies provide opportunities to more efficiently manage the movement and storage of goods. These technologies also contribute to a rise in big data and analytics in the logistics field.

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RFgen

FEBRUARY 8, 2015

Bringing big data into the supply chain is not always as simple as buying the right software. A company first has to build a foundation of mobile data capture technology that can accurately record the information big data relies upon. This means major changes to the way that organizations are structured.

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AB&R

JANUARY 10, 2019

The great news about supply chain compliance is that AB&R® makes it a breeze. Supply chain compliance may include things such as employee labor laws, hazardous material handling, and environmental concerns. Labels and Supplies. A compliant barcode is just the first step to supply chain compliance.

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BlueYonder

APRIL 28, 2021

Tomorrow, April 29, is National Supply Chain Day. According to the National Day Archives website: “National Supply Chain Day is a day where all companies leading in supply chain can come together to spread knowledge, share recent upgrades and new tech in their supply chain and connect.”.

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MIT Supply Chain

JUNE 5, 2023

Supply chain management is a people business and will remain that way even amid the rise of AI and automation. My previous blog post explains why the flexibility of human workers will play a critically important role in the automated workplace of the future. I use the structure of supply chains to illustrate the point.

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SupplyPike

APRIL 23, 2019

Dennis Wemyss, a UX designer at SupplyPike, started organizing the Northwest Arkansas Startup weekend in 2018 after winning the first local competition in 2013 and coaching and mentoring in 2015. Canon Reeves (SP Intern – Product owner) – Best Design Category – Flip (by More Technologies).

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Lucas

JULY 9, 2019

Mobile wearing technologies are a recent trend that help with warehouse operations increase their speed. This technology helps with communicating logistical data, eliminates inefficient traffic patterns and helps improve safety. As usual, technology is evolving. Future systems may also include voice activation.

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SupplyPike

APRIL 23, 2019

Dennis Wemyss, a UX designer at SupplyPike, started organizing the Northwest Arkansas Startup weekend in 2018 after winning the first local competition in 2013 and coaching and mentoring in 2015. Canon Reeves (SP Intern – Product owner) – Best Design Category – Flip (by More Technologies). Learn More.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 30, 2023

For those unfamiliar with the metaverse, it is the emerging 3-D-enabled digital space that uses virtual reality, augmented reality, and other advanced internet and semiconductor technology to allow people to have lifelike personal and business experiences online. This will certainly be an interesting trend to watch.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 13, 2023

Frozen dairy manufacturers reduce packaging footprint. Walmart, along with its partner DroneUp, now operates drone delivery hubs in seven states, including Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, North Carolina, Texas, Utah, and Virginia. Biden climate blueprint promotes modal shift away from trucks. US container imports tumbled in December.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 17, 2024

supply chain activity slowed in April. ACT targets manufacturers of trucks; ACF targets companies that buy and drive them. Uber Technologies will acquire the Taiwan business of Delivery Hero-owned Foodpanda for $950 million in cash, as Foodpanda focuses on other markets. And now on to this week’s logistics news.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 24, 2025

In a published Supply Chain Matters posting in July 2022 , we highlighted an announcement from retailer Walmart that literally provided an added lifeline to Canoo. Arkansas , reportedly in order to have closer communications. This provider went public in December of that year, reportedly raising upwards of $600 million.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 8, 2021

A few week ago, I wrote an article about the transformative nature of the plant-based meat supply chain. Fast food chains around the country have been introducing meatless burgers, and now Burger King is offering a first: meatless chicken nuggets. The consumer electronics retailer’s program, Totaltech, costs $199.99

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EFT

MAY 19, 2025

bookings for container transport from China to the United States spiked almost 300% in the wake of the United States and China pausing punishing tit-for-tat tariffs, container-tracking software provider Vizion said on Wednesday. China to US ocean cargo bookings surge after tariff pause, Vizion says U.S. China trade tensions.

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