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This Week in Logistics News (November 17-21, 2014)

Talking Logistics

When you look at what’s been happening in recent years, like Amazon testing drones to ship packages and Google buying eight robotics companies , it’s clear that the line between what humans and robots can do is becoming thinner every day. Driverless trucks on our roads and Kiva robots in the warehouse are just the beginning.

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Supply Chain Solutions: What You Can Learn From the Semiconductor Industry

CH Robinson Transportfolio

To compete with Chinese operations, companies outside that country can expect more competitive pressure and more emphasis from upper management to reduce costs to offset pressures on their profits. Many of the key inputs to this industry are shipped by air—something that will be familiar to many tech organizations. for examination.