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Top 50 Third Party Logistics (3PLs) 2023: Ripe market conditions

Monday, July 3, 2023 · Karen E. Thuermer As more shippers turn to providers to improve inventory management and on-time delivery, 3PLs turn up the investment in warehouse robotics and automation to meet these expectations for fast, reliable deliveries at the right cost—an easy recipe for market growth.

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The changing face of supply chain executive education

Monday, July 3, 2023 · Bridget McCrea How the global pandemic, labor shortage and rapid advances in technology are changing the development of and participation in supply chain executive education.

Bloated inventories are changing cash flow strategies

Tuesday, June 27, 2023 · Brian Straight The inventory glut that has impacted businesses in the past two years is pushing more companies to consider supply chain finance programs to smooth out cash flow.

The cloud hovers over fast software supply chains

Friday, June 9, 2023 · Saikat Banerjee The rapid development of cloud technologies, especially managed services, has revolutionized the way businesses operate, collaborate, and deliver software applications. Simultaneously, the emergence and evolution of DevOps practices has had a similar effect in software…

Where is all the automation?

Wednesday, April 5, 2023 · Brian Straight Trade shows are being overrun by robotics and automation companies, yet that hasn’t translated to widespread adoption in warehouses – yet.

Port of Savannah adding 55 hybrid yard cranes

Tuesday, March 28, 2023 · SCMR Staff The Georgia Ports Authority has agreed to spend $170 million on 55 hybrid-engine rubber-tired gantry cranes. The new machines produce 50% fewer emissions.

Industry first: One million robots on the job in automotive

Wednesday, March 22, 2023 · SCMR Staff The International Federation of Robotics says automotive accounts for one-third of all robots installed across all industries.

MIT’s Center for Transportation & Logistics hosting special Crossroads conference

Tuesday, March 14, 2023 · Brian Straight JB Hunt President Shelley Simpson and Procter & Gamble CEO Jon Moeller will be among top industry speakers participating in the upcoming MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics Crossroads conference.

DOT launches national University Transportation Centers Program

Monday, February 27, 2023 · SCMR Staff The intent is to improve the mobility of people and goods across the country.

Top Trends in Robotics in 2023

Friday, February 17, 2023 · SCMR Staff The International Federation of Robotics says those trends range from improved energy efficiency to further adoption of artificial intelligence.

Why operational context matters: Realizing the full potential of supply chain resilience surveys

Friday, January 20, 2023 · Morris A. Cohen, Shiliang Cui, Sebastian Doetsch, Ricardo Ernst, Arnd Huchzermeier and Panos Kouvelis As supply chains become more complex and nuanced, surveys about their performance have to keep up to develop strategies that counter disruptions. Here’s a straight-forward, two-step process for turbo-charging survey data and building back resilience.

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Improve order-to-cash through master data management

Thursday, September 1, 2022 · Marisa Brown, Senior Principal Research Lead, APQC Make improvements sustainable through clear governance and consistent evaluation of data.

Global IoT spend by logistics market to top $114 billion by 2032

Wednesday, May 18, 2022 · SCMR Staff That’s an 11.2% compound annual growth rate.

Industrial IoT market to reach $1.3 trillion by 2032

Monday, April 11, 2022 · SCMR Staff The market to advance at a 12.2% compound annual growth rate.

Supply Chain Executive Education in the Post-COVID World

Wednesday, July 15, 2020 · Bridget McCrea As the business world continues to reinvent itself, here’s a look at how supply chain executive education could evolve over the next year.