The Auburn University RFID Lab, in collaboration with GS1 US, completed a proof-of-concept that demonstrates the effectiveness of blockchain and radio frequency identification (RFID) technologies to improve serialized data sharing in the retail industry.
The index ISM uses to measure non-manufacturing growth—known as the NMI—was 57.3 in February (a reading of 50 or higher indicates growth is occurring), which topped January's 55.5 by 1.8%. The NMI headed up for the 121st consecutive month, and the February NMI is 4%…
When the 2020 USC Marshall Global Supply Chain Excellence Summit convenes this August, humanitarian supply chains and the challenges of current epidemics is certain to be addressed.
The report's key metric—the PMI—checked in at 50.1 (a reading of 50 or higher indicates growth) in February, down 0.8% from January's 50.9 reading. January was 3.1% ahead of December, which marked the lowest PMI reading going back to June 2000's 46.3. The…
According to the MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics Resources, it is widely expected that the year 2020 - and the new decade it heralds - is going to bring dramatic changes to global supply chains and that China will be a leading actor in this ongoing drama.
Procurement faces a dual challenge in 2020 – reducing both external and internal operating costs while at the same time adding value and becoming a better strategic advisor to the business, according to new Procurement Key Issues research from The Hackett Group, Inc.
As if new newly-imposed IMO 2020 fuel standards and greenhouse gas emissions reduction were not enough, carriers also face fresh costs related to maintenance and insurance.
Global manufacturing and supply chains are continuing to feel the effect of the novel coronavirus epidemic as factories and logistics providers seeking to resume operations now face labor shortages and regulatory uncertainty.
The ramifications of a pandemic event are hard to predict. However, by taking necessary steps to assess risk and prepare for the potential fallout from an event, supply chain leaders can mitigate its impact.
The first generation of warehouse execution systems (WES) brought a new level of orchestration to automated warehouses. The next generation promises to bring a new level of optimization and productivity to the conventional warehouse. Get ready for WES 2.0.
The selection recognizes Meller's contributions to engineering in large-scale distribution design and operations methodology
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