Bent on helping retailers and brands stay competitive in an Amazon world, the Emerging Technology Center (ETC) in Orlando is well on its way to creating a lights-out warehouse for the masses.
Mainstream business news reporters missed an important detail in the presentation given by
A.P. Moller Maersk CEO, Soren Skou to shareholders last week.
While importing continues to grow across both small and enterprise companies, almost 50% of the 300,000+ American businesses who import still use spreadsheets to manage their international supply chain.
There are early signs that there might finally be some movement toward addressing infrastructure investment in this country. Yet even in the best case – that funding is fixed in the next few months – infrastructure won't improve anytime soon.
This year, we again expect to see several enormous Chinese IPOs including Didi Chuxing (ride sharing with 450 million users), Meituan-Dianping (group discounting), and Xiaomi (smart phones and laptops), among others.
The Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA), recently released its list of top policy priorities for 2018 ahead of President Trump's annual State of the Union Address.
New business models present retailers with the opportunity to increase operational efficiency, improve the overall customer experience and, ultimately, to increase top line growth as a result.
If you frequent supply chain conferences, as I do, you've probably noticed that some of the best-attended sessions are the ones that focus on emerging technologies—or what we're calling the NextGen Supply Chain.
The transportation industry is focused on competition from the likes of Uber Eats, DoorDash, Roadie and Zifty, but we should be paying close attention to what's occurring in the electric vehicle sphere.
John Langley Jr., PhD., who serves as a director of development at the Center for Supply Chain Research at the Smeal College of Business at Pennsylvania State University says “Uberization” is going to change the game.
Subscribe to our weekly e-mail update
Don’t miss out on the best in supply chain. Get premium
resources and in-depth, comprehensive feature articles written by the industry's top experts – delivered.
