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Coronavirus pushes 46% of SMBs to defer or cut software spend
Though businesses prepare to shrink their IT spend, an economic contraction can provide an opportunity to assess where software can boost productivity.
By Roberto Torres • April 23, 2020 -
MSC confirms malware attack, site comes back online
Cargo continued to flow throughout the outage, and terminals operated without disruption, MSC said.
By Shefali Kapadia • Updated April 15, 2020 -
Explore the Trendline➔
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TrendlineAI in Supply Chain Management
Warehouse automation, logistics management and procurement processes are just a few of the ways companies are using AI to streamline their supply chains.
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California grants Nuro AV deployment permit for driverless delivery
The permit is the state’s first for autonomous vehicle deployment and allows Nuro to charge a fee and receive compensation for its service.
By Chris Teale • Updated Jan. 4, 2021 -
CMA CGM offers container storage to shippers navigating port congestion
The “Delay in Transit” offering, meant to reduce warehousing cost, is available globally with container storage happening at multiple hubs around the world based on trade lanes.
By Matt Leonard • April 9, 2020 -
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Warehouse storage should consider SKU correlation and picker traffic, study finds
A group of researchers from Binghamton University concluded in a paper published earlier this year that warehouse operators should consider picking delays caused by warehouse traffic when building fulfillment models.
By Matt Leonard • April 7, 2020 -
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Why supply chain data is king in the coronavirus pandemic
Healthcare systems, distributors and purchasing organizations rely on real-time data to manage supplies and model their equipment and staffing needs.
By Deborah Abrams Kaplan • April 7, 2020 -
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Patent Pending: IBM floats process for computers to make bidding decisions
Supply chain innovators apply to patent what they see as important tools for the future. Sometimes they’re brilliant. Sometimes they’re funny.
By Matt Leonard • April 2, 2020 -
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How the CARES Act will affect supply chains
The law offers financial relief to businesses weathering COVID-19 disruption and attempts to keep freight and last-mile cargo moving.
By Morgan Forde • April 1, 2020 -
Lululemon leverages RFID, supplier relationships to manage inventory amid coronavirus demand drop
On top of advantageous technology investments, Lululemon has several inherent qualities that give it a somewhat easier path through the COVID-19 crisis most non-essential retailers are facing, executives described.
By Emma Cosgrove • March 30, 2020 -
Digital procurement marketplace connects hospitals responding to coronavirus outbreak
The Exchange tosses out standard allocation models in favor of connecting procurement professionals through a global network.
By S.L. Fuller • March 26, 2020 -
Nike optimizing supply and demand daily to weather coronavirus storm
Previous investments in digital tools will allow the company to snap back whenever consumer demand returns while keeping and paying employees, executives said Tuesday.
By Emma Cosgrove • March 25, 2020 -
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So only 12% of supply chain pros are using AI? Apparently.
Low-level AI implementation could be the result of the difficulty hiring technology talent and the inability to properly manage enterprise data streams, according to experts.
By Matt Leonard • March 24, 2020 -
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Opinion
Gartner: What supply chain managers should know about control towers
Control towers are like the artificial intelligence of supply chain: Everyone wants to have it, but nobody quite knows how it works, writes Gartner VP Analyst Christian Titze.
By Christian Titze • March 13, 2020 -
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Patent Pending: Walmart’s plan for reducing empty miles
Supply chain innovators apply to patent what they see as important tools for the future. Sometimes they’re brilliant. Sometimes they’re funny.
By Matt Leonard • March 13, 2020 -
The changing face of warehouse change management
New technologies can completely alter a worker’s daily job, requiring operations executives to take a strategic approach to managing labor through the change.
By Shefali Kapadia • March 10, 2020 -
What tech and metrics do you need for omnichannel?
A modern order management system will have most of the data needed to measure omnichannel success. However, some operations will require more creativity.
By Matt Leonard • March 9, 2020 -
Hy-Vee brings online order fulfillment back to stores
The grocer will shut down its four Aisles Online fulfillment centers the week of March 23, according to a company spokesperson.
By Jessica Dumont • March 9, 2020 -
Target’s tech for store-based fulfillment operations is ready to scale
Machine learning and robotics will allow Target to fulfill digital orders from stores and avoid stockouts, executives detailed in an investor presentation.
By Emma Cosgrove • March 4, 2020 -
Do more robots mean a safer warehouse?
Fulfillment robotics pledge to make workers’ jobs easier, but whether those jobs are safer is open for debate — even among those making and selling the technology.
By Emma Cosgrove • March 3, 2020 -
Each industrial robot displaces 1.6 workers: report
China has seen the greatest decline in its manufacturing workforce since 2000, with 550,000 fewer people working in the sector as of 2016.
By Matt Leonard • March 3, 2020 -
FedEx adds on-demand customs brokerage to Freightos
The partnership includes new digital services for multi-modal rate management and sales; air pricing, quoting and ebooking; and customs brokerage.
By S.L. Fuller • Feb. 28, 2020 -
TQL cyber breach is latest example of the industry’s vulnerability to hacking
The cyberattack compromised its carrier portal, potentially granting access to, “carrier accounts, including, in many instances, tax ID numbers and bank account numbers,” according to the company’s website.
By Morgan Forde • Feb. 28, 2020 -
Shake Shack takes on procure-to-pay, supplier management in tech upgrade
A digital transformation and new ERP systems give Shake Shack a more granular picture of its procurement operations and frees up in-restaurant teams from administrative tasks.
By Emma Cosgrove • Feb. 27, 2020 -
From legacy systems to connected tech, manufacturers face cyber risks
The potential for damage in an operations environment can dramatically affect revenue, if not shut businesses down completely.
By Deborah Abrams Kaplan • Feb. 25, 2020 -
Internal actors account for 30% of cyberattacks in manufacturing
Proper network segmentation can minimize the threat from internal actors by limiting access to applications or databases to specific employees.
By Matt Leonard • Feb. 25, 2020
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