Honeywell and Carnegie Mellon team up to improve fulfillment efficiency with robots

The duo is fast-tracking development of the distribution center robots to get to warehouse floors in 2019. 

By Barry Hochfelder • Aug. 30, 2018

UPS launches on-demand warehouse and fulfillment platform

With this move, UPS is entering a growing set of young companies looking to add warehouse space to the sharing economy. 

By Emma Cosgrove • Aug. 30, 2018

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Retailers are making operational investments and adjustments to maintain supply chain resilience. Here’s how.

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Drones in Puerto Rico test last-mile disaster relief

The tests aim to prove drones are a viable tool for last-mile delivery of temperature-sensitive medications in time-critical situations.

By Edwin Lopez • Aug. 30, 2018

Ignored data assets can derail innovation, Gartner analyst says

"Accountants haven't come around to recognizing information as an asset" and if information or data isn't used to its full extent, businesses will never see potential benefits, Gartner VP and distinguished analyst Doug Laney said. 

By Samantha Schwartz • Aug. 29, 2018

Move over delivery drones, warehouse drones are ready for the spotlight

Bolstered by the growth in industrial IoT, inventory drones are proving their benefits within facilities.

By Gary Wollenhaupt • Aug. 28, 2018

The art of modernizing machinery

While warehouse machinery has improved dramatically in recent years, new machines and equipment shouldn't be the first place to look for increasing efficiency and performance.

By Craig Guillot • Aug. 28, 2018

Smart warehouses boom in China as US players are stuck on cost

At up to 100 times the cost of traditional warehouse space, will smart warehouses ever become the norm?

By Emma Cosgrove • Aug. 28, 2018

AutoX launches self-driving grocery delivery service

The California startup will sell groceries through GrubMarket, allowing San Jose-area shoppers to pick up food directly from temperature-controlled cars. 

By Krishna Thakker • Aug. 28, 2018

As deadline nears, FRA grants $204M for rail safety projects

Nine railroads are at risk of not meeting the deadline to implement the safety technology, according to the agency.

By Gary Wollenhaupt • Aug. 27, 2018

Inside CBP's 'fail fast' approach to blockchain

In order to find out if blockchain could have impact to match the hype, Customs and Border Protection is borrowing a play from Silicon Valley. 

By Emma Cosgrove • Aug. 27, 2018

The fight to overcome the 'not sexy' perception of industrial internet

Companies slow to adopt the industrial internet may have missed an early mover advantage — even if they staved off burning their fingers like some initial adopters.

By Alex Hickey • Aug. 27, 2018

It's a bird, it's a plane, it's ... coffee? IBM's drone project satisfies caffeine addictions

A coffee drone could be a last-mile dream — or HR's worst nightmare.

By Samantha Schwartz • Aug. 24, 2018

Finance professionals see supply chain risk as a top concern

A Dun & Bradstreet report suggests some anxiety felt by financial analysts could ease if they had better tools to forecast and monitor supplier risk.

By Emma Cosgrove • Aug. 23, 2018

Digital lock startup raises $70M to ease urban deliveries

Latch's remote access solution solves a longstanding problem for city dwellers and package carriers.

By Emma Cosgrove • Aug. 23, 2018

How TraceLink will use $93M in new funds to showcase the benefits of serialization

The data network plans to expand into a life sciences software suite to help pharmaceutical supply chains tap data that was unavailable prior to track-and-trace regulations.

By Edwin Lopez • Aug. 23, 2018

Maersk's new contract service hints at larger digital shift

The carrier became the second shipping line to join CargoSphere, which provides a confidential but digital and automated rate distribution software.

By Edwin Lopez • Aug. 22, 2018

The rise, fall and return of RFID

Fifteen years after Walmart launched a costly pilot project, the sensors are coming back in style thanks to proven benefits for retailers and their suppliers.

By Deborah Abrams Kaplan • Aug. 21, 2018

Uber Freight launches new platform just for shippers

The platform allows shippers to digitally tender loads, track shipments and obtain pricing from Uber Freight.

By Emma Cosgrove • Aug. 21, 2018

Nordstrom tackles its 'last frontier' with new omnichannel hub

Executives said the company will open a new distribution center in California next year as it vies to create a 'seamless ecosystem' for shoppers.

By Emma Cosgrove • Aug. 20, 2018

Gartner serves up 2018 Hype Cycle with a heavy side of AI

The Hype Cycle can serve as an early warning system for executives as jumping on emerging technologies could pay big dividends down the road.

By Alex Hickey • Aug. 20, 2018

UPS blockchain patent aims to route packages on multiple carriers

The third-party logistics provider filed a sweeping blockchain patent application that teases a future of complete visibility and virtual currencies.

By Emma Cosgrove • Aug. 20, 2018

Two-thirds of companies consider Excel a supply chain system

The data point comes from a survey by BluJay Solutions, which compares the priorities and systems used by innovators and late adopters.

By Edwin Lopez • Aug. 17, 2018

CBP to kick off blockchain pilot next month

The agency is looking not only to explore how the blockchain could speed up international trade, but also to inspire private sector innovation. 

By Emma Cosgrove • Aug. 16, 2018

Automated inventory management is becoming a 'key battleground'

Whether it's RFID or robots, taking humans out of the inventory process will soon be standard practice, according to a new report which discusses the benefits in dollars and cents. 

By Emma Cosgrove • Aug. 14, 2018

Hapag-Lloyd launches online quote tool

The carrier is the first of the top six ocean liners to provide a shipping rate within minutes to a first-time guest via online query.

By Edwin Lopez • Aug. 14, 2018