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Parcel Fulfillment Forum Boasts Leg-Up Strategies for the Amazon Age

Blue bins choking on Amazon cardboard are a sign of the times.

September 19, 2018

Blue bins choking on Amazon cardboard are a sign of the times.

These Three Technologies Are Posed to Innovate Data Management, Gartner Says

DataOps, private cloud database platform as a service (dbPaaS) and machine learning (ML)-enabled data management are making their debut in the 2018 Gartner Inc. Hype Cycle for Data Management.

September 19, 2018

Gartner

DataOps, private cloud database platform as a service (dbPaaS) and machine learning (ML)-enabled data management are making their debut in the 2018 Gartner Inc. Hype Cycle for Data Management.

How Asset Valuation Can Aid Supply-Chain and Logistics Providers

Financial partners with expertise in asset valuation can help supply-chain and logistics companies to embrace change and prepare for the future.

September 19, 2018

Thomas Schied

Financial partners with expertise in asset valuation can help supply-chain and logistics companies to embrace change and prepare for the future.

Machines Will Handle Half of Work Tasks by 2025, Davos Group Says

Machines and automated software will be handling fully half of all workplace tasks within seven years, a new report from the World Economic Forum forecasts. But the group said technologies such as artificial intelligence, robotics, and precision medicine, could create more jobs than they threaten.

September 18, 2018

IndustryWeek

Machines and automated software will be handling fully half of all workplace tasks within seven years, a new report from the World Economic Forum forecasts. But the group said technologies such as artificial intelligence, robotics, and precision medicine, could create more jobs than they threaten.

When Your Prescription Drug Is Tainted With a Chemical 'Used to Make Rocket Fuel'

Wayne Pearl, like millions of people with high blood pressure, takes the widely prescribed generic drug valsartan.

September 12, 2018

Los Angeles Times

Wayne Pearl, like millions of people with high blood pressure, takes the widely prescribed generic drug valsartan.

The Importance of Last-Mile Facilities in the Supply Chain

Four Forces Transforming Supply Chain, Logistics and Transportation Today

Few industries or business functions are experiencing as much disruption as logistics, supply chain and transportation. In fact, according to a recent Forbes Insights survey of more than 400 senior transportation-focused executives, 65 percent say tectonic shifts in these areas are driving an era of profound transformation.

September 12, 2018

Forbes

Few industries or business functions are experiencing as much disruption as logistics, supply chain and transportation.

Here Are This Year’s Top 25 Supply Chain Graduate Programs

Gartner Inc. has released the findings from its biennial Top 25 North American Supply Chain Graduate Programs report. Forty-six institutions in the U.S. and Canada participated in the survey.

September 11, 2018

Gartner

Gartner Inc. has released the findings from its biennial Top 25 North American Supply Chain Graduate Programs report. Forty-six institutions in the U.S. and Canada participated in the survey.

Small Companies (and Their Employees) Are Most Vulnerable to Cyberattacks, Survey Finds

At small businesses, rank-and-file employees may be more aware of the threat from cybercrime than are company leaders.

September 6, 2018

CFO

At small businesses, rank-and-file employees may be more aware of the threat from cybercrime than are company leaders.

U.S. Factory Activity Hit a 14-Year High in August

U.S. manufacturing activity accelerated to more than a 14-year high in August, boosted by a surge in new orders, but growing concerns over rising raw material costs as a result of import tariffs could restrain further growth.

September 5, 2018

Reuters

U.S. manufacturing activity accelerated to more than a 14-year high in August, boosted by a surge in new orders, but growing concerns over rising raw material costs as a result of import tariffs could restrain further growth.

Artificial Intelligence in Retail? Nope — Start With Automation, Analysts Say

Stories of thrilling, new AI use cases in retail have been popping up in our tech news feeds, whether computer vision, facial recognition, or elimination of human workers. But these sensational accounts miss an important piece of the AI learning curve.

August 31, 2018

Rob Koplowitz and Sucharita Kodali

Stories of thrilling, new AI use cases in retail have been popping up in our tech news feeds, whether computer vision, facial recognition, or elimination of human workers. But these sensational accounts miss an important piece of the AI learning curve.