Amber Road, a provider of global trade management solutions, has acquired EasyCargo, a Shanghai-based GTM solutions provider specializing in complex Chinese trade regulations.

ABI Research forecasts that cumulative shipments of handheld and fixed/stationary barcode scanners totaling 6.3 million units will be delivered into the asset management, logistics and authentication market by 2018. Revenues are expected to hit just over the $775m mark for the same year.

Additive manufacturing, or 3D printing as it's often called, is not about to replace mass manufacturing. Even though the technology is improving, the finish and durability of some printed items can still fall short of what producers require.

The country's automotive supply chain is likely to get affected due to various factors, including escalation of costs to supply chain operations and shortage of professionals, a study has revealed.

Emerging technologies are changing the way in which suppliers are monitored in the ever-increasing quest for control over the supply chain. Today's supply chain, with its complexities and exposure to a variety of risks, is best managed through having strong visibility into the darkest corners. An ongoing question surrounds the definition of "visibility", which means different things to different people. Even that definition is changing, as a result of emerging technologies.