Today's lift trucks yield a treasure trove of information about equipment status and productivity. Lynda Stephens, senior application engineer with EnerSys, discusses how to get the most from it.
Previously a company with three distinct supply chains serving commercial businesses, e-commerce customers and a chain of brick-and-mortar stores, Office Depot now operates a single omni-channel supply chain with one inventory base.
Fine wines are vulnerable to counterfeiting or fraud, in large part due to their high value. A single bottle of French Bordeaux, from Chateau Le Pin, averages $3,000 and can be priced at up to $10,000 or more, making the trafficking of forgeries lucrative for counterfeiters. Photocopied labels, for example, can be attached to bottles of counterfeit wine, which can then end up being sold to consumers"”often at auctions, or at any weak link along the supply chain.
The cloud has come to voice, and virtually every other aspect of material-handling within the supply chain. Keith Phillips, president and chief executive officer of Voxware, relates the evolution of the ground-breaking technology.
Less than three days after its iconic snack cakes officially returned to shelves, Hostess Brands LLC is experiencing record demand for products, with sales already seven times greater than historic levels and orders three to six times greater than production capacity - which has already been running at maximum levels.
The additive manufacturing revolution is underway, and product supply chains lie directly in its path of creative destruction. Which ones, if any, will survive?