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How 5G Will Transform the Way We Live and Work

April 2, 2019

Self-driving cars, remote robotic surgery, autonomous weapons — all that and much more is set to be delivered via the 5G wireless network.

The Brexit Day That Wasn't Leaves Britain Counting the Cost

April 1, 2019

Bloomberg

For more than two years, the clock ran down toward March 29, the day Prime Minister May pledged Britain would leave the European Union. As the drama rolls on, the costs mount from the Brexit day that wasn’t.

Brexit Is Like Christmas for European Truck-Rental Companies

March 29, 2019

Bloomberg

Ahead of the original March 29 deadline for Britain to leave the European Union, companies began to fear that if governments couldn’t agree an exit deal, border crossings between the U.K. and Europe would be significantly disrupted.

The SCB Podcast

Podcast | Easing the Financial Plight of Hourly Workers

March 29, 2019

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Hourly workers in retail and logistics are existing on extremely thin economic margins.

Britain’s No-Deal Ferries Get Ready to Set Sail Two Weeks Early

March 28, 2019

Bloomberg

Britain’s no-deal flotilla is getting ready to set sail, shuttling trucks carrying critical goods into the country starting Friday.

Ship Operators Raise Alarms Over String of Vessel Fires

March 28, 2019

The Wall Street Journal

The international shipping industry is wrestling with a spate of fires aboard vessels at sea in recent months that have cost companies and their customers hundreds of millions of dollars in damages.

Case Study

True Value Launches $150M Investment in Supply-Chain Improvements

March 28, 2019

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

A big new distribution center in Pennsylvania for True Value Co. is just one part of an ambitious investment to optimize and overhaul the hardware wholesaler’s entire supply chain.

UPS, Drone Maker Begin First Regular Commercial Flights in U.S.

March 27, 2019

Bloomberg

The drone deliveries further United Parcel Service's push into managing and delivering healthcare products.

How Supply Chain Technology Enables the ‘New Retail’ Customer Experience

March 27, 2019

Eugene Amigud, SCB Contributor

Today’s “new retail” — a shopping experience that seamlessly blends digital and offline commerce — is still in its infancy. But it’s already defining the future of technology, business and operational strategies for companies worldwide.