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Ahoy, 3D Printing! Navy Looks to Make Parts Aboard Ships

July 9, 2015

The Office of Naval Research will meet with 200 industry reps later this month in advance of the Navy's deep dive into additive manufacturing - aka 3D printing.

Amazon to Create Its Own Discount Shopping 'Holiday'

July 9, 2015

MultiChannel Merchant

Move over, Black Friday. Here comes Prime Day. Amazon has created its own selling holiday.

APICS SCC Launches SCOR Mobile App

July 8, 2015

APICS Supply Chain Council

APICS Supply Chain Council has launched a Supply Chain Operations Reference (SCOR) mobile application.

Air, Maritime Groups Urged to Advocate Using Drones for Search-and-Rescue Missions

July 8, 2015

Maritime Executive

The IMO and the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) should encourage cooperation between governments, research centers and companies to develop unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for search and rescue use, says Captain Abdelkhalik Kamal Eldin Soliman Selmy, a lecturer in the nautical department of the Arab Academy for Science and Technology and Maritime Transport in Egypt.

Got (Too Much) Milk? U.S. Dairy Businesses Pour It Out as Glut Threatens Market

July 7, 2015

Business Week

There's so much milk flowing out of U.S. cows these days that some is ending up in dirt pits because dairies can't find buyers.

Critics Say Feinstein's Drone Safety Bill Much Too Restrictive

July 7, 2015

Fortune

The proposed Consumer Drone Safety Act calls for more guidelines about when and where drones can fly in the U.S.

Three Challenges Impacting Automotive Supply Chains

July 6, 2015

SupplyChainBrain

Nike's E-commerce Skyrockets, With Mobile Sales Topping Those From Desktops

July 6, 2015

RIS News

NIKE Inc.'s e-commerce business is growing, and the company attributes it to being one of the "world's most engaged brands online."

Internet of Things Coming to You - Whether You're Ready or Not

July 6, 2015

Industry Week

If you're not in the communication business now, you soon will be. The Internet of Things (IoT) will see to that.

African E-tailers Increase Efforts to Stop Online Fraud

July 6, 2015

CIO

Online retailers in key African markets are stepping up efforts to prevent fraud and gain the trust of consumers in order to encourage online payments in a region where, because of the vast numbers of mobile users, the potential for e-commerce is enormous.