Technology

Case Study

Crocs Seizes On Pandemic Popularity With Army of Fulfillment Bots

August 4, 2021

When e-commerce sales boomed during the COVID-19 pandemic, footwear brand Crocs Inc. looked to warehouse automation for help.

Case Study

One Small Step for a Shipper Toward Embracing Electric Trucks

August 4, 2021

SupplyChainBrain

Packaging product distributor Veritiv partners with Penske Truck Leasing to pioneer the use of an electrically powered big rig in Southern California.

Case Study

Workwear Specialist Invests in a Highly Automated Omnichannel DC

August 4, 2021

SupplyChainBrain

Workwear manufacturer Engelberg Strauss seeks to create a distribution center that can serve all channels from a single location.

Work-From-Home Has Upended IT Procurement for Good

August 1, 2021

Mohammed Kafil, SCB Contributor

The spending costs of IT industries jumped in 2020 more than 4% as the global workforce shifted to remote work order overnight.

What We've Learned From Retailers Adopting Micro-Fulfillment Centers

July 29, 2021

Robert Nilsson, SCB Contributor

Today’s micro-fulfillment centers are taking multiple forms — including in-store, hub-and-spoke and dark store — and each comes with unique advantages and challenges.

Tight Battery Market Is the Next Test for EVs After Chip Crisis

July 29, 2021

Bloomberg

Rising demand from electric vehicles and challenges in securing raw materials will deliver a battery supply crunch for automakers already grappling with a chip crisis.

AI Could Dramatically Speed Up Environmental Action

July 28, 2021

Bloomberg

Artificial intelligence has big potential to help cut plenty of planet-warming emissions.

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Data, Deftness and Redefining Work: Three Rising Trends in Procurement

July 27, 2021

Stephen Day, SCB Contributor

The combined effect of these three trends is reshaping supply chain procurement as we’ve traditionally known it.

Startup Couriers Snatch Toehold in Shake-Up of the FedEx Era

July 22, 2021

Bloomberg

Surging e-commerce is generating more package deliveries than giant couriers can handle, but the logjam is spawning startups with new ways of speeding deliveries.

Uber to Buy TPG Freight Firm Transplace for $2.25 Billion

July 22, 2021

Bloomberg

Uber agreed to acquire Transplace, a logistics company owned by TPG Capital, for $2.25 billion in the ride-sharing company’s biggest bet on the trucking business.

Technology

The latest news, analysis and trends regarding technology solutions and their impact on supply chain management. New technologies in forecasting and demand planning, supply chain visibility, big data analytics, the internet of things (IoT), cloud and software as a service (SaaS), enterprise resource planning (ERP) and transportation management systems (TMS) and WMS are transforming the way companies do business - and allowing them to stay ahead of the competition in their industries. As these solutions continue to evolve, businesses are discovering new ways to increase efficiency and cut costs. Learn how companies around the world are improving operations through their strategic use of supply chain technology solutions.