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When Will the Drones Start Flying?
Look, up in the sky: See any drones yet?
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New EU Privacy Law Affects More Than Just Retailers
The European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation has taken effect, and although mostly viewed as setting data privacy requirements for retailers selling to individual consumers, it also affects manufacturers and distributors.
UPS Really Doesn’t Want to Ship Your Refrigerator With Your Socks
United Parcel Service Inc. jacked up fees by 30 percent to $650 for the largest items it delivers to discourage shippers from putting kayaks, refrigerators and other oversize items into a network meant for smaller parcels.
The U.S. Doesn’t Have Enough Truckers, and It’s Starting to Cause Prices of About Everything to Rise
Joyce Brenny, chief executive of Brenny Transportation in Minnesota, gave her truck drivers a 15 percent raise this year, but she still can't find enough workers for a job that now pays $80,000 a year.
Analysis: Traditional Packaging Fails for E-Commerce
Using traditional product packaging in e-commerce can hurt the bottom line. For many companies, the practice triggers unnecessary, counterproductive costs several percent of their total cost of goods sold (COGS).
More Suppliers Are Losing Revenue Due to Cross-Channel Challenges
As the global $1.9tr e-commerce landscape continues to expand, companies are facing difficulties successfully managing cross-channel commerce across continents, supply chains, and software systems, and are losing revenue as a result.
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Gartner Announces Rankings of the 2018 Supply Chain Top 25
Gartner, Inc. has released the results of its annual Supply Chain Top 25, identifying supply chain leaders and highlighting their best practices. Analysts announced the results at the Gartner Supply Chain Executive Conference last week in Phoenix.
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Supply Chain Execs Still See Their Role As Support — Not Growth Enabler, Report Shows
It turns out that many chief supply chain officers (CSCOs) are not leveraging their C-suite counterparts to help reinvent the supply chain function and transform it into an engine of new growth models and customer experiences, according to new research from Accenture.
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Trump Personally Pushed Postmaster General to Double Rates on Amazon, Other Firms
President Trump has personally pushed U.S. Postmaster General Megan Brennan to double the rate the Postal Service charges Amazon.com and other firms to ship packages, according to three people familiar with their conversations, a dramatic move that probably would cost these companies billions of dollars.
Challenges & Opportunities in Supply Chain
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Gartner Announces Winners of Its 2018 Supply Chainnovators Awards
Gartner, Inc. has announced the winners of the 2018 Supply Chainnovator Awards. The awards, announced this week at the Gartner Supply Chain Executive Conference, recognize unconventional, innovative and high-impact supply chain initiatives in the healthcare, high-tech manufacturing and consumer/retail sectors.
Target Tests Retail ‘Flow Center’ for Faster, Nimbler Distribution
Target Corp. is testing a new distribution strategy aimed at speeding up its restocking and making the retailer more nimble at stores and online as it competes with rivals like Amazon.com Inc. and Walmart Inc.
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