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GE Issues Data Historian for Industrial Internet Connectivity

GE Digital has made available version 7.0 of Historian, an application that connects industrial equipment from the control layer to cloud environments, natively integrated with GE's Predix platform.

RFID Technology Enables the 'Re-Imagined' Store

More than ever, retailers are reimagining their businesses - the functions their stores provide, the value they bring, and how they operate, driven not only by the rise of omnichannel and the need to respond to competitive threats from Amazon and others, but as well by the possibilities that new technologies create. We are at the beginning of a new era, where the store is a multi-faceted venue with the ability to fulfill orders with the efficiency of a warehouse and capture shoppers' buying behaviors and personalize as well as websites do, all while providing the experiential and human touches that only a physical store can.

RFID Helps Greek Provider Track Freight Cars on Nation's Railway

TrainOSE, Greece's rail service provider, is employing a radio frequency identification-based solution to track freight cars. While the company is still reviewing the results since the system was taken live last year, it has already determined that the technology is reducing rental costs for cars that should be returned to third-party owners.

Technology, Which Enables Sustainability, Often Has Its Own Negative Environmental Impact

While technology can improve companies' environmental, health and safety performance it can also produce a huge environmental footprint of its own.

Cold-Chain Logistics Benefits from Real-Time Monitors, IoT Technologies, Study Says

Real-time monitoring solutions and Internet of Things (IoT) technologies can identify more problems in cold chains than incumbent systems, but a strong business case exists only for high-value products like vaccines or clinical samples, and commodities that suffer high loss rates, according to Lux Research.

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Machine-to-Machine/IoT Telemetry Brings Heightened Visibility to Cargo Movement

Currently, containers, ships and other intermodal transport assets such as chassis and gensets are mainly what we call "dark, dumb and disconnected." What this means is that we really don't know much about them. They are not self-aware, we can't see them, and they can't tell us about their actions and status.

Kyocera Debuts New Rugged Smartphones for Logistics

Kyocera International Inc. has developed a new rugged smartphone with a built-in high-definition action camera.

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SciQuest Offers Upgrades to Source-to-Settle Platform

SciQuest has released platform upgrades to its source-to-settle suite of applications.

Be Mindful That Changes in Brand, Business Alignment or Marketing Strategy Affect Distributors

When a supplier makes a major change to its corporate structure, brand name, and/or go-to-market strategy, the implications for its distributor base can be significant. In most cases, these changes present both challenges and opportunities for the companies that are out on the front lines selling the manufacturer's products on a daily basis.

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Orbweaver Releases E-Commerce App for Electronics Manufacturers

Orbweaver Sourcing LLC, provider of applications for real-time supply-chain integration to the electronics manufacturing industry, has released Orbweaver Accelerate.

Are You a Service Parts Pricing Laggard or Leader?

In business, as in life, you're either improving or declining, growing or shrinking - there is no middle ground. In today's ultracompetitive durable goods industry, you're either evolving your business to compete faster and stronger while delivering a superior customer experience or you're allowing it to stagnate and erode, a formula which is sure to capture the (negative) attention of your customers and shareholders.

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Big Data Has Big Contribution to Make to Food Industry

Advanced analytics opens vast untapped potential for farmers, investors, and emerging economies to reduce the cost of goods sold.

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How a Leading U.S. Floral Distribution Company Reduced Warehouse Labor Costs by 45% with RFID

Recycled Tagging Fasteners: Small Changes Make a Big Impact

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Enhancing High-Value Electronics Shipment Security with Tive's Real-Time Tracking

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