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Dental Supplies Company Exemplifies Digital Transformation Through Cloud, Mobile, IoT

You probably don't think of Henry Schein as a technology company. In fact, you probably don't think of Henry Schein at all. At No. 268 on the Fortune 500, it is one of the least known names on the list, in the most mundane of businesses - wholesaling supplies to dentists. But Henry Schein has managed to place itself at the center of a technological revolution. It has turned its dull-as-mouthwash catalogue business into the leading platform for digital dentistry, and increasingly for other medical practices.

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Apprise Unveils Update of Mobile Sales-Management App

Apprise Software Inc., a provider of enterprise resource planning (ERP) and supply-chain management software for consumer goods companies, has created a new version of Apprise Mobile, its mobile sales-management application.

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DHL Successfully Finishes Pilot That Has Robot Cart Toddle Along Behind Warehouse Pickers

DHL says it has successfully concluded a pilot program aimed at testing the effectiveness of using robots to help out the people working in their warehouses.

Aspen Technology Issues Update of aspenONE Software

Aspen Technology, Inc., a provider of software and services to the process industries, has made generally available Version 9 of two applications, aspenONE Engineering and aspenONE Manufacturing and Supply Chain.

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GS1 US Issues Mobile Scan Service; Updates GDSN Standard

GS1 US has developed GS1 US Mobile Scan, a new barcoding service to aid in product identification for customers of retailers and brands.

Airbus Group to Deploy Dassault Systèmes' Collaborative Design, Simulation Applicatio

Following a two-year benchmarking process, Airbus Group is extending its use of Dassault Systèmes' 3DEXPERIENCE platform to its additive manufacturing programs integrating design, simulation and production.

Free Shipping, Easy Returns, In-store Cell Phone Notifications Among Tech Retailers Should Invest In, Study Says

The 3rd annual Walker Sands Future of Retail Study analyzes the rise and adoption of emerging retail tech, with a heavy focus on gauging consumer reaction to potential tech game-changers (cue drones) and exploring consumer spending habits.

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How Companies Are Tackling the Challenge of Risk Management

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End-to-End Supply Chain Strategy Drives Significant Business Results

Challenge: A large electronics company tripled in size in part because of more than 100 acquisitions; this company lacked visibility across their hundreds of factories and distribution centers.

Shoppers Buying More Online, But Don't Want to Give Up Physical Stores, Study Says

Avid online shoppers, who make two or more purchases online in a typical three-month period, are leading a retail revolution. These consumers are shopping more with their smartphones and demanding a more seamless experience between virtual and physical stores, according to the Fifth Annual UPS Pulse of the Online Shopper study.

Chemical Industry to Be Transformed by Continuous Collection, Analysis of Data - PwC

The advent of continuous data collection and analysis has the potential to change the face of the chemical industry, and will create the need for platforms allowing companies to analyse a material throughout its value chain, consultants at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) said.

Investment Urged in Tracking Technologies to Protect Consumers From Food-borne Illnesses

One in six Americans get food-borne diseases each year with 3,000 of those cases resulting in death. Food and beverage retailers are strategizing to avoid such risks for consumers while keeping their profit margins intact. A report from IDC urges them to invest in tracking and other technologies.

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