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Three Ways Wholesale Distributors Can Improve Planning

Shoppers’ expectations of convenience, choice, price and experience continue to change. Staying ahead of the trends is key to winning.

Why Online Retailers Need Better Inventory Management

Online sales are a must for just about every traditional retailer today. But they can also be a drag on profits.

Six Barriers to Becoming a Digital Business

As organizations continue to embrace digital transformation, they are finding that digital business is not as simple as buying the latest technology — it requires significant changes to culture and systems. A recent Gartner, Inc. survey found that only a small number of organizations have been able to successfully scale their digital initiatives beyond the experimentation and piloting stages.

Trucks Shift Into Higher Gear With New Technology

A truck driver for the Schwebel Baking Co. rolled out of Cleveland toward Rochester, N.Y., on a recent day with a trailer full of freshly-made sandwich rolls and buns. Less than an hour into the run, sensors tied to his tractor-trailer started sending a stream of urgent data messages that led the big rig to turn around and head back to the bakery.

Podcast | Can Big Data Get Too Big?

Are businesses surfing the wave of big data? Or are they drowning in it?

Three Reasons to Buy Into Blockchain and the Internet of Things

The supply chain of the future will require greater trust and transparency among its members.

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Cloud-First Strategies Are Driving Supply Chain Software Revenue Growth Worldwide

The latest market share data from Gartner, Inc. shows that adoption of supply chain management (SCM) software accelerated significantly in 2017. Total worldwide market revenue grew 13.9 percent to reach a total of $12.2bn in 2017.

Five Ways to Upgrade Your Business Planning Process With Advanced Analytics

Many of today’s supply chains will be unrecognizable by 2020.

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Why Technology Won’t Solve the Problem of Automotive Recalls

George Whittier doesn’t understand why traceability should be a problem for automotive manufacturers facing a recall.

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How Crowdsourced Delivery Will Change the Game for Retailers

Customer expectations for faster and more flexible delivery are at an all-time high — and show no sign of slowing down.

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Honeywell Eyes Supplier Shift to Avoid Tariff Hit

U.S. industrial conglomerate Honeywell International Inc said on Friday it had started sourcing some of its components from countries other than China to counter growing costs related to a tariff war between the world’s two largest economies.

U.S. Seaborne Imports Surging as Retailers Stock Up Early

Cargo streamed into U.S. seaports at a rapid rate in June, as businesses pulled in goods in an apparent rush to stock up ahead of new tit-for-tat tariffs between the U.S. and China.

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