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Digital Twins in the Warehouse: An Essential Overview

A digital twin is a continuously updated, virtual representation of the physical warehouse that tracks assets and inventory, orchestrates staffing and workflow, and tests future scenarios in real time to improve performance and resilience.

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Vendor Payment Inquiries: The Growing AP Productivity Killer

Interruptions aren’t merely annoying — they’re the bane of workplace productivity.

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Adding Value to Supply Chain Command Centers

As a senior pharmaceutical executive recently said, "The problem I have with a control tower is that I can see that there's a problem, but it's like watching a car crash in slow motion: I can't do anything about it."

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Ohio Train Derailment Reveals Need for Urgent Reform, Workers Say

Workers and union officials cited the Norfolk Southern Railway derailment in early February as a glaring example of why safety reforms to the industry need to be made.

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How Warehouses Will Modernize in 2023

There’s still much to be done to enable operators to take full advantage of the immense amounts of data being collected at every moment of the day within distribution centers.

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Microsoft Considers More Limits for Its New A.I. Chatbot

When Microsoft introduced a new version of its Bing search engine that includes the artificial intelligence of a chatbot, company executives knew they were climbing out on a limb.

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Ohio Train Crash Unleashes Local Rage, Suspicion Over Toxic Chemicals

While the crash didn’t cause any injuries or deaths, it has become a focal point of grievances and suspicions.

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Podcast | Supply Chain Finance Today: It’s a Whole New Conversation

The conversation we’re having today about supply chain finance is a lot different than that of just a few years ago.

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Tesla Recalls More Than 362,000 Cars Due to Self-Driving Crash Risk

Tesla Inc. is recalling hundreds of thousands of vehicles after U.S. authorities said its automated-driving technology could increase the risk of a crash.

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Maintaining Efficiency in the Order-Picking Process

The growing dominance of the omnichannel supply chain requires a more flexible and efficient approach to order picking.

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Digital Twins in the Warehouse: Five Real-World Use Cases

The digital twin of a warehouse — a real-time, 3D virtual representation of an actual facility down to the space, people, equipment and inventory — lets operators monitor activity, respond instantly to disruption and model future scenarios to improve performance.

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How Manufacturers Can Realize the Full Value of Industry 4.0 Technology

The Fourth Industrial Revolution, or Industry 4.0, is rapidly impacting how global manufacturers operate.

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

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

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