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Digitizing the supply chain: Why Pfizer is investing in IoT, drones and personalized medicine

Internet of Business spent five minutes with Mirko Senatore, director of the Network Solutions & Excellence Team EMEA (part of the Global Supply Chain organization) at Pfizer, to discuss digitizing the supply chain with IoT.

The Role of IT as Competitive Global SCM Strategy

The long-term objective at Roland DG Corp. is to elevate its supply chain organization to the strategic decision-making level, says Zoltan Pekar, vice president of the company's global supply chain division.

U.S. Freight Railroads to Spend $22Bn on Infrastructure in 2017

U.S. freight railroads are projected to spend an estimated $22bn to maintain and upgrade the nation's private rail network in 2017, according to the rail industry's trade group, the Association of American Railroads (AAR).

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Trump's Threats to Booming Mexico Auto Industry Worry Executives

It was supposed to be a victory party. Carmakers from across the globe had planned to celebrate their head-spinning boom in Mexico at the Automotive Logistics conference held in Mexico City last week. Then Donald Trump won the U.S. presidential election.

U.S. Trade Gap Widens in 2016 as Exports, Imports Both Shrink

The U.S. trade deficit widened last year to the biggest since 2012 as exports fell more than imports, though a narrowing gap in December suggests demand is stabilizing overseas for American goods.

How Smaller Companies Can Conquer Big Data

Big data is threatening to swamp small companies.

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Long-Term Product Vision and Strategy

It's no exaggeration to say that supply chain planning is seeing a revolution, says Jack Noppe, chief technology officer at Kinaxis. Now, no function or department has to plan in the dark or without knowledge of how a plan affects others in the supply chain.

Dallas Fort Worth Airport to Open New Cold Chain Facility

Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) has announced plans to build a 37,000-square-foot cold chain facility to be operated by AirLogistix USA. The airport says it expects the facility to come online this summer.

Cross-Border Retail Volumes to Increase to $900Bn by 2020, Research Says

DHL Express has published research highlighting growth opportunity for retailers and manufacturers with an international online product offering. The report, "The 21st Century Spice Trade: A Guide to the Cross-Border E-Commerce Opportunity," looks at the markets and products that offer the highest growth potential, the motivations and preferences of customers making international online purchases and the success factors for online retailers that wish to expand overseas.

Walmart Goes After Amazon With Free 2-Day Shipping

Firing yet another salvo in its ongoing e-commerce war with Amazon, Walmart is eliminating its fee-based ShippingPass program less than a year after it was created to counter to Amazon Prime, instead offering free two-day shipping on 2 million items at a $35 order threshold.

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Blockchain will fundamentally transform exchange business – Funderbeam CEO Kaidi Ruusalepp

Adapting Supply Chains to the Digital Phase of Business

There's no doubt that the digital supply chain is of great benefit to a company, but we need to look at the world of social media to learn how to maximize use of digitalization, says Trevor Miles, vice president of thought leadership at Kinaxis.

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