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E-commerce, Fulfillment Demands Drive Growth in Warehouse Automation, Study Finds

Rapid growth in the worldwide market for warehouse automation and control systems is being driven primarily by the global boom in e-commerce, and its profound effects on fulfillment requirements, according to an ARC Advisory Group market study.

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Industry 4.0: The Future of Productivity, Growth in Manufacturing

Technological advances have driven dramatic increases in industrial productivity since the dawn of the Industrial Revolution. The steam engine powered factories in the 19th Century, electrification led to mass production in the early part of the 20th Century, and industry became automated in the 1970s. In the decades that followed, however, industrial technological advancements were only incremental, especially compared with the breakthroughs that transformed IT, mobile communications, and e-commerce.

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Finnish Mine Uses RFID Tech to Track Workers, Trucks, Detonators

For the past five years, the Pyhäsalmi mine in central Finland has been using passive high-frequency RFID tags to record when workers enter or leave a mine shaft. Since that time, says Kimmo Luukkonen, the mine's managing director, the technology has improved management's visibility into who is underground and when, and hence has increased its safety program's efficiency and accuracy. The company plans to expand that RFID solution to monitor who carries explosive detonators into the mine.

As E-commerce Sales Boom, Companies Need to Have Digital Strategies

In a report projecting $780bn in United States B2B e-commerce sales this year and $1.132tr by 2020, Forrester Research encourages companies to get to work now on a digital strategy for dealing with customers.

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Imports on Rise as U.S. West Coast Ports Recover from Work Slowdown

Import cargo volume at the nation's major retail container ports is expected to rise 8 percent this month over the same time last year as West Coast ports continue to recover from a backlog of cargo that built up before a tentative new labor agreement was signed, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report released by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates.

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Currency Rates Should Be Part of Your Risk-Management Strategy

The impact of changing oil prices on international traders gets a lot of press. Less covered in the media, yet just as important to corporate profits, are fluctuations in the value of the dollar and other major currencies.

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SATO Expands NX Series with Next-gen 6-inch Industrial Thermal Printer

SATO, a global provider of Auto-ID solutions, has launched the CL6NX, a 6-inch industrial thermal printer designed for intuitive operation, easy integration and industrial-strength durability in manufacturing, warehousing, logistics, healthcare and retail environments.

How To Avoid Mistakes When Using Data To Target Specific Retail Customers

The IBM Digital Analytics Benchmark showed us that consumers are flocking to their computers and mobile devices to buy, browse and research. This all sounds great but, here is the challenge - at the same time their attention spans are at an all-time low. So, what does this mean for marketers and retailers?

How Do You Keep Your Lean Program Going?

Once you have your lean journey underway, how do you sustain it? How do you build it into the bricks and mortar, and the DNA, of the organization? We no longer want lean to be its own thing; we want it integrated into the organization.

The Biggest Global Risks That Supply Chains Face Today

Who better to assess the most serious risks confronting global business today than one of the world's largest insurance companies?

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Daikin Reefer Launches Controlled-Atmosphere Device

Daikin Reefer, a global supplier of container-refrigeration machinery, has launched its new Active CA device, a unit that creates a controlled atmosphere inside refrigerated containers transporting perishable goods.

Report Designed to Enable 'Triple Supply Chain Advantage'

A report from the World Economic Forum identifies 31 proven practices to help companies achieve a "triple supply chain advantage" of increased revenue, a reduction in supply chain cost and added brand value. The practices also help companies shrink their carbon footprint and contribute to local development, including the health, welfare and working conditions of the communities in which they operate.

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