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Walmart Boast E-Commerce Gains with Eyes on Amazon
By Alex Batty, MHI Marketing Communications Coordinator |@mhi_alex As a giant introvert, and lover of deals, online shopping has been a boon to me, and Amazon has been the captain of that ship. But Walmart (my beloved) has been working […]
Walmart looking at blockchain technology as a way to track drone shipments
Walmart recently submitted a patent application for a drone delivery system that would drop packages into secure boxes (lockers) that communicate with the drone. On May 25, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) published the application, titled “Unmanned […]
Unit Load Design Course for Pallet Suppliers
Date: August 15-17, 2017 Location: Brooks Forest Products Center This August the Center for Packaging and Unit Load Design at Virginia Tech is powering a short course for pallet suppliers on unit load design. This course will teach wood pallet and manufacturers, […]
Gisele Bündchen Makes Supply Chain Sexy Again
By Alex Batty, MHI Marketing Communications Coordinator |@mhi_alex Okay, so I need to apologize about the click-baity title, but we were talking about this video in the office and this line was too good to resist. It came out of […]
Want to Learn More about Supply Chain? Resource Post for Your Convenience
By Alex Batty, MHI Marketing Communications Coordinator |@mhi_alex I was going to call this post ‘random… stuff… that you might find interesting as a resource’ but that doesn’t quite have the je ne sais quoi that a title needs. So […]
Manufacturers must adapt to a changing industry that will look very different in the future
Firms that want compete and thrive in the future must adopt strategies to address the new technologies and customer demands that are transforming the manufacturing landscape, according to a new survey from Grant Thornton. The report, titled “The Future of […]