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U.S. Roadmap for Material Handling & Logistics Takes a Look at the Future
From MHI Solutions Sure, savvy business professionals always try to anticipate the future. But few come together with leading thinkers in the industry to anticipate the next decade. More than 100 participants—including end users, suppliers, consultants, academics, government officials and […]
Department of Defense Seeks Revolutionary Technology To Detect Counterfeit Electronic Parts
The U.S. military is seeking a “tiny, cheap, foolproof” component to counter the pervasive problem of counterfeit electronic parts in the defense supply chain. In the past two years alone, more than a million suspect parts have been associated with […]
Tool Helps Companies Measure Climate-Change Risk to Supply Chain
Big companies looking to assess climate change-related risks to their supply chains can tap a new tool developed by a private-sector partnership that is integrating data from the University of Notre Dame Global Adaptation Index (ND-GAIN). The Climate Change Risk […]
President Obama Announces Two New Public-Private Manufacturing Innovation Institutes
This week President Barack Obama announced the creation of two Pentagon-led institutes that will combine public and private resources to foster manufacturing innovation. One center will be in Chicago; the other will be outside Detroit. The Canton, Mich., institute will focus […]
Venture Capital Bets on Supply Chain Management Mobile Technology
Venture capitalists and a major electronics manufacturer are pouring millions into a Silicon Valley startup that recently introduced a mobile, cloud-based, supply chain-management platform. The Mountain View, California firm says it has garnered more than $60 million in funding for […]
Omni-Channel Looks to be a Big Topic at the MODEX Supply Chain Conference
In looking at the show floor seminar offerings for the upcoming MODEX expo in Atlanta, it looks like Omni-Channel will be a big topic this year as retailers struggle to determine how to design integrated technology systems that support a range […]