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Keep up to date on what’s going on in the supply chain & logistics industry.
Romaine Lettuce, E-Coli and the Path to Blockchain
Reports of Romaine Lettuce Contamination Crop Up in 19 StatesFood safety and food safety education for consumers are essential ingredients in the recipe for healthy American consumers. Across the United States, from farms to dinner tables, Americans are concerned...
The Friday Report April 20, 2018
On Target: Order-to-Shelf and Goods-to-Person Automated Fulfillment Big box retailer Target pledged to invest $7 billion to re-imagine over 600 retail store locations in order to adapt to consumer preferences. The redesign and re-engineering of the retail store...
The Impact of E-Commerce on the Real Estate Warehouse Market
U.S. Warehouse Space Today E-commerce online shopping is having a significant impact on the industrial real estate market across the United States. Although online sales are less than a tenth of overall retail sales, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, e-commerce...
Fast Fashion Retail Success in Today’s E-Commerce Supply Chain
What is Fast Fashion Retail? If you are not a style maven given to wearing trendy styles, you may be unaware of one of the most dominating trends in the retail supply chain industry. What is “fast fashion”? Sometimes referred to as “fashion on-demand”, the term...
The Friday Report April 13, 2018
The Next E-Commerce Platform: The Connected Car Did you know that today’s car has the computing power of 20 personal computers? Unbelievably enough, it processes up to 25 gigabytes of data in an hour and includes approximately 100 million lines of programming. The...
The Friday Report: April 6th, 2018
Artificial Intelligence Invades the Food and Beverage Industry Food and beverage companies are turning to artificial intelligence to improve fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG). Using artificial intelligence and machine learning, food and beverage companies are gaining...
3PL Refridgerated Warehouse Industry Trends
The cold chain industry is changing fast. Between the increased development and usage of temperature sensitive biologic pharmaceuticals and consumer preferences for convenient, fresh foods, the cold chain must adapt quickly. One main factor is dominating the cold...
The Friday Report March 30, 2018
The Food Home Delivery Industry is On Fire! Restaurant meal delivery is anticipated to balloon from $43 billion in 2017 to $76 billion in the next four years according to a report from Cowen and Company. Online orders and use of technology in ordering meals from a...
EDI & APIs: Supply Chain Data Interchange
Today, supply chain operations must move faster than ever before, largely due to the deluge of individual consumer orders that must be processed from online shoppers. Operational and order processing speed can provide a competitive advantage and affect the...
The Friday Report March 23, 2018
Cold Storage Warehouse Growth Fueled by Consumer Shopping Habits & Expectations The food supply chain is changing. Between the increase in consumers shopping online for reasons of convenience and changes in taste and food preferences, consumer behavior and...