UPS recently led a $48-million round of Series B investment in Chicago-based Fast Radius, a technology platform and manufacturing footprint enabled by…
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According to U.S. Department of Energy figures from 2014, our cooling needs amount to 27% of our annual electricity consumption, 13.7% on…
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Lockheed Martin Uses Supply Chain Strategy to Improve Mission Capable Rates
by Ruth Seeleyby Ruth SeeleyMulti-year Performance Based Logistics (PBLs) contracts and Master Repair Agreements (MRAs) are both part of the supply chain strategy Lockheed Martin is…
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While the plant-derived polyethylene furanoate (PEF) has shown promise as a replacement for plastic polyethylene terephthalate (PET), large-scale PEF production has to…
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The pace of change keeps accelerating, with increased performance standards and strengthened government regulations pushing materials handling companies to innovate. Yale Materials…
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But could the demand for solar panels be responsible for the rising cost of silver? Researchers from Kent Business School examined the…
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Mouser is now stocking the i.MX 8M Mini applications processors from NXP Semiconductors. NXP’s first embedded multi-core heterogeneous applications processors built using advanced…
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It only takes 10 Spotpower (SP) to haul a truck across the Boston Dynamics parking lot (~1 degree uphill, truck in neutral).…
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EPR Laws Create Durability/Recyclability Dilemma for Manufacturers
by Ruth Seeleyby Ruth SeeleyExtended producer responsibility (EPR) laws, already in use in some states, are designed to ensure devices are either easier to recycle or…
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Chronic Inventory Inaccuracies Cost Retailers More Than Theft
by Ruth Seeleyby Ruth SeeleyA recent Bossa Nova survey conducted by Wakefield Research concluded that despite major spending on inventory management, retailers are still experiencing catastrophic…
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Companies to Watch: Standard Setters and Innovative Supply Chain Disruptors
by Ruth Seeleyby Ruth SeeleyAt the recent Institute for Supply Management Annual Conference (ISM 2019), Spend Matters released its sixth annual Providers to Know and Providers…