The agricultural supply chain is starting to incorporate blockchain technology to provide the food pedigrees more and more consumers demand. Tracking from…
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Flooding Prediction Tool Could Boost Emergency Response to Hurricanes
by Ruth Seeleyby Ruth SeeleyIncreased extreme weather events is one of the hallmarks of climate change. Flooding is one of the most dangerous of these events,…
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NewsSupply ChainTechnology
“Monday Effect” Hurts Supply Chain Performance
by Ruth Seeleyby Ruth SeeleyCould Arthur Hailey and Vance Hughes have been right about not buying cars made on Mondays (and Fridays, according to Hailey)? Researcher…
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We’ve seen it before: the face masks, expressions of fear and daily spikes in body counts in the headlines. Now we’re in…
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SCRG Expands Thai and Mexican Supply Chain Services
by Ruth Seeleyby Ruth SeeleyTariffs, rising labor costs and COVID 19 are factors accelerating a shift to manufacturing in southeast Asia and Mexico. Texas-based Supply Chain…
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It was a little different back in 1997 when SARS hit. The tech industry’s reliance on critical products and components from China…
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BusinessSupply Chain
Decentralized Blockchain Platforms Can Fight Counterfeit Pharmaceuticals
by Ruth Seeleyby Ruth SeeleyCounterfeit pharmaceuticals are increasingly a problem globally for a variety of reasons. Because a counterfeit drug can be manufactured in one country,…
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Autonomous Last Mile Delivery Market Worth $75.6 Billion by 2030: Report
by Ruth Seeleyby Ruth SeeleyBack in 2019, a Gartner CIO Survey indicated that 80% of last-mile deliveries will be autonomous by 2025. Now, an Allied Market…
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3PLs Need to Invest in Technology to Keep Up with Consumer Expectations
by Ruth Seeleyby Ruth SeeleyBy 2014, 96% of Fortune 100 companies and 80% of Fortune 500 companies were using 3PL services. Continued growth in the e-commerce…
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Drone Delivery May Work Better in More Remote Areas
by Ruth Seeleyby Ruth SeeleyDelivery speed, cost effectiveness, and consumer demand are the three factors driving innovation in the parcel delivery space. These days, consumers want…
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Flash Technique Turns Any Carbon Source Into Graphene
by Ruth Seeleyby Ruth SeeleyAs supply chains commit to both transparency and sustainability, they have to look at ways to reduce both energy consumption and waste,…