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APRIL 7, 2016

A little more than a year ago, Audi created a parody of transport drones in the sUVA commercial, but the ideas behind these “Terminator-like” actions actually represent very real possibilities for how extensive the network of drones will grow in 2016. How Does the Year of the Transport Drone Impact Shippers?

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DECEMBER 22, 2016

At the onset of 2016, we identified key trends to watch for in manufacturing, and as the year draws to a close, it’s time for an evaluation of our predictions to discover the state of manufacturing. Since e-commerce can be best analyzed by reviewing Cyber Monday 2016, consider the record-breaking sales achieved.

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MARCH 9, 2015

A recent survey conducted by ETF has revealed that 3PL service providers are quite optimistic regarding their company’s business prospects in the next 12 months. From 2016 until 2019, the growth rate is projected to average 2.5% After a lackluster 2014, optimism is back in the market.

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APRIL 19, 2017

Meanwhile, 2008 was a time when the deployment of cloud-based technologies was in infancy, so some companies may not have understood survey questions and their applicability to existing operations. Paired with the political upheaval of 2016, the only solution will be reducing inefficiencies. Now, consider another factor.

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DECEMBER 19, 2016

Unfortunately, 2016 does not seem promising where an increase of volumes is concerned. 49% of executives in an industry survey said that they considered themselves to be excellent leaders indeed, where risk management was concerned. Even with improved economies of scale, underutilization still proved to be a problem. Managing Risk.

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APRIL 4, 2016

Consider that 46 percent of respondents to a 2010 Accenture survey of North American manufacturing companies had "experienced product quality concerns as a result of offshored manufacturing and supply operations," and that 11 percent had product safety concerns. The trend towards reshoring and nearshoring will continue in 2016.

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MARCH 18, 2016

The development and deployment of autonomous vehicles, machine-to-machine communication abilities and preventative maintenance could all team up to result in even greater savings in 2016, which will further increase investments for the Industrial Internet of Things. Previous Applications of the Industrial Internet of Things in Manufacturing.

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JANUARY 27, 2016

According to a PwC and Zpryme Survey , the use of robots is impacting workers by creating new job opportunities in the field of robot repair and Engineering of advanced robotics and systems. So, how does this affect the workforce.

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DECEMBER 18, 2015

As we head into 2016, we are featuring our most read articles of 2015 in our five main categories: Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Logistics, Transportation Management, and Freight. Yesterday we published the top 10 most read manufacturing articles of 2015. . We will resume the series and finish the remaining three categories on December 28th.

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JANUARY 9, 2017

2016 marched onward with a drive to improve the use of digital technology throughout the supply chain. Per GT Nexus , 75 percent of executives surveyed recognized the digital supply chain as an important factor for the next five years. Let’s look at how supply chains kept up with expectations and where they fell short, if at all.

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DECEMBER 23, 2014

He predicts that this will rise to just over 50% by 2016 and to more than 80% by 2020. Supply Chain 2014 Infographic: The State of the Supply Chain: I recently came across an interesting infographic from SAPinsider and insiderPROFILES that showcased a survey around the State of Supply Chain 2014. Read the Full Blog Post.

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MARCH 3, 2017

Editors Note: Today's blog is from our friends at Fronetics who report their takeaways regarding manufacturing content marketing in 2016. The Content Marketing Institute (CMI) has released the results of its annual manufacturing content marketing survey, and there have been some big changes since last year.

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