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The State of Supply Chain Trends Part IV: Data Analysis, Wearables, and the Cloud

GlobalTranz

Modern supply chains are evolving beyond anyone’s expectations due to increased use of cloud-computing technologies, wearables and advanced data analysis. The use of wearables will continue to be one of the top trends throughout the remainder of 2016 and upcoming years as well. 2016 Was a Year of Innovation and Determination.

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RFID in the Supply Chain: Fizzling Technology or the Future of Effective SCM?

GlobalTranz

In 2003, Walmart announced that all of its suppliers would need to have Radio frequency identification (RFID) tags on all pallets and cases by 2006. WHITE PAPER] The Top Supply Chain Trends that Will Impact Supply Chain Management in 2018. Download white paper. Two Specific Examples of RFID in the Supply Chain?

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[INFOGRAPHIC] The Evolution and History of Supply Chain Management

GlobalTranz

By the 1960s, a clear trend had developed in shifting more time-dependent freight transportation to truck rather than rail. Academic research and education followed this trend to satisfy the growing industry recognition of the needs in this area. Prior to the 1960s, virtually all transactions and record keeping were done manually.

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Avis Budget Group CEO Aims to Reinvent Car Rental Industry

IoT World Today

Before joining the company in 2006, he had served as senior vice president of airport operations at United Airlines. Clearly, the trend of self-service is here to stay. How have you helped guide Avis’s strategy toward forming partnerships and strategic alliances? . De Shon is speaking at IoT World in Santa Clara, Calif.

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Private Fleets or Outsourced Logistics? Which is Better?

Trinity Logistics

Current trends point to the shortage growing to over 160,000 drivers by 2028. In addition, a recent ATRI analysis of census data on employment sectors shows that the trucking industry has the lowest percentage of young entrants and the highest percentage of aging workforce entrants. FLEXIBILITY. MANAGING THE RELATIONSHIP.

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Supply Chain Management:Has Best of Breed WMS Won the Race?

Infosys Supply Chain Management

Cloud & Big Data. Discuss the latest trends and solutions across the supply chain management landscape. In 2006 the analyst community predicted that gap between the Best of Breed (BOB) WMS and ERP WMS has narrowed significantly and it was just matter of time before the ERP vendors caught up with the BOB vendors (1).

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Two Million Vacant Manufacturing Jobs by 2025…How Can We Tackle the Skills Gap?

GlobalTranz

Industry data for 2004 - 2013 shows an annual loss of at least $17 billion due to vacant positions, with shocking losses of around $45 billion in both 2012 and 2013. Averting this outcome depends upon business leaders and government policymakers to actually implement measures to reverse the present trend.