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MIT Restructures Itself to Shape the Future of Computing & Artificial Intelligence

247 Customs Broker

The MIT Schwarzman College of Computing will constitute both a global center for computing research and education and an intellectual foundry for the powerful new AI tools. Faculty in a range of departments have a great deal to gain from new kinds of algorithmic tools – and a great deal of insight to offer their makers.

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Will Robots Take All the Supply Chain Jobs?

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Such stories are legion – not only in the US, but also even in China, where in 2015 the provincial Guangdong government announced a three-year plan to increase automation in the region by subsidizing the purchase of robots, under a program referred to as “robots for humans.” ” . Posted on: Jun, 27 2016.

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MIT’s Sheffi on Supply Chain Sustainability

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. Sheffi starts, for example, with the extreme pressures coming from non-governmental organizations (NGOs), notably Greenpeace, about which one environmentalist says “When Greenpeace reaches for its toolbox, it tends to find only one tool, and that’s a mallet.” Managing Director, AD Supply Chain Group Pty Ltd.

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Supply Chain Innovation Technology: No Longer Just a “Build vs. Buy” Decision

Talking Logistics

Thanks to innovations in software architecture and user interfaces, software vendors today are providing users with easy-to-use tools to build their own extensions and functionality. Kenco is a great example.

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The Great Maersk Shift

Freightos

As a disclaimer, WebCargo , a Freightos Group company, does offers digital services to global forwarders and carriers, including online sales portals, digital eBooking, multimodal rate management and the Freightos.com freight marketplace. . After a rough 2015, the first half of 2016 was no different.

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Sorry, I’m Not Sure: Supply Chain and Logistics Predictions for 2018

Talking Logistics

However, thanks to innovations in software architecture and user interfaces, software vendors today are providing users with easy-to-use tools to build their own extensions and functionality. Kenco Group (a Talking Logistics sponsor) is a great example. For related commentary, see: Where Does Supply Chain Design End and Planning Begin?