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7 Supply Chain and Logistics Trends to Watch in 2018

Logistics Bureau

It’s that time when idle chatter at the office Christmas lunch turns to debating what next year will bring, especially among logistics and supply chain professionals, for whom it seems every New Year brings new challenges, trends, and disruptive innovations. The 7 Trends for Supply Chain Pros to Watch in 2018.

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Sortation Solution for Japanese Fashion Retailer

Logistics Business Magazine

Since the company opened its first store back in 1989, United Arrows’ stylish range of men’s, women’s and children’s clothing has established a loyal following among Japan’s trend-conscious shoppers. Of course, should volume fall, robots can be withdrawn and ‘mothballed’ until they are needed again.

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IoT in Logistics: Hackathon Team Aims to Slash Food Waste

IoT World Today

In the early 2000s, Walmart asked its suppliers to deploy RFID technology in pallets and cases. Of course, the Internet of Things and the broader field of artificial intelligence have a host of potential supply chain applications. . It uses proprietary freshness trend modeling for moisture and temperature tracking.

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The Secret Journey of a Fashion Piece

Logistics at MPEPS at UPV

But with the implementation of tracking technology, such as RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) tags, product data can be fed directly into a designer’s own business management software. Indeed, high fashion labels may set sartorial trends, but it is major retailers that are driving the growth of data collection around product inventory.

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Why E-commerce Fulfillment Is Set to Move to a 2-Hour Delivery Standard & What You Can Do About It

GlobalTranz

WHITE PAPER] The Top Supply Chain Trends that Will Impact Supply Chain Management in 2018. Automate the picking process with new technologies, such as passive RFID, Bluetooth tags, AIDC systems, and augmented reality. Of course, waveless picking strategies and well-integrated systems will help achieve this goal.

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What does the Logistics World of the Future look like?

Logistics Business Magazine

Top of the bill was Richard van Hooijdonk, a trend watcher and futurist (“trend watchers explain, futurists predict” he reveals) from the Netherlands, with a 100kph patter and an undeniably hypnotic watchability. They’re like tattoos – once you have one, you want another,” he announces).

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The State of Third Party Logistics: The Future is Already Here

GlobalTranz

Just imagine the day when packages will never become lost or misplaced (because they are fitted with RFID chips that enable them to communicate with each other), when driverless vehicles and drones will deliver shipments at the customers’ doorsteps, and when customers will be able to monitor the progress of their shipment in real time.