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Most supply chain management models have been built to respond to data – what happened in the past. But in today’s dynamic environment a more predictive approach is needed, one that gives supply chains the ability to sense and respond...

The market research institute Gartner expects significant changes in supply chain management within five years. Eight trends are already emerging. By 2023, at least every second global player will use artificial intelligence (AI), advanced analytics and technologies related to the...

Google’s artificial intelligence unit took a giant step to predict the structure of proteins, potentially decoding a problem that has been described as akin to mapping the genome. DeepMind Technologies Ltd.’s AlphaFold reached the threshold for “solving” the problem at...

Automation. The word itself recalls images of a time ahead: of flying cars, of Jetsons, of robots designed to serve, and generally futuristic living. Though flying cars have yet to grace the skies, the futuristic living we seek has already...

In the first wave of the pandemic, employees in the manufacturing industry were among the hardest hit. Many manufacturers across the country saw huge clusters break out at plants and factories – including one incident at Tyson where 95% of...

Direct-to-consumer deliveries are the way of the future, and becoming even more important due to COVID-19. However, logistics companies are struggling to meet demand amid a barrage of factors, from ever-changing road conditions to managing temperature-sensitive deliveries of medications. A...

If you’re thinking about installing robots in your warehouse, you’re not alone.  If you’re thinking about installing robots in your warehouse, you’re not alone. Since the pandemic, a growing number of companies are deciding to make that move or already...

COVID-19 changed the way businesses operate, but executives must look beyond the pandemic to other global issues that will shape business in the 2020s. COVID-19 might dominate the headlines, but it’s just one of seven key macro factors that will...

IDC estimates that the market for solutions for everything to do with augmented and virtual reality grew by almost 70 percent in 2019. Four pilot projects show the use in repair / maintenance, training and the transfer of knowledge to...

There’s no shortage of articles that will opine about how tumultuous 2020 was for the economy, jobs, and industry as the world grappled with the impact of COVID-19 on business and daily life. However, there’s reason to be optimistic, especially...