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Last Mile
Tone Up for the GLP-1 Slimdown
As an estimated 12% of U.S. adults take appetite-suppressing GLP-1 medications, the supply chain effects are far-reaching—from skinnier truckloads to increased apparel returns. Get in shape for the changes ahead.
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Commanding Attention: Autonomous Tech Makes Gains
Companies are logging supply chain autonomy milestones with real-world testing and completed runs across land, air, and sea.
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New Robot Sense: Space Perception via sound
Sonair’s ultrasonic technology adds sound-powered 3D spatial awareness to robot perception. Moving beyond the prototype phase, the technology is now in production.
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Supply Chain Autonomy Gets in the Zone
From AI-driven advancements in perception to new lanes for self-driving trucks, companies are making moves toward autonomy.
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Rock Salt: Slippery Conditions, Rock-Solid Supply Chain
When snowstorms crystallize the need for salt, here’s how a major port cranks up operations to meet demand, keeping roads and sidewalks seasoned and safe.
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Sharpie Rewrites Supply Chain Strategy
Redrawing production lines and highlighting worker retention, Sharpie maker Newell Brands got ahead of tariff uncertainty and supply chain complexity.
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Up in the Air? The Future of the Supply Chain Manager Role
Tracking down lost shipments, chasing carriers for updates, and piecing together visibility from spreadsheets, emails, and phone calls—these are the tasks supply chain managers juggle every day. Artificial intelligence reshuffles them all.
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You Win! Gaming Reinforces Supply Chain Upskilling
From badges to patches, current and future supply chain practitioners rack up achievements and winning moves.
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Car Carriers Bound For a New Horizon
Shipping line MOL is working on a second life for the roll-on/roll-off ships in its fleet—as floating data centers.
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Rare Earth Elements: What’s the Drill?
While rare earths are not exactly “rare” (even the rarest of these elements, thulium, is 125 times more common than gold), these critical metals present tricky supply chain challenges and opportunities for companies to mine:
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Enter: A Warehouse Robot with Finesse
“Numb and dumb” no more, the new Vulcan robot from Amazon features a capability that has eluded robotics: a sense of touch. The result? Tangible benefits for order fulfillment.
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How Skateboards Could Propel Last-Mile Electrification
For the last-mile sector, light commercial vehicles that offer flexibility and storage space rule. Here’s how skateboard design could give electric vehicle (EV) makers an edge.
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Avoiding AI Pitfalls
Deploying artificial intelligence in supply chain management was not expected to be easy. Here are some early traps and how to avoid them.
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Pallet, Meet Drone
The Palletrone (pallet plus drone) provides a hovering platform for cargo. The flying shopping cart delivers some unique features.
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’Tis the Season to Dodge Folly
Retailers, don’t get hung up on these potential peak season pitfalls and perils.
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Ready for Takeoff: World’s Largest Cargo Plane
Currently in development by U.S. aerospace company Radia, the WindRunner is set to claim some heavy-lifting records, including greatest cargo volume. Here’s what’s on the manifest:
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Cargo Ships Get Wind of Traditional Power Source
A millennia-old concept—wind propulsion for cargo ships—is catching on with some gusty tech innovations.
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Driver Shortage? Japan Conveys a Solution
The Asian country envisions a 310-mile conveyor belt network that can carry the freight of 25,000 trucks a day.
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Taking a Shine to Lab-Grown Diamonds
Marketed as an eco-friendly alternative to mined diamonds and offering more transparency, lab-grown diamonds are disrupting gemstone supply chains. Here’s some clarity:
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Paris 2024 Olympics: Ready, Set Up, Go for Logistics Gold
How do you tackle logistics of Olympic proportions? Official logistics partner CMA CGM Group is preparing to go the distance.
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