Retailers linked to harmful pollution practices This week, it was revealed that many high street fashion brands have been linked to sourcing clothing material from highly polluted factories in Indonesia, …
This year, from June 17 to July 2, the national soccer teams will battle for victory for the tenth time at the FIFA Confederations Cup. The ‘Confed Cup’ tournament, which …
Make those shoes faster! This week, Nike and Adidas have announced plans for their future production strategies. Due to the customer’s ‘buy now/wear now’ mentality, nearly 20% of factories will …
What exactly is the internal supply chain? Without sounding painstakingly obvious, it refers to the chain of activities within a company, specifically, purchasing, production, sales and distribution. The internal supply …
Walmart’s blockchain vision Earlier this week, Walmart submitted an application for a drone delivery system. The patent focuses on how packages will be received in secure locations, rather than delivering …
Those of us operating in the supply chain world have likely become used to thinking of transport as being synonymous with logistics. However, in so doing, we’re missing a vital …
Heavyweight drone coming through Earlier this week, JD.com announced it is developing heavy-duty drones to carry packages as heavy as one ton or more. This will be the world’s largest-scale …
As you know from my previous blog posts, I have seen my fair share of waiting, idle trucks in logistics processes. All too often, I have also observed and heard …
The superpower suit Lowe’s and Virgina Tech have come together to develop a new wearable robotic suit with lift-assist technology. Lowe’s employees will use the suit to aid them in …
My compliments to Kai Keppner for starting the ‘Wrong vs. Right’ series of posts on the ATSC blog for his willingness to be “satirical” when so many others face supply …