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Will Digitization Eat Blue Apron for Lunch?

Posted on November 14, 2017 by Patrick Gordon

Will a newly implemented automated fulfillment center and inventory management system be Blue Apron’s undoing?

On Trucking Automation: How the Technological Road Forward Could Leave Millions Behind

Posted on November 14, 2017 by Graham Sinars

On a Thursday morning in late October 2016, an 18-wheel freight delivery truck made the 120-mile journey along I-25 from Fort Collins to Colorado Springs, hauling over 50,000 cans of Budweiser beer with it. This routine delivery would be an […]

L’Oréal: A Gorgeous Supply Chain Makeover

Posted on November 13, 2017 by Darrin Rahn

L’Oréal, the world's largest cosmetics company, is a global leader in operational innovation and digitalization to serve their ever-evolving fashion customers worldwide.

Coming to America: Foxconn and “Offshoring” to the US Rust Belt

Posted on November 13, 2017 by Danny Clark

A major Taiwanese manufacturer partners with government officials to bring over 10,000 manufacturing jobs to the American Midwest. But is it built to last?

A.P. Moller – Maersk and the Future of Shipping in the Digital Age

Posted on November 13, 2017 by Walter H. Haydock

How will a global shipping company simultaneously capitalize on the efficiency gains afforded by digitization while navigating the relevant safety, cybersecurity, and regulatory hurdles?

H&M adapting to the digitalization of retail

Posted on November 13, 2017 by Jennifer Wu

How the global retailer H&M is changing its supply chain in order to adapt to rapidly changing customer preferences due to digitalization

Automated warehousing systems at Amazon

Posted on November 12, 2017 by Angel Lee

Amazon is increasingly automating its warehouses. What are the impacts and what else should Amazon consider?

Platooning: The Evolution of Trucks in Autonomous Driving Age

Posted on November 12, 2017 by Student

Platooning, the concept of driving vehicles a few feet a part of each other, will reduce emissions and fuel consumption going forward, as a way for corporations to address climate change in their operations.

Mission Impossible: JD’s Same-Day Delivery Promise in China

Posted on November 12, 2017 by Mengwen Zhao

How does Chinese biggest B2C E-commerce company realize same-day delivery for 85% of all products in a country with vast territory, millions of product orders per day and serious traffic jam?

Otto Automation: A future of cost-efficient productivity or the death of the blue collar worker?

Posted on November 18, 2016 by ARL

Uber has provided thousands of jobs for drivers around the world. With Otto, its latest investment in autonomous vehicles, is it working to take that all away??

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