From Automation to Blockchain: Digitization at UPS
UPS has always been a leader with digitization in the supply chain. Can they further this trend with the same technology behind the infamous Bitcoin cryptocurrency?
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3D Printing and Robots…for your Running Shoes?
Anyone who has ordered the NikeID customized shoe has likely felt the pain of waiting up to 5 weeks to receive their order. What if Nike could mitigate this by reducing lead time to 10 days?
The Internet of Things and Maersk’s Gains from Digitization
Maersk is a behemoth in the shipping world and provides supply chain services through delivery of fresh produce and other products to 343 ports in 121 different countries. Maersk has embraced IoT in its shipping and logistic business in order to improve shipping efficiency with real-time shipment tracking and reduce product wastage with “smart” refrigerated containers.
DIGITIZING THE MAKERS OF VIAGRA
It’s hard to tell whether the lack of innovation in the healthcare industry has been driven by heightened regulation or risk-adverse corporations, but one thing is certain: Industry leaders like Pfizer must start to embrace digitalization or risk losing some of their competitive advantages.
J.B. Hunt: Leading the Way into the Age of Digitized Trucking
As freight trucking supply chains are pressed for efficiency gains, what are the digital innovations that will set the industry leaders apart from the obsolete?
How Adidas is Utilizing Industry 4.0 to Reduce Time to Market
Adidas is introducing 'Speedfactories' enabled by Additive Manufacturing to shorten its supply chain process and time to market.
Maersk – reinventing the shipping industry using IoT and blockchain
How can Maersk, the world's largest shipping company, embrace IoT, blockchain, and autonomous technology, to remain competitive in the digital world?
Reliance on Robots and Automation in the Hospitality Industry: An Oxymoron?
From robot concierges to in-room VR to hyper-personalization of rewards, digitization and advanced analytics have huge potential to improve the experience for customers of hospitality companies such as Marriott International. However, is the increased use of advanced analytics at odds with an industry built on warm receptions and friendly faces in foreign lands?
Can the United States Coast Guard prevent cyberattacks from sinking our connections to global supply chains?
New threats emerge with the digitalization of the maritime supply chain. Can the United States Coast Guard stop the rising tide of cyberattacks?
Daimler Trucks: Print Spare Parts Today, Print Trucks Tomorrow
Daimler Trucks rolled out on-demand 3D-printed spare parts service as a first step towards its long-term ambition to print trucks in the full-scale manufacturing process. What are the benefits and risks of 3D printing?