How new technology and new companies are upgrading Silicon Valley’s supply chain By Lauren Hepler – Contributor, Silicon Valley Business Journal, Aug 9, 2018 It was the late 1930s, according to Silicon Valley lore, when two young Stanford graduates set up a primitive electronics shop in the garage behind their $45-a-month Palo Alto apartment. From the roughly…
INSIDE SUPPLY MANAGEMENT – AUGUST 2018 Robotics and other automated material handling technologies are changing how 3PLs design and operate warehouses, employing autonomous delivery vehicles that navigate by themselves as well as robot-assisted pick and pack systems to help workers focus on more value-added activity and enjoy a more fulfilling work environment. The August 2018…
ALL ASHORE AMERICAN SHIPPER, September 2018 Tax and regulatory cuts boosted reshoring, but rising tariffs make make manufacturing in the U.S. less attractive. Much has been written about the potential impact of the Trump Administration’s tariff policies and how they may influence the return of manufacturing to the U.S., as well as how they may…