Steve Banker

The majority of experts agree that natural Christmas tree prices will be higher this year than last year. This is driven by supply chain issues that began during COVID.

Tesla drivers had 23.54 accidents per 1,000 drivers, a study found. Tesla recently recalled 2 million vehicles over problems with its autonomous driving functionality.

Unlike Tesla cars, Tesla’s semitrucks permit only a limited version of autonomous driving. That is a very good thing.

How often do significant new things really happen? In most years, there is nothing new. In the past year, we have seen two truly new developments.

Greenfield construction occurs when a company builds brand-new facility. Brownfield happens when companies invest to improve the performance of existing facilities.

For industry, the ability to better connect machines, objects, and devices is what is driving excitement for this technology. But challenges remain for adoption of 5G.

Nearly 40,000 attendees from all over the world headed to the Javits Center to see what new solutions and innovations solution providers had in store for 2024 and beyond.

Walmart is reducing its requirements that suppliers’ shipments to them arrive on-time in-full. Suppliers will still struggle to avoid the costly fines imposed by Walmart.

For 20 years, Boeing has engaged in collaborative product development. This, in turn, supported outsourced manufacturing. But has this led to quality issues?

Cooper Health, like most companies, struggled with their supply chain during COVID. The Healthcare system implemented a real-time risk solution to improve operations.

Walmart’s supply chain transformation strategy is ongoing. They believe that automation is one of the key investments needed to grow profits faster than sales.

ChatGPT has generated a blizzard of publicity. But the use cases for generative AI in business software applications have been disappointing. Infor Nexus is an exception.

AutoStore gets a lot of attention. This robotics solution is used to improve warehouse operations. Medline is the largest user of AutoStore in the world.

MODEX 2024 expects over 48,000 attendees by the end of the show on Thursday. There are more robots then ever being shown at this warehouse technology show.

Companies are increasingly focused on resilience. Supply chain risk solutions are hot. And a company called Exiger seemingly came out of nowhere to capitalize on this.

The acquisition of One Network by Blue Yonder will shake up the supply chain software market. Since COVID, the need for agile planning solutions has become obvious.

The acquisition of One Network by Blue Yonder will shake up the supply chain software market. Since COVID, the need for agile planning solutions has become obvious.

Georgia-Pacific (GP) has pioneered the application of Causal AI to achieve touchless commerce.

More burdensome sustainability regulations will inevitably affect a company’s supply chain team. In light of that, recent EU regulations are something are worth noting.

Ferguson has invested in building new warehouses, robotics, and material handling to increase customer satisfaction.