Back in December 2013, Amazon famously made reports after the supply chain giant disclosed they were experimenting with concepts for delivery methods using air drones. Being Amazon, this did not surprise most that they would be the first to fabricate such a delivery mechanism. Last month, the FAA ordered a small town flower shop’s online […]

With flash sales and online deals, more and more e-commerce websites’ distribution centers are finding themselves overwhelmed in so many ways. Inventory volumes and DC staffing are finding it hard to keep up during a surge of orders during the few weeks between Thanksgiving and Christmas. What can be done to help with the stress […]

Earlier today, SAP announced their newest retail solution to help retailers understand their customers in a fast and continuously changing retail market. The new retail data application, which runs on SAP HANA, is called SAP Customer Activity Repository. The repository’s aim is to help retailers become more customer-centric by combining customer, sales, and inventory data […]

After previous attempts to create national standards to track and trace drugs were dodged, Congress has now agreed to pass legislation that would that gives the FDA more ability in regulating the companies that compound sterile drugs and ships them across state lines. It will also cover a national set of standards to track pharmaceuticals […]

A recent survey sponsored by Deloitte found that not only large companies are adopting and finding worth in up-and-coming technology. The survey of mid-market companies with annual revenues of $100 million to $1 billion found that the use of mobile and cloud technology can aid in “boost[ing] back-office productivity, reach new customers, and reinforce their […]