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Amazon Prime Day Causes Mayhem

A website crash and worker strikes are having a negative effect on the much anticipated Amazon Prime Day.

Amazon Prime

Shippers Turn to Technology in Preparation for Amazon Prime Day

Summer’s “Black Friday” starts today, and retailers are reading themselves for increased volume and customer expectations.

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Warehouse Supply Continues to Tighten

Warehouse space is at its tightest its been in the last 18 years.

Warehouse

Risk/Compliance

Labor Abuse Set to Spiral over Next Two Decades

Unless governments take early measures to prevent automation, drastic job losses in South East Asia are predicted to produce a spike in slavery and labor abuses in global supply chains.

The figure above shows the degree to which workers in the ASEAN-5, whose roles are at high risk of automation, are already exposed to labour rights violations.

Manufacturers Have Yet to Bring Factory Work Back to the States

Returning industrial production to the US will remain a challenge as manufacturers adjust their supply chains to new trading.

Manufacturing

New in Sustainability: Megatrends Driving Opportunity for Change

A few rising global trends show the financial, social and operational value a more holistic approach to sustainable procurement can bring to companies in every industry.

Pierre Francois Thaler

Sourcing & Procurement

Logistyx Scoops Up Transparix

Logistyx Technologies

The acquisition furthers Logityx's strategy to continue the expansion of its global SaaS and on-premise parcel transportation management software platform.

Logistyx

Sourcing & Procurement

JDA Software to Acquire Blue Yonder

The acquisition reflects the increasing importance of connecting intelligent data and insights to enable more profitable, autonomous supply chain decisions and optimized customer experiences.

Jda

Software Solutions

Chatbot Market to grow at 31 Percent CAGR from 2018 to 2024

Chatbot Market is expected to grow from its current market value of more than $250 million to over $1.34 billion by 2024.

Chatbox

Retail Giants Join Green Supply Chain Initiative

Tesco, Target and CVS Health have all agreed to join a program that aims at cutting carbon emissions, reducing deforestation and boost water security across their supply chains.

Sustainability

Sourcing & Procurement

Amazon Acquires Online Pharmacy PillPack

Amazon is moving into the pharmaceutical business and is scaring investors in the top drug store chains.

Pillpack

Amazon Reveals New Delivery Strategy

The Delivery Service Partners program is designed to let entrepreneurs run their own delivery networks of up to 40 vans embarked with Prime logos.

Amazon Prime

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