How QVC Utilized Datalogic and Peak-Ryzex
QVC has purchased a significant amount of Datalogic’s logistics hardware due to their upscaling in production and the overhaul necessary for their current logistics operations.
HP Slated to Redesign its Market Space with 3D Printing
According to a report by Forbes, “Hewlett-Packard’s CEO, Meg Whitman, at the shareholders meeting on March 20, announced that the company is planning to enter the 3D printer space by the end of this Fiscal year. (HP’s fiscal year ends on 31st October.)” In recent years, 3D printing has presented both a unique challenge and…
Obama Targets Big Truck Fuel Mileage: What Does This Mean for Business?
On Tuesday Feb. 18, President Obama announced new regulations for big trucks and fuel economy. In his recent address, the president stated: “Heavy-duty trucks account for just 4 percent of all the vehicles on the highway. […] But they’re responsible for about 20 percent of carbon pollution in the transportation sector. So trucks like these…
Global Market Watches as China’s Manufacturing Stocks Thrive, While Its Industry Falters
Economists are optimistic for China’s manufacturing industry despite declining production rates, based on a steady rise in market shares. The latest numbers show the Hang Seng Index is up by 1.1 percent at 21,673.21 points, a recent high. The latest financial numbers come on the heels of the industry’s eighth consecutive month of slow production….
How Direct Wine Aligned Their Marketing and Supply Chain Initiatives
Direct Wine is a wine sales and distribution company located in the UK. The company has recently taken their marketing and business efforts and procedures to a new level in order to reach further and create a better business for their current customers. The company has taken hold of the quickly evolving cloud computing software…
Commodities Prices Expected to Continue Drop During 2014 and Beyond
The World Bank didn’t paint a happy picture for commodity prices following a lackluster 2013. Gold prices are expected to take a huge hit, dropping during the course of 2014 by 16 percent to $1,050, down from its current price of $1,251 per troy ounce, according to Goldman Sachs. Most of the falling price of…
How the U.S. is Tackling Maritime Security Issues
The Maritime Transportation Security Act is the foundation for tackling maritime security issues and its development in the past few months has shaped the way they handle maritime security in the future. Maritime security is not just an American issue, but a global one that will take the partnership of many nations to execute. The…
Unmanned Ships: The Latest in A Long Series of Plans to Replace Human Drivers and Operators With Computers
Amazon made headlines on Black Friday 2013 with an announcement that the online retail giant is developing flying drones to deliver packages. The U.S. Army and some interests in Europe are in the process of developing driverless trucks. Now Rolls Royce makes it known that they’ve been developing unmanned cargo and container ships, and say…
BMW Tackles Fuel Cell Development
BMW is working on a way to collaboratively turn landfill gas into a reusable form of energy known as a hydrogen fuel cell. Larger vehicles such as auxiliary powered units, busses, cargo trucks, and other large vehicles that currently run on diesel as their main form of fuel will utilize this fuel cell. Other items…
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Identifying and Addressing the Skills Gap in U.S. Manufacturing
Manufacturers worry because they are unable to fill as many as 600,000 skilled labor positions, even in the midst of depressing unemployment numbers. While some argue this number is closer to 80,000, the consensus is that there is a skills gap, and the lack of qualified workers is only going to get worse. In fact,…