Monthly confidence index for equipment finance industry spikes in June
June 19, 2020
Index increased to 45.8, up from the May index of 25.8.
PFSweb and Arlington Research compare U.S. and U.K. consumer response to Covid-19
June 19, 2020
Retailers encouraged to pursue alternative commerce solutions to provide a customer experience that meets expectations.
TagoIO and Kerlink partner for end-to-end cloud platform
June 19, 2020
Partnership enables IoT applications for a wide range of verticals, including asset tracking, cold chain management, predictive maintenance, smart cities, smart agriculture and more.
Digital twin market set to grow 10x by 2025
June 19, 2020
Earliest digital twin projects focused primarily on manufacturing, assisting plant operators to optimize production activity. Their project list today spans multiple sectors, including commercial real estate, retail, infrastructure and smart cities.
Startup News: PINC receives investment from Accel-KKR
June 19, 2020
Investment will fuel software development and acquisitions
The Association for Advancing Automation (A3) launches five new virtual events
June 18, 2020
RIA Robotics Week announced as trade group moves fall conferences online.
TrueCommerce announces Sage Intacct accounting system integration
June 18, 2020
New integration helps joint Sage Intacct and TrueCommerce customers better connect to sales channels by automating sales order, remote warehouse and inventory document processing.
Startup News: CognitOps raises $3 million in seed funding led by Chicago Ventures
June 16, 2020
Company’s platform empowers warehouse operators to manage complexity, reduce cost and improve cycle time
U.S.-bound shipments fall in May, according to Panjiva
June 15, 2020
May shipments—at 1,002,314—dropped 7.4% on an annual basis. And on a year-to-date basis, shipments through the first five months of 2020—at 4,840,335—were off 2.9% compared to the same period a year ago. Containerized shipments in May—at 2,043,403—were off 19.7% annually, and on a year-to-date basis, they were off 8.3% annually, to 10,762,310.
Study from Blue Yonder and WMG takes a look at impact of Covid-19 on retail supply chains
June 15, 2020
The Covid-19 pandemic has had a jarring impact on retail supply chains in many ways, in terms of how retailers had to respond and react to a new way of handling their supply chain operations. That was made clear in the findings of a recent study published by Blue Yonder (formerly JDA), a provider of AI-driven and end-to-end supply chain management services, and WMG, an academic department at the University of Warwick, England that provides research, education and knowledge transfer...
Report: Autonomous delivery robots market for warehouse management to top $27 billion by 2025
June 11, 2020
Automated robotic solutions such as automated storage and retrieval systems have the highest adoption rate in the industry
International Woodworking Fair 2020 canceled
June 11, 2020
The event, which was scheduled to be held August 25-28 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, has been canceled due to Covid-19 concerns.
MHS introduces online parts ordering
June 11, 2020
Website provides customers with easy access to entire spare parts catalog
Loadsmart partners with Opendock for integrated dock scheduling
June 11, 2020
The API-enabled integration of Loadsmart's digital freight platform and Smart Scheduling technology, with Opendock’s dock management software, enables shippers to simplify and accelerate the scheduling process by identifying and booking the best possible appointment with minimal human intervention.
LIFT announces new ANSI standards
June 10, 2020
The Lift Manufacturers Product Group (LIFT) Industry Group of MHI announced that they have released two new ANSI standards governing safety requirements for scissor lifts and tilters.
ProMat 2019 honored as a member of TSE Gold 100
June 10, 2020
ProMat 2019 will be celebrated by Trade Show Executive as a Gold 100 honoree.
Overhead lifting safety webinar series set for September
June 10, 2020
The Overhead Alliance represents the members of the Crane Manufacturers Association of America, Inc. (CMAA), the Hoist Manufacturers Institute (HMI) and the Monorail Manufacturers Association, Inc. (MMA).
Barcoding, Inc. to host first-annual “#SupplyChainGeekDay”
June 10, 2020
On June 26, Barcoding and partners will honor essential employees in the supply chain industry
ProGlove and StayLinked partner to help logistics firms achieve digital transformation
June 9, 2020
Partnership leverages mutual hardware and software expertise to help firms easily pair legacy systems with modern mobile tools and IIoT wearables to meet the demands of Industry 4.0.
SIERA.AI: Forklifts with artificial intelligence can can prevent warehouse accidents
June 9, 2020
Invisible “co-pilot” can help protect forklift operators, nearby employees, product and infrastructure.