- 1. Wal-mart Cuts Costs with Autonomous Delivery Vans
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- Wal-mart is considering using autonomous delivery vans for the “middle mile”, reports Supply Chain Dive. Read the article on Supply Chain Dive
- 2. Wal-mart Experimenting with More Blockchain
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- Wal-mart wants to apply blockchain technology to track prescription drugs, reports Coin Telegraph. Read the article on Coin Telegraph
- 3. Blockchain Solutions to the Supply Chain
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- Large retailers like Wal-mart, Target & Anhueser Busch as using blockchain supply chain solutions, reports Forbes. Read the article on Forbes
- 4. Supply Chain Tech Needs Disruption
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- The supply chain is at a point where it is in need of digital disruption, reports Forbes. While Wal-mart and Amazon are building their own logistics and supply chain platforms there are edging out other ...
- 5. Wal-mart Ramps Up Supply Chain Expectations
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- Wal-mart has adopted a new policy, reports Supply Chain Dive. The new on-time, in full policy states that food and perishables must be delivered within a 1 day window and softlines within a two day window. ...
- 6. It’s a Bird, it’s a Plane, it’s a Walmart Blimp!
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- Walmart’s recent patent application seems like something out of a 1959 issue of Popular Mechanics. Who would conjour up a mixture of last century tech to fill modern supply chain demands? Turns out it ...
- 7. Google Express Changes Supply Chain
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- Google’s partnership with Wal-mart to create the online marketplace Google Express is a shift in the supply chain, reports Forbes. The shift is from a retail store based supply chain to a hyper focused ...
- 8. Walmart - The NEW Mandate
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- It’s been a while since Walmart first insisted that its suppliers moved to its digital order process. Back then the prospect of using EDI rather than fax or phone to place orders seemed like a technological ...
- 9. WalMart's Big Acquisitio
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- In hot news for the retail market, WalMart has spent big to acquire an Amazon competitor, Jet.com. According to Bob Ferrarri on the Supply Chain Matters site, this is an effort to jump-start their omnichannel ...
- 10. WalMart's Newest Supplier Challenge
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- Any supplier who does business with WalMart knows it can be, in a word, challenging. With the pressures facing the world's largest retailer from all sides, its suppliers may feel a little more pain.On ...
- 11. Battle of the Titans
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- Imitation may be the sincerest form of flattery, but in WalMart's case it may also be the key to staying competitive. They're making a big push in ecommerce and, at best, are trying to duplicate Amazon's ...
- 12. Amazon's Logistics Strateg
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- If you think Amazon has been pretty active on the innovation front, you ain't seen nothin' yet, according to Mark Solomon on the DC Velocity site.He reviewed a recent study by a logistics consultancy and ...
- 13. POS Data Sharing- The Ultimate Big Data
- (Retail)
- ... Target Corp., and Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., among others. Little else has been released regarding MCX’s plans or details about any payment schemes, data sharing, etc. But in a blog on VentureBeat.com, Stephen ...
- 14. WalMart Shifts to eCommerce
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- If you want to know where technology is headed in the world of business, it's always good to check in with the leaders. WalMart hasn't exactly been known for their ecommerce efforts, but that may be changing.In ...
- 15. Robots are Driving 3PL Automation
- (Logistics)
- ... of these solutions labor in the shadows of mainstream logistics operations, and some aren’t even that lucky. RFID – arguably thanks to the Wal-Mart mandate in the early 2000s – has perhaps made the most ...
- 16. Sustainability in the Big Picture
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- Organizations need to 'think big' to develop an innovative supply chain. Including sustainability in their plans is an important step. Julie Urlaub in the Sustainable Industries site explains how to view ...
- 17. Labeling Still a Barrier in Some Areas
- (Supply)
- ... in a common technology framework. A meeting was held in Hong Kong in August initiated by GS1 U.S., GS1 Hong Kong and a number of U.S.retailers, including Macy’s, Wal-Mart and JC Penney. Specifically, ...
- 18. WalMart and its Suppliers
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- Everybody knows WalMart, whether you're a customer, supplier, stockholder, or just an admirer of their supply chain processes. Are they the perfect partner of their suppliers, or not so much? Shawn Casemore ...
- 19. The Ethical Sourcing Dilemma
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- When you consider what it takes to put food on your table at home, the supply chain extends a long way. Ethical sourcing of food products is a challenge for the big players, and they are doing something ...
- 20. POS Data Sharing – Could the new Merchant Customer Exchange Spur Retailers to Share More with Suppliers?
- (Retail)
- ... Holdings; Shell Oil Products US, Target Corp., and Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., among others. Little else has been released regarding MCX’s plans or details about any payment schemes, data sharing, etc. But ...
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