There are people who are constantly looking for new and innovative ways to improve the industry. Case in point: Professor Ben Montreuil, who created the concept of the Physical Internet, which standardizes the way container loads of shipments flow through a networked system, similar to the way of information flows in “packets” through the Internet. Click to read the story

  When the economy slows down, everyone takes a deep breath and hopes that this isn’t the beginning of the second dip of a double dip recession. The economy is slowing now. But economists aren’t forecasting a nosedive. Most say that we’re simply going to grow more slowly during 2013, with strong growth returning for 2014. Click to read the ...

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Technological innovations and new ways of thinking are beginning to improve the performance of the supply chain in stores, on the road and in the warehouse, satisfying demands for lightning speed and total accuracy. By Michael Fickes Click to read the story