The port of Rotterdam and robots
Robot fever has also gripped one of Europe's major ports. Known since the 90s for its automation, in […]
Internet of Things (IoT) and Nanotechnology: where will we go in Supply Chain Management?
Still inspired by Campus Party Brasil 2016, I started to wander and imagine possible ways to use technology in Supply […]
Big Data: how to deal with the diversity of formats?
At the moment, the Campus Party Brasil 2016 is taking place in São Paulo, a technology event that brings together communities with such diverse interests […]
Davos Forum and robots in logistics
This week, some of the most influential businessmen and world leaders are gathered in Davos, Switzerland, for another annual meeting of the […]
Shall we print more?
For some time now, we have seen news of the successful use of 3D printers in the medical field, where prostheses and even […]
Internet of Things (IoT)
I well remember the many times I heard from the late Professor Donald Bowersox, in lectures given at the ILOS Forums or […]
To revolutionize urban distribution, drones? No, robots!
We often see news in the media about companies testing the use of drones to deliver products directly to customers, which […]
Uber enters the logistics market for good
Every new delivery application developed in the world is baptized as the “Uber of Delivery”. This happened with Postmates, Deliv, […]
Demand Driven Supply Chain
Before starting this new post, I anticipate that the considerations that I will weave below are a particular view on concepts and […]
Omni-Channel Supply Chain
In recent years, the concept of Omni-Channel Management has emerged and gained strength in retail, which in the definition of Verhoef et al. (2015) […]
IMPACTS OF EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES ON COMPANIES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
For the third time, ProMat (see details in BOX) was held jointly with Automate, at a convention center in Chicago, in the […]
