Articles Tagged with ''supply chain solutions''

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Report connects food loss, hunger, consumer demand, climate change

By 2030, new emerging traceability technologies like IoT sensors, blockchain and food-sensing technologies could reduce food loss by 85 million tons.
January 23, 2019
Aiming to address global demand for food, The World Economic Forum, Switzerland, released “Innovation with a Purpose: Improving Traceability in Food Value Chains through Technology,” a report that investigates the role of disruptive technology applications capable of effectively tracing inefficiencies in food value chains.
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Study: Driver shortage, capacity crunch ranks biggest challenge for supply chains in 2019

Respondents who opted to write-in their own answer by selecting “Other” noted issues such as damages to products in transit, temperature-control shipping, optimized inventory management and lead time reduction.
January 17, 2019
Over 44% of respondents ranked driver shortage and capacity crunch as the biggest challenge for supply chains in 2019, according to a survey conducted by Kuebix, Maynard, Mass.
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Bringg announces $25M financing round to accelerate growth

The new funding will help accelerate business expansion through sales, marketing and development efforts.
January 15, 2019
Bringg, an Evanston, Ill.-based delivery logistics platform for enterprises, raised a new funding round from strategic partners, bringing its investment total to $53 million.
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Kool Logistics opens new Nashville office

Adding the Nashville office will further enhance the services offered from all locations, including growing the market-strategic placement of nationwide partner carriers.
January 7, 2019
Kool Logistics, LLC, Omaha, Neb., opened a new office in Nashville, Tenn.
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Cornell University, r4 Technologies partner to develop AI solutions

The initiative plans to address problems in consumer retail, supply chain management and forecasting while looking at broad societal challenges in optimizing the food chain.
December 11, 2018
Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y., and r4 Technologies, Ridgefield, Conn., announced a wide-ranging collaboration focused on applying artificial intelligence (AI) to new domains.
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Franke Foodservice Systems acquires Chain Link Services

With this move, Franke deepens its focus on providing highly tailored systems for large customers comprised of supply chain, logistics and project management services.
December 4, 2018
Franke Foodservice Systems, Smyrna, Tenn., acquired Chain Link Services, LP, a Fort Worth, Texas-based specialty distributor focused on national foodservice and convenience retail chain customers.
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project44 acquires GateHouse Logistics

All GateHouse Logistics solutions will immediately become part of the project44 advanced visibility platform.
December 4, 2018
project44, Chicago, acquired GateHouse Logistics, Denmark, to create what is said to be the largest visibility platform across North America and Europe.
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