The Kroger Co., Cincinnati, (NYSE:KR) and Lindsay Goldberg, a New York-based private investment firm, formed PearlRock Partners, a new platform that will identify, invest in and help grow the next generation of leading consumer product brands.

Plug and Play, Sunnyvale, Calif., announced plans to open a supply chain and logistics accelerator program in Northwest Arkansas.

By 2030, 80% of the work of today’s project management (PM) discipline will be eliminated as artificial intelligence (AI) takes on traditional PM functions such as data collection, tracking and reporting, according to "How AI Will Reinvent Program and Portfolio Management," a study produced by Gartner, Inc., Stamford, Conn.

Swift Sensors, Austin, Texas, developed 11 new predictive maintenance tools to its manufacturing analytics dashboard.

DMI, Bethesda, Md., and Information Builders, New York, announced three pre-built Internet of Things (IoT) Accelerators that provide pre-configured analytical capabilities for asset tracking, fleet management and predictive maintenance.

The Boston Consulting Group (BCG), Boston, Mass., surveyed 1,000 executives and managers across many industries to examine the status and expectations of artificial intelligence (AI) adoption.

A survey of supply chain executives reveals that trying to keep up with customer expectations is driving retailer investment, while agility and innovation are driving manufacturers’ investment in their supply chains.

Strategy&, PwC’s global strategy consulting firm based in New York, surveyed 1,155 executives at global manufacturing companies in 26 countries about their views on Industry 4.0 and digital operations.

Farmstead, what is dubbed as the nation's first artificial intelligence-powered digital micro-grocer, launched FreshAI, a new B2B platform that opens Farmstead's AI predictive analytics business management model to food industry companies across the food sector.