Driverless vehicles, drones, and 3D printing — three emerging technologies that will ultimately impact supply chain and logistics processes — are the top headlines this week. I’m on borrowed time this morning, so I’ll defer my commentary to next week. But it’s sufficient to say that the pace of change continues to accelerate in the supply chain and logistics world — everything from technology, regulations, and the competitive landscape to more demanding customer expectations — so it’s more important than ever for supply chain executives to stay informed of these trends and to model/simulate future scenarios and develop response plans accordingly.
- U.S. DOT Issued Federal Policy for Safe Testing and Deployment of Automated Vehicles
- UPS On-Demand 3D Printing Network Expanded To Asia
- FAA says drone registrations coming in at 2,000 per day (Columbia Daily Tribune)
- Trucking company Schneider National pursues IPO (Reuters)
- Uber Rival Grab Partners with Self-Driving Car Startup NuTonomy (Fortune)
- PTV Group acquires DPS International Ltd. and invests in cloud-based trip planning
- CTSI-Global Introduces Next-Generation Business Intelligence System for Supply Chain Data
- Alibaba’s Cainiao Wants Backers Who Don’t Mind Losses (Bloomberg)
- FedEx to Increase Shipping Rates for Express, Ground and Freight Services
- ATA Truck Tonnage Index Jumped 5.7% in August
- Cass Freight Index August 2016
- July 2016 North American Freight Numbers
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