"We are on the cusp of real transformation in retail distribution and manufacturing." That was one of two quotes I highlighted in my notebook during Kevin Gue's introduction of the Material Handling & Logistics U.S. Roadmap at MHI's fall ...
Argos has announced its own entry into the increasingly competitive small tablet market with the MyTablet - a 7-inch Android device with a pre-installed, branded software loadout. Branded with the Bush name - Argos' exclusive in-house ...
Tags: Computer Products, Tablet
Indian e-retailers are seeking a change in foreign direct investment (FDI) policy and want the Government to permit FDI in online multi brand retailing and inventory led model. Last month, the Union Government’s decision to bar FDI in ...
Tags: Multi Brand Ecommerce, E-Retailers
Apple's October launch for the new version to the iPad Mini is in jeopardy, as the high-resolution Retina displays for the device are not ready. The Cupertino, California-based firm's supply chain is starting production now on the ...
Tags: iPad Mini, Retina Displays
McGraw Hill Education has published a follow-on graduate level textbook to its highly successful Geothermal HVAC: Green Heating and Cooling undergraduate textbook, published in 2011. In addition to geothermal consultant Jay Egg, one of ...
The UK's rail industry is to roll out high-speed mobile broadband across the rail network. The plans, which will be funded by the rail industry, were announced by the transport secretary Patrick McLoughlin, who said that people would ...
Tags: Computer Products
I'm at the APICS fall conference in Orlando this week, rubbing shoulders with folks from areas of the supply chain we don't normally talk to in Modern. APICS's roots are in operations and as such there are a number of manufacturing ...
Automakers from around the world have made a significant impact on the 2013 Boston Consulting Group’s (BCG) ranking of the most innovative companies. Traditionally the realm of technology and telecommunications companies, automotive ...
Tags: Automakers, Innovation Survey
Triathlon and wetsuit brand De Soto Sport will continue its policy of not selling to "non-traditional" retail outlets, including Amazon.com, company founder Emilio De Soto II said Wednesday. De Soto, which will celebrate 25 years in ...
Tags: Transportation, bike
Tesco has entered the tablet market with the launch of its own low-cost option, the Hudl. With a 7-inch screen and running on Android JellyBean 4.2, the £119 device marks Tesco's attempt to carve a share of the budget end of the ...
Tags: Tablet, Computer Products
Nigel Beighton, VP of technology of hosting company Rackspace, outlined the five areas that firms should focus on in order to get the most out of Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS). Speaking at Structure Europe in London, Beighton said ...
Tags: Computer Products, cloud
Current proprietary software models are not fit for purpose as companies increasingly enter the cloud, IT bosses from Channel 4, accounting software firm Sage and Investec Bank have agreed. Speaking on a customer panel at Amazon's AWS ...
Tags: Computer Products, software
Valve, the company behind Steam, the popular PC games platform, will unveil more details about its proposed Linux-based "Steam box" console next week. The news was revealed by founder Gabe Newell at LinuxCon 2013 this week in a keynote ...
Tags: Steam Box, Industrial Equipment, Components
Weaker-than-expected sales of Google's second-generation Nexus 7 may cause Quanta Computer, the manufacturer of the tablet, to be unable to reach its tablet shipment goal of 20 million units for 2013. Quanta declined to comment on its ...
Tags: Tablet Shipments, Electrical
Facebook shares have risen to a record high, with the success of mobile advertising and expansions into new areas hailed as reasons for increased stock market confidence in the world's largest social network. Wednesday trading saw shares ...
Tags: Computer Products, software