6+ day, 22+ hour ago   (394+ words) The Home Depot, Inc. HD is strengthening its supply-chain and fulfillment capabilities as it looks to make product delivery faster and more convenient for customers. The company’s investments are increasingly connecting stores, distribution assets and technology, supporting a more efficient…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (582+ words) Living systems can perform astonishingly coordinated tasks without a central controller. A flock of birds can turn as one, a school of fish can reorganize in an instant and microscopic cilia can generate traveling waves that move fluid through the…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (713+ words) Radio frequency identification (RFID) has been touted for decades as the “next big thing” to drive greater accuracy and efficiency in supply chain, logistics and transportation. Unfortunately, the economics, especially cost per chip, rendered it unfit for broad-scale adoption. RFID…...