Forklift Friday Fast 5

Welcome to Lift Truck Supply’s Forklift Friday Fast 5. Each week we will be sharing articles from around the web to keep you up to date on the latest news, technology, and interesting happenings in the material handling, distribution, logistics, and supply chain arena.

Check out what we are reading this week and get in the know!

1. 9 EXAMPLES OF HOW THE INTERNET OF THINGS IS ALREADY DISRUPTING JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING Technology’s evolution and forward motion waits for no one.  Those who knowingly or unwittingly choose to procrastinate are left behind, while those who embrace tech trends rapidly help…
2. ROBOT CARRY THE LOAD FOR 3PLS Robots have long suffered from a bad rap in the supply chain, often written off as expensive, high-maintenance specialty tools that could only generate a return on investment (ROI) under…
3. BATTLING THE AMAZON EFFECT In an effort to address consumer tastes, manufacturers are focusing on demand sensing and data science to improve…
4. DEPLOYING COMPUTERIZED MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS (CMMS) FOR DC OPERATIONS Computerized maintenance management system software manages maintenance workflows and tech dispatching, asset history, and spares procurement for manufacturing…
5. TRUMP TRADE WAR THREATENS U.S. CHEMICAL INVESTMENT RENAISSANCE A brewing trade war with China threatens to derail the fastest-growing sector of the U.S. manufacturing economy as chemical companies rethink spending almost $100 billion…

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