Tag: supply chain and logistics
Boeing engineers unveil heavy-lifting cargo drone
Aerospace giant Boeing has unveiled the first stage of its eVTOL (electronic vertical take-off and landing) strategy with a prototype of a 'cargo air vehicle'.
In the...
Fleet Complete picks Blackberry radar tech for fleet management
Mobile tech company Blackberry and transport monitoring specialist Fleet Complete have confirmed that they will expand their strategic partnership.
Fleet Complete is to purchase...
Blockchain Food Safety Alliance launched to tackle supply chain issues
US retail giant Walmart, Chinese e-commerce company JD.com, technology vendor IBM and China’s Tsinghua University have teamed up to launch the Blockchain Food Safety...
Royal Dirkzwager keep eye on seas with satellite comms and big...
Maritime tracking specialist Royal Dirkzwager has used technology from Software AG to help clients keep a closer eye on vessel movements.
For Netherlands-based Royal Dirkzwager...
Zuhlke: Insurance sector can’t afford to ignore the IoT opportunity
In an exclusive interview, Brewster Barclay of Zuhlke tells Internet of Business that insurance companies need both imagination and technical know-how to drive business...
Ocado’s robots offer ‘safe pair of hands’ for packing shopping
Online retailer Ocado has developed a robotic system capable of packing bags with all the care and dexterity of a human.
UK-based online grocery retailer...
Semtech develops disposable LoRa IoT nano-tag
Semiconductor specialist Semtech extends its product and services reach further into IoT networking technologies with a new disposable LoRa-enabled Nano-tag for IoT.
Already known to Internet of...
Deutsche Telekom and Fraunhofer launch IoT R&D centre
Deutsche Telekom and Fraunhofer are teaming up on applied research to solve real-world logistics challenges, initially using NB-IoT.
When experts argue that governments should...
Cainiao and 4PX open intelligent logistics park for ecommerce
Alibaba's Cainiao and 4PX claim new intelligent logistics park is smartest in China.
There’s Black Friday and Cyber Monday, but when it comes to bumper...
SAP bets on blockchain for digital supply chains
German software company SAP is betting on blockchain’s distributed immutable ledger technology as a key enabler for disseminating information around digitally tracked business networks...
Drone deliveries aid Fukushima recovery efforts
Six years on from the devastating nuclear disaster at the Fukushima power plant, residents in nearby Minamisoma have returned to their homes. Delivery drones...
Netradyne announces new way to reward safe commercial drivers
Netradyne, a developer of artificial intelligence (AI) and IoT systems, has announced plans to launch a new software feature for identifying and rewarding safe...