This is a quite interesting article on the distribution of economic development in the US. It says we have to start doing something about the ill distribution to a few highly urbanized areas that are often based on high tech industries.
via Geographic gaps are widening while U.S. economic growth increases
Posted in Labor Economics, Logistics, Macroeconomics, Production Operations, Sustainability
Tagged challenges, economics, productivity, technology
What’s interesting about this article to me is the concept of using a container to house the battery. That way it can be removed/replaced if there is a problem, cutting down time to just long enough to lift the old battery off and put the new one in! The US doesn’t have the same type of shorter haul river waterways that are so common in Europe, but there are scenarios where similar ships would be useful, such as Oakland to Stockton, reducing road traffic and the resultant pollution without producing more.
via Port-Liner launches first emission-free barges on Europe’s waterways – The Loadstar
Posted in Logistics, Ports, Shipping, Supply Chains
Tagged barges, containers, electirc power, entrepreneurship, innovation, intermodal transport, technology
A new application from MIT attempts to correct issues of inventory shrinkage ‘in the bins’ as they say. They use a drone to read the RFID tags on items without sending a human out to scan the bins.
Watch out for flying objects at Home Depot!
Posted in Advanced Computing, Logistics, Production Operations, Supply Chains
Tagged drones, innovation, Logistics, RFID, technology, warehouses
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