Logility Inc., a provider of supply-chain optimization and retail-planning applications, has acquired AdapChain.

It's been more than two months since the United Kingdom voted to withdraw from the European Union, but the shock waves aren't close to subsiding - especially with regard to the impact on global supply chains.

In business, as in life, you're either improving or declining, growing or shrinking - there is no middle ground. In today's ultracompetitive durable goods industry, you're either evolving your business to compete faster and stronger while delivering a superior customer experience or you're allowing it to stagnate and erode, a formula which is sure to capture the (negative) attention of your customers and shareholders.

Amazon.com can meet e-commerce shoppers' demand for both fast and free delivery. But what about its smaller rivals?

Jump Technologies Inc., a software vendor specializing in applications for supply management in hospitals, has developed the new JumpStock module for operating rooms (ORs).