Food & Beverage

Hyster Meets Brewery's Challenging Keg Line Needs

October 23, 2017

Challenge: In late 2015, a well-known craft brewery opened a second location with a 250,000-barrel capacity. From the opening, this new location encountered logistical challenges with its packaging and distribution and had distinct needs for its keg line, which was located in a small and tight space. The client looked to Hyster to recommend solutions to streamline the operation.

Robots Are Coming for These Wall Street Jobs

October 23, 2017

Bloomberg

Traders, prepare to adapt. Wall Street is entering a new era. The fraternity of bond jockeys, derivatives mavens and stock pickers who've long personified the industry are giving way to algorithms, and soon, artificial intelligence.

How Iceland Became the Proving Ground for Urban Delivery Drones

October 23, 2017

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Some believe that drones will never become a practical option for the delivery of packages in urban environments. But it's already happening.

The Packing Playbook

October 22, 2017

Commonwealth Supply Chain Advisors

World Petrol Demand 'Likely to Peak by 2030 As Electric Car Sales Rise'

October 20, 2017

The Guardian

World petrol demand will peak within 13 years thanks to the impact of electric cars and more efficient engines, energy experts have predicted.

Ex-Asda Boss Declares War on Plastic Packaging

October 19, 2017

Supply Management

The former CEO of Asda has urged U.K. supermarkets to stop using plastic packaging, saying costly recycling initiatives had failed to halt the world's plastic pollution "crisis."

Digital Disruptors Are Impacting All Industries, Analysts Say

October 19, 2017

Gartner

Digital disruptors are emerging in all industries, and the need for CIOs to embrace digital transformation is urgent, according to Gartner, Inc.

Kobe Scandal Shows Cost of Race to Keep Improving Metals

October 19, 2017

Industryweek

Behind the scandal engulfing Kobe Steel Ltd. over the falsification of data for some of the materials it supplied is a harsh reality for Japanese steel companies: the need to provide higher and higher quality metals to compete.

Florida Orange Crop Plunges to 71-Year Low After Hurricane Irma

October 19, 2017

Bloomberg

Florida's orange production will plunge 21 percent to a 71-year low after damage wrought by Hurricane Irma devastated the harvest, while output of cotton also suffered in storm-hit areas, government figures showed.

North Korean Workers Prep Seafood Going to U.S. Stores, Restaurants

October 18, 2017

The Washington Post

The workers wake up each morning on metal bunk beds in fluorescent-lit Chinese dormitories, North Koreans outsourced by their government to process seafood that ends up in American stores and homes.

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