December 1, 2015

Bloomberg Analysis: Corporate America Saw Surge in R&D Spending Last Year

Bloomberg News  (3/26) writes that corporate R&D spending in the US rose 6.7% last year, which is “twice the previous year’s gain and the biggest advance since 1996,” according to data from the Commerce Department. The trend was underscored by a 14% “surge” in the fourth quarter signaling “additional increases are […]
December 1, 2015

CELDi Site Directors, Bill Ferrell of Clemson & Kimberly Ellis of Virginia Tech, presented free seminar on the Roadmap at ProMat

During ProMat 2015, the U.S. Roadmap for Material Handling & Logistics—along with the Center for Excellence in Logistics and Distribution (CELDi) and the College Industry Council on Material Handling Education (CICMHE) —is sponsoring a presentation entitled “How To Deal with Disruptors Affecting Your Career.” View article online
December 1, 2015

Order Fullfillment as a Competitive Advantage

A recent survey showed that 65 percent of buyers want next-day delivery. And another survey showed that 24 percent of online buyers said same-day delivery was important to them. All of this is putting pressure on retailers as well as industrial distributors to rev up their cycle times for fast, […]