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How Foodservice Distribution Became the Proving Ground for Autonomous Trucks

Featured Main, Featured Premium, Tech & Operations / Vesna Brajkovic

While long-haul autonomous trucking giants chased highways, one company has found the sweet spot in foodservice distribution operations. We explore the potential of self-driving trucks in MDM’s Logistics Liaison series.

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GlobalFoundries to Spend $16B on Chip Production in NY, VT

Leave a Comment / Manufacturing, News / MDM Staff

GlobalFoundries is expanding its U.S. semiconductor manufacturing through an investment to meet growing AI-driven demand with technologies and industry partnerships.

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Lead image: A look an Amazon’s Vulcan warehouse robot. (photo courtesy of Amazon)

Amazon Debuts Robot that Can “Feel” Items; Says it Won’t Replace Workers

Leave a Comment / Operations, Tech & Operations, Technology / MDM Staff

Amazon unveiled “Vulcan”, a warehouse robot designed to boost efficiency and safety by handling top row stowing with precision and touch sensitivity.

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Epicor Expands Agentic AI Offerings for Supply Chain Industries

Leave a Comment / AI, Tech & Operations, Technology Provider News / MDM Staff

Epicor launched its new AI-driven tools to help businesses boost performance and quicken decision making across ERP systems.

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Four Critical Barriers to Business Model Innovation in Distribution: How to Overcome Them

Featured Blog, Featured Premium, Management, Strategy, Technology / Nelson Valderrama

Achieving real needle-moving innovation in wholesale distribution often involves numerous obstacles. Here are four of the most common and how to overcome them.

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Essendant Teams with Rithum on Retail Commerce Fulfillment, Marketplace Integration

Leave a Comment / eCommerce, Facilities Maintenance (MRO), Technology / MDM Staff

Rithum is a Georgia-based global commerce solutions provider that enables retailers and suppliers to deliver third-party commerce experiences.

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Cardinal Health to Add DC, Consolidate 2 Others in Fort Worth

Leave a Comment / News, Pharmaceutical & Health Care, Technology / MDM Staff

The company said the new DC will support its at-Home Solutions business and improve the delivery of medical supplies to patients nationwide.

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Gentex to Buy VOXX International in $196M Deal

Leave a Comment / Manufacturing, Mergers & Acquisitions, News, Tech & Operations / MDM Staff

Through the acquisition, Gentex gains access to new technologies and expands its presence in the automotive electronics market.

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How to Make Your Website Your Best Salesperson

Leave a Comment / Cohort - Sales, eCommerce, Featured Blog, Online Marketing, Sales & Marketing, Tech & Operations, Technology / Bob DeStefano

Transform your website into a dynamic sales tool with customer-focused design and smart technology to drive B2B growth and conversions.

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Seamless and Sameness: What Really Matters in the Delivery of Self-Service?

Leave a Comment / Featured Blog, Featured Recommended Articles, Research & Analytics, Technology / Kim Phelan

Part 2 of our Executive Commentary series of conversations centers on how one major distributor relentlessly pursues sameness when it comes to customer experience across all buying channels.

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