Tag Archives: Warehouses

New Take on Google Glass

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I’ve come around a bit on Google Glass.  Not entirely, but perhaps 270°. To clarify, I’d be surprised if I ever adopted Glass personally.  I’m just an old guy, stuck in some rut from the...

A Leading 3PL Creates a Warehousing Template for Success

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For years, warehouse management system (WMS) suppliers have been introducing “template” solutions. These template solutions are either industry specific or are based upon getting a simpler...
    






Rocket Internet’s Asian Adventures

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Entering with fashion site Zalora in the Philippines in late 2011, Germany’s Rocket Internet has since been hatching dozens of copycat e-commerce sites in Southeast Asia and the general vicinity–and...
    






Big Data Variety Means That Metadata Matters

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Of the famous big data Vs, it’s the variety in data that holds the most potential for exploitation. While not everybody has the huge problems of volume and velocity that a Facebook or a high...
    






New York Times Attacks Expert Who Opposes `Speculation’ Lawsuits

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The New York Times had an expose Friday about academics who — stop the presses! — supplement their university salaries by doing consulting work on the side. The problems with this story by reporter...
    






Why Are The Newspapers Picking On Amazon?

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There’s a definite sense that the UK newspapers are picking on Amazon this Christmas. They’re being pilloried for hiring temporary staff rather than long term to work for the Christmas rush. There’s...