Pacific National

JD Logistics | August 18, 2020

During the second quarter, JD.com opened a warehouse in Langfang, Hebei province, near Beijing that marks the company's first foray into automated storage and retrieval of big and bulky goods, the e-tailer announced in a press release accompanying its Q2 earnings release Monday. The system is "greatly improving efficiency in handling items including air conditioners, refrigerators and furniture," according to the release.The company's in-house logistics arm, JD Logistics,...

Supply Chain

businesswire | April 04, 2023

With supply chain elevated to a board-level topic, digital transformation of planning has become a top initiative. By bringing RapidResponse to the Microsoft Azure Marketplace, more companies will be able to take advantage of the supply chain agility Kinaxis delivers, by accelerating buying cycles and using RapidResponse to help contribute towards an organization’s pre-committed Microsoft cloud consumption amounts. With Kinaxis’ RapidResponse® platform, customers g...

Procurement and Sourcing

Lenovo | July 05, 2021

GEP, a leading provider of procurement software and services to Fortune 500 and Global 2000 companies globally, announced today that Lenovo, a prominent global technology company, has chosen GEP SMART, the industry's top procurement software platform, after a thorough selection process. Lenovo is a US$60 billion revenue global company based in Hong Kong that operates and serves clients in 180 countries. Lenovo will use GEP SOFTWARE to serve its global sourcing requirements and...

Supply Chain

Accenture, Ripjar, Shell | March 23, 2021

Ripjar, a UK-based data intelligence company announced that it is set for a joint-venture with Royal Dutch Shell to further develop risk screening for its global supply chain with the help of modern tech- Artificial Intelligence (AI). Leveraging on the vast industry experience and risk expertise of Accenture, Shell has started configuring Ripjar’s Artificial Intelligence technology to analyse and eliminate shortcomings of its supply chain. This application will offer further...