Manufacturing & Logistics IT Magazine

4 days ago | logisticsit.com | Ed Holden

In today’s energy-driven landscape, understanding precisely how much capacity remains in your battery is critical. leagend Coulomb Counter Solution offers an advanced, series-connected monitoring system that measures real-time input and output currents, calculates remaining power against a fully charged baseline, and delivers actionable data for a variety of applications.

1 week ago | logisticsit.com | Ed Holden

The US economy shrank at an annual rate of 0.3% in the first quarter, according to early Commerce Department estimates, as businesses battle with sweeping tariffs and trade wars causing uncertainty. It’s the first drop in three years, with growth in January to March slowed by a surge in imports. In the first quarter, US imports surged to the highest levels since the pandemic, with businesses stockpiling inventory and purchasing overseas goods before the full impact of the tariffs.

1 week ago | logisticsit.com | Ed Holden

Commenting on the latest CIPS UK Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index, which has increased slightly in April to 45.4, up from 44.9 in March, Mike Thornton, Head of Industrials at RSM UK, said: “The headline PMI increased slightly on the previous month, however is still well below 50, most likely driven by ongoing uncertainty towards US tariffs and overseas trade agreements.

1 week ago | logisticsit.com | Ed Holden

Traditional keyword-based search is rapidly being complemented and even replaced by contextual, intent-based search, a fundamental shift that is transforming how brands must engage with consumers, explains Justin Thomas, VP Sales, EMEA North, at Akeneo. No longer limited to exact-match keywords, modern search leverages artificial intelligence (AI) to understand user intent, context, and sentiment.

1 week ago | logisticsit.com | Ed Holden

Blue Yonder has acquired the business of Pledge Earth Technologies Ltd. (‘Pledge’), including its global supply chain sustainability solution for beneficial cargo owners (BCOs), enterprise supply chain leaders and logistics service providers (LSPs).   Blue Yonder’s platform will now expand to include globally accredited logistics CO2e emissions reporting that allows customers to monitor their own emissions and those of their trading partners and suppliers.