Waco will soon be home to a new Amazon fulfillment center, this one enhanced with high tech robotic technology, reports Chain Storage.

Amazon plans to open a robotics fulfillment center in Waco, Texas, in 2021.

Technology can help supply chains close the “trust gap”, reports Freight Waves. 

Author Simon Popley, senior partner of leadership and coaching for Logistics Executive Group, wrote in 2018 about trust and the difficulty in achieving it within the supply chain. Understanding the nature of trust is important,” he wrote. “The problem with a word like ‘trust’ is that we all believe we understand it. ‘Trust,’ in at least that sense, is taken for granted. That makes it all the more critical to ensure all parties involved in any given supply chain activity or process are well aligned.”

Will blockchain be the answer to Pharma’s supply chain problems, reports Supply & Demand Executive. 

There is plenty of buzz around the potential for blockchain technology to transform and secure supply chains for increased, immutable chain of custody and tracking of products as they move through distribution channels.