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Alibaba’s Logistics Arm Goes Public

Alibaba’s Logistics Arm Goes Public

Cainiao Network Technology, Alibaba’s logistics arm, is getting ready to go public in Hong Kong.

Retail Supply Chains Has AI-Written All Over It

Apparently AI can do more than just write articles, take tests and create fake images of religious leaders.

Any step you look at in retail supply chains, you’ll be able to apply AI to it.

More Businesses Are De-Globalizing Their Supply Chain

China has been known for years as “The World’s Manufacturer or the World’s Factory”. But after the last three years due to the COVID pandemic, businesses have realized they need to manage their supply chain risks better and not be 100% reliant on China for they supply chain.

More and more businesses are moving supply closer to home.

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