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Truckers Seek New Routes Into Last Mile

More big trucking companies are looking to cash in on home delivery of bulky items as consumers grow more comfortable shopping online for furniture and other goods too big for conventional parcel networks.

Robot Managers: The Future of Work or a Step Too Far?

First they took the factory jobs; next, robots are expected to replace mortgage brokers, paralegals, and accountants. It has always been assumed, however, that jobs requiring human interaction would remain safe.

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Pizza Unchained: Tech Startup Slice Helps Local Pizzerias Get Online and Fight Back Against Domino's

Ilir Sela likes to call himself "third-generation pizza." A 38-year-old Albanian immigrant, his extended family has owned so many pizzerias he has trouble counting them all. So when he launched a business, in 2010, to offer independent pizzerias the technology to compete with the likes of Domino's, Little Caesars, Papa John's and Pizza Hut, the first thing he did was to sign up his brother-in-law, his cousins and his friends.

RIP Toys R Us: Why Grocery Stores Could Be the Salvation of Toy Makers

A Barbie by the broccoli? Hot Wheels by the hot sauce?

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World’s Largest Brewer Develops Greener Way to Put Bubbles in Beer

The world’s largest brewer is rolling out what it claims is a greener way to put bubbles in beer and reduce its CO2 emissions by 5 percent.

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‘Balancing Green’: What’s the Cost of Sustainability?

Few issues in supply-chain management are more polarizing than that of environmental sustainability.

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Nestle Pledges to Make All Its Packaging Recyclable by 2025

Nestle wants to make all of its packaging recyclable or reusable by 2025, the Swiss food giant said on Tuesday, becoming the latest food company to vow to reduce plastic waste.

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Q&A: FedEx Finds Unexpected Benefits From New Fuel Technologies

Each business day, FedEx serves over 220 countries and territories with more than 600 aircraft as well as more than 190,000 on-road and off-road vehicles, which includes around 132,000 company-owned vehicles. The shipping company, which has $60 billion-plus in revenue, operates on an immense scale.

Customs Regs: A Necessary Evil, or The Key to Competitive Advantage?

How those burdensome Customs rules and regulations imposed on importers and exporters can make companies more competitive and efficient.

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How Intelligent Business Networks Will Empower Tomorrow’s Autonomous Supply Chains

The last two decades have brought an impressive parade of new technologies, and smart companies have made the most of them to boost supply chain efficiencies.

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Hershey to Spend $500M Making More Sustainable Kisses

Hershey Co. is spending $500m in the hopes of producing its iconic chocolate Kisses from more sustainable cocoa.

Meet the Market Leaders Setting Gold Standards for Supply Chain, Manufacturing IoT

Every business that hopes to successfully compete beyond the grassroots level to reach the global, modern stage is being redefined by digital technologies.

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How a Leading U.S. Floral Distribution Company Reduced Warehouse Labor Costs by 45% with RFID

Recycled Tagging Fasteners: Small Changes Make a Big Impact

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Enhancing High-Value Electronics Shipment Security with Tive's Real-Time Tracking

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