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CEOs Urge Restraint in NAFTA Renegotiation

As the Trump administration prepares to begin renegotiating NAFTA as early as August, executives of companies with global trade ties are lobbying the president to modernize rather than overhaul the agreement.

Less Than 10 Percent of Firms Have Supply Chain Visibility, Survey Says

Full supply chain visibility has risen from companies' sixth most important strategic priority in 2015 to third in 2017, according to a recent GEODIS global supply chain survey. Still, just 6 percent of firms said they had achieved this aim.

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Cybersecurity in the Cloud: Is Anyone Safe?

Can the cloud protect us from cyber attacks? Or does it just make us more vulnerable?

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Hungry for Innovation? Launch Your Own Incubator

The digital imperative is driving companies to seek new sources of value for their customers, but this mission is difficult within the often cloistered confines and bureaucracy of their headquarters. Seeking to foster a culture that is more akin to startups than the corporate motherships, many large enterprises are cultivating innovation in digital labs and incubators.

Partner Up: Self-Driving Car Firms Form Web of Alliances

In the fierce competition to perfect self-driving cars, almost no one wants to go it alone.

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Entrepreneurs, Part 2: Can Women Compete?

More and more women today are stepping up as entrepreneurs. What will it take for them to succeed?

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How (and Why) Ikea, Apple Extend Control Across Their Supply Chains

Companies like Ikea and Apple have been investing in their supply chains in order to avoid unknown and potentially environmentally damaging activities from their suppliers by purchasing forest, building wind farms, and taking over plastics recycling plants. Ikea has purchased forest in Romania and the Baltics, while Apple has invested in forest in the US, writes The Guardian.

'Moat' Is the Latest Jargon Encircling Silicon Valley

As technology companies race to invent the future, they're turning to a metaphor borrowed from Medieval times to explain their businesses.

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Geodis Sees Supply Chain as 'Strategic Hub' of Companies' Activities

The recently released Geodis 2017 Supply Chain Worldwide Survey (SCWS) underscored the evolution of supply chains - from the simple delivery of products to "a crucial lever for business performance." Trends such as e-commerce require more specialization than ever, which, in turn, drives complexity, Geodis says.

More Companies Are Using Data Analytics - But Encountering Efficiency Problems, Too

"Without big data analytics, companies are blind and deaf, wandering out onto the web like deer on a freeway," wrote Geoffrey Moore, author of Crossing the Chasm. Certainly, many CFOs, and not just those with web-based businesses, would wholeheartedly agree: Data are the sensory information produced by a business that has its eyes and ears on operations and customers.

Like Herding Cats: Corralling Data During Reconstruction

Information governance isn't top of mind during most restructuring planning, but ignoring it can have devastating financial consequences.

Coach's Kate Spade Deal Is Next Step in Quest for Fatter Margins

Coach Inc.'s $2.4bn acquisition of rival Kate Spade & Co. is part of its broader push for fatter profit margins, even if that means settling for lower sales.

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