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Why Do Automotive Recalls Keep Happening?

Recent months have seen major car recalls by GM and Ford Motor Co. They're just the latest in a seemingly endless series of failures. Can this trend be stopped?

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Airline Business Can Teach Pharmaceutical Industry About Value of Social Media

Airlines are known for their quick and effective social media responses, often helping stranded and annoyed passengers in real time. But while pharma companies can't solve problems instantly with a reroute or seat change, they can definitely look to airline's social media savvy for inspiration, one industry consultant says.

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It's Good That Low-Cost Capital Fuels 3PL Acquisitions, C.H. Robinson CEO Says

C.H. Robinson CEO John Wiehoff says there's a pretty straightforward reason why there was so much acquisition activity in the third-party logistics and freight brokerage markets the last two years: the low cost of capital and an active investment community.

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'30 Under 30' Award Now Open to Global Applicants

The 30 Under 30 Award, presented by ThomasNet.com and ISM to recognize contributions by young supply-management professionals, is now open to global applicants.

Walmart Buys E-Commerce Startup Jet.com - But Can It Catch Amazon?

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. might be running a distant second to Amazon.com Inc. in the e-commerce race, but it's spending billions of dollars to close the gap.

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Tests Underway to Recover, Re-Use Flexible Plastic Packaging

With adequate screening and optical sorting capacity, flexible plastic packaging can be efficiently captured in a single-stream materials recovery facility, potentially creating a new stream of recovered materials while improving the quality of other recycling streams.

Reinvent or Die: Surviving in the Age of Disruption

Everyone agrees about the importance of adjusting to change. So why do so many companies fail in that effort?

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Old Tech Can't Help Re-shored Businesses, But Robotics May

When companies bring products back from off-shored manufacturing operations, such as China, the processes cannot be simply dropped back into place and configured with the same old machines and process flows from 20 years back. Most re-shoring operations include new and upgraded equipment, software and, in some cases, advanced automation that includes collaborative intelligent industrial robots.

Digital Technology Pumps Up Sales of Luxury Brands

It may not be widely recognized as such just yet, but digital technology is probably one of the best things to happen to luxury brands in a long time.

Bayer Calls China 'Wild Card' for Its Consumer Health Business

More than two years after buying Merck's OTC unit and local player Dihon, bringing together three separate consumer care businesses in China remains a challenge, Bayer said.

IOT Strategic Benefit, Companies Say, But They Don't Take Comprehensive Approach

A majority of enterprises say the internet of things is strategic to their business, but most still take a piecemeal approach to IoT security.

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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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