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How Dynamic Discounting Solutions Ease Regulatory Concerns

As global companies increasingly explore dynamic discounting solutions to improve their operating income and provide much needed working capital flows to their supply chain, questions often arise about how government regulations and accounting standards come into play.

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Federal Funds for U.S. Port Security Said Going to Non-Port Entities

Dozens of port authorities and marine terminals received port security grants this summer from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), but millions of dollars from the $100m program went to local law enforcement agencies and other non-port entities.

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Largest U.S. Companies Said Taking on More Debt Rather Than Improve Working Capital Performance

The largest public companies in the U.S. chose to go even further into debt in 2015 instead of driving cash out of their businesses by improving how they collect from customers, pay suppliers and manage inventory, according to the annual working capital survey from REL, a division of The Hackett Group Inc. Overall working capital performance continued to degrade, reaching poorest performance levels since the 2008 financial crisis.

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Companies Recognize They Need to Improve Their Mobile Presence, Study Finds

A report on customer's mobile experience with large companies has revealed that only 21 percent of supply chain companies ranked their company's mobile presence at 90 percent or above.

Personalizing Fulfillment of Omnichannel Orders Profitably - How Do You Achieve That?

Manufacturers, wholesalers and retailers alike are being challenged with diverse, continually changing channel fulfillment demands. Across industries, success (and even survival) depends on the ability to serve customers profitably in the way they expect to be served.

So, Maybe Plastic Isn't So Bad for Environment After All?

There isn't a single person in the plastics industry who hasn't been regularly bombarded with concerns from all sides about the environmental costs of plastic production and use. But a new study takes some of the sting out, finding the environmental cost of using plastics in consumer goods and packaging is nearly four times less than replacing plastics with alternative materials.

ISM Reports: The Impact of Brexit on Trade and Distribution

The long-term impact of Brexit on European supply chains is yet to be determined, but some early results are in.

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Four Trends in Food & Beverage Consumption Drive Retail Center Expansion, Study Says

With food-and-beverage outlets now among the fastest-growing categories in retail centers, a CBRE Group, Inc., report identifies four formats poised for significant expansion: food trucks, food halls, celebrity-chef restaurants and "grocerants."

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Outsourcing Reality Check: How to Maximize ROI

The unprecedented transformation of consumer demand is driving cost and complexity into the supply chain. Keeping up in today's fast-paced business environment is forcing mid-market companies to analyze and implement responsive supply chain strategies that meet market expectations while driving greater profitability to the business. Despite reshoring and in-house efforts, outsourcing remains a reality for many supply chains.

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Internal Warfare Between IT, Business Side Counterproductive

Modern business not only relies on IT, but in fact is made possible by IT. If you believe that, then surely the fact that "IT" and "the business" are often at loggerheads appears to be insane. But the fact is that the divide and the rancor persist.

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IMF Casts Dim Eye on Global Growth Through 2017

The International Monetary Fund has downgraded its global growth projections for 2016 and 2017. It is now forecasting the global economy to increase at a 3.1 percent pace this year and 3.4 percent next year, both down 0.1 percentage points from previous projections.

Supply Chain Success Turns on Collaborative Partner 'Ecosystem'

Confronted with shrinking profit margins, capacity concerns and rising customer expectations, today's logistics organizations are looking for innovative ways to provide better service at a lower cost and to ultimately increase profitability and competitive advantage. This is why supply chain success extends beyond your workforce and into your partner ecosystem.

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