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Following Record Year, Demand for Logistics Properties Should Stay High in 2016, Survey Says

Industrial and supply chain real estate occupiers and investors alike experienced a record-breaking year in 2015 and should expect this trend to continue well into 2016, according to a JLL logistics survey report. Strong demand for logistics facilities is expected to remain consistent globally during 2016. Rental growth is projected to continue across all markets of the world in 2016 and through 2017.

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Nexteer Automotive Enhances China Trade Management Capability

Nexteer Automotive, a multibillion-dollar global manufacturer of advanced steering and driveline products, has expanded its ability to meet China's trade regulations with Amber Road's China Trade Management solution.

Low Prices Undercut Margins of Commodity Producers, Negatively Affect Supply Chains, Report Finds

Low profitability has undermined commodity producers and brings high risks to the supply chain, according to IHS Inc.

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Management That Sets SMART Goals Acting Kinda Stupid

Worldwide, managers are setting SMART (Specific, Measureable, Achievable, Relevant and Timely) goals, expecting these to make this "the year" to revitalize or transform their businesses. Instead, most of these professionals should retire SMART, or at least rescind its status of standard operating procedure.

Economic, Currency Factors Have Worst Effects on Business, Survey Finds

The manufacturing world is being shaped by technological, demographic, and market megatrends and how companies respond will define their future performance.

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Unprepared Supply Chains Are 'Driving Blindfold' Toward Disaster

What's the biggest risk to global supply chains today? Natural disasters? Terrorism? Supplier failure? Port strikes? How about ignorance?

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Skills Gap Felt Across Construction, Agriculture, Industrial Sectors, Report Finds

Because not enough students are going into trade schools there is a shortage of people with the needed skills, according to a report on the so-called "skills gap," produced by The College of William and Mary on behalf of companies who distribute equipment for construction, agricultural, industrial and related industries.

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Kroger's Weekly Circular Goes Digital

Digital disruption is affecting retailers of all stripes, but the grocery sector has been slow to adopt new technological tools. But that doesn't mean the nation's largest grocery chain isn't innovating around the digital path to purchase.

Unleashing Your 'Inner Company': Keys to a Successful Start-up

Starting up a business requires brains, heart and money - but in the case of the last, not as soon as you might think.

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As Innovation Unfolds in Electronics World, Supply Chain Runs to Keep Up

Innovation doesn't sleep. Product lifecycles aren't what they used to be. Competition is fiercer - and comes from more unexpected sources - than ever.

New Analytical Tools Should Aid CFO in Forecast Accuracy

We're always forecasting - thinking about what will happen, assessing its likelihood, and contemplating the implications. For CFOs, the stakes are especially high when it comes to the difference between accurate and inaccurate forecasts.

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Sure, Robots Are Handy, But Can They Fold Laundry?

Robert Gordon, an economist at Northwestern University, likes to play a game he calls Find the Robot. As he goes about his everyday life - shopping, traveling through airports - he looks for machines performing tasks that humans once handled. Most of what he sees doesn't impress him.

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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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