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Even as Economy Improves, CFOs Still Must Balance Service Levels, Capital, Operating Expenses

For many companies, 2015 is looking rosy. The overall economy is finally accelerating out of the worst recession since the 1930s, helped in no small part by construction as the Construction Backlog Indicator (published by Associated Builders and Contractors) reached an all-time high in June.

Shale Gas Boom in U.S. Has European Chemical Companies Concerned About Their Costly Processes

The U.S. petrochemical resurgence is being closely watched in Europe where companies are wondering whether the deluge of North American shale gas will sap away their competitive advantage.

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PLM Moves to the Cloud ... Gradually

The world of product lifecycle management (PLM) has been turned upside down by a raft of technological breakthroughs.

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What's Best Umbrella Term to Describe Distribution, Transportation Logistics in Pharmaceutical Supply Chain?

Over the years, we've seen the terms cold chain distribution, temperature-controlled distribution, temperature-sensitive distribution and logistics, among others in the pharmaceutical industry. Is there an appropriate umbrella term?

How Can Chief Compliance Officer Gain Full Status, Authority in the C-Suite?

Compliance is at a tipping point. The role of the chief compliance officer has gained more prominence over the last decade and is evolving rapidly. Today's CCOs are in a position similar to that of CFOs 15 years ago, and face a similar opportunity and challenge: how to become a more strategic partner in the organization, a vital member of the C-suite.

Bayer Commits to Sustainable Supply Chain Worldwide

Bayer MaterialScience and bluesign technologies have joined forces to advance a sustainable textile industry supply chain globally.

Your Next Perfect Employee or Job Is Waiting

SupplyChainBrain and JobsInLogistics have joined forces in 2014 for the specialized purpose of:

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The Big Data in Pandora's Box: The Future of IoT in Supply Chain

Much like the early clamor surrounding "Big Data," it has become next to impossible to avoid the "Internet of Things" (IoT) as the latest cross-industry catchphrase. However, while all the hype might imply that IoT is new, the term has actually been around since 1999, when Kevin Ashton, cofounder of MIT’s Auto-ID Center coined it in his seminal article, "That 'Internet of Things' Thing."

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Managers Adopt Location-Enabled Systems to Track Assets

Enterprises are increasingly adopting asset-management systems that record location data from more vantage points, and with greater precision, to be analyzed and visualized, says Randy Rhodes, a Gartner analyst.

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Market Gains Confidence as Megadeal Merger & Acquisition Activity Takes Off in 2014

If one had to choose a single word to describe the M&A market in 2013, it would be disappointing, and indeed many market participants have used this very term. But the exasperated deal makers have had little time to cry in their beer - they've been too busy. The M&A market took off like a rocket in 2014, fueled by the return of the megadeal (transactions with a value of more than $10bn), which has been in hibernation for the last several years. The momentum of the first quarter carried into the second, setting up 2014 as a potential bellwether for the market's longer-term evolution.

How to Attract, Retain the Analytics Talent Your Company Needs Today

Companies across all industries depend more and more on analytics and insights to run their businesses profitably. But, attracting, managing and retaining talented personnel to execute on those strategies remains a challenge.

WTO Says Global Trade Growth Won’t Be Quite as Robust as Initially Predicted

The World Trade Organization has slashed its forecast for world trade growth in 2014 to 3.1 percent, citing weaker-than-expected gross domestic product growth and muted import demand in the first half of the year.

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