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Volatility Squeezing Global Private Label Supply Chain, Study Finds

Rising and increasingly volatile costs dominate retailers' top challenges sourcing private label goods, while changes in consumer behavior fueled by mobility and online shopping are driving the strategic importance of private label sourcing, according to Deloitte's study entitled Private Label Sourcing: Strategies to Differentiate and Defend.

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The Missing Piece of the Profit Economy

The profit economy. You won't get a lot of results if you Google the words. It's not a commonly heard term in the business world. You might even ask if it makes any sense. Isn't the economy all about profit?

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How Can a Merged-Channel Retailer Beat Pure-Play E-tailer Like Amazon at E-commerce?

After some 19 years of struggling with e-commerce, Walmart is once again learning that managing a merged channel retail strategy is almost never going to beat a well-run pure play e-tailer like Amazon when it comes to online sales.

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Using RFID to Scan the Manufacturing Supply Chain

As manufacturing seeks to drive down costs and improve efficiency, RFID technology is increasingly being considered for use in the sector's supply chain.

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Cloud Revolutionizes the Enterprise

Speaking of the cloud, Plex CEO Jason Blessing says, "Enterprise software is going through the most disruptive and innovation phase in decades. Time is compressing, the way we use technology is going through a revolution"¦.Enterprise software is cool again." Quite a statement, since in the last decade the cool factor was clearly with Zuckerberg, Dorsey, and Mason (founders of Facebook, Twitter, and Groupon, respectively).

3PLs Working Together? Really?! Ask Mondelez International!

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How to Make Your Forecast a Little Less Wrong

A conversation with Rick Davis, vice president of business planning with Kellogg USA.

Report: CPG Companies, Retailers Shift Focus to 'New Rules of Consumer Engagement'

Retailers and consumer packaged goods companies are dealing with new rules of consumer engagement as they seize opportunities from advanced technology and the digitally connected consumer, according to the 2013 Financial Performance Report by the Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) and PwC US, titled Growth Strategies: Unlocking the Power of the Consumer.

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How Supply Chain Became the 'Truth-Teller' at Johnson & Johnson

Eight p.m. in the "war room" of Johnson & Johnson Health Care Systems: 150 people from all over the world are on a conference call. The topic is a supply outage of trocars, a medical device used in microscopic surgery. Someone on the line, clearly untroubled by the crisis, speaks up. "It's just a trocar," he says.

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Heightened Cyber Security in the Enterprise

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Siemens Head Discusses U.S. Manufacturing Renaissance

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U.S. Export Growth 'Depends' on Heightened Demand, Federal Funding

U.S. manufacturing isn't likely return to prerecession levels for at least year and a half largely because the sector is grappling with weak demand for American exports and federal government cutbacks.

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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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