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Global Regulations Stifle Business, Poll of In-house Legal Counsel Suggests

An unstable economy and the growing volume of global regulations are the biggest business threats, according to a recent poll of in-house legal counsel.

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Innovation Efforts Falling Short Despite Increased Investment, Study Finds

Despite increased business investment in innovation, only 18 percent of executives believe their company's innovation efforts deliver a competitive advantage, according to an Accenture study that also revealed a risk-averse approach to product and service development.

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Manufacturing's Dilemma: Baby Boomers Retiring; Students Finds the Industry Uninteresting

Many U.S. manufacturers are experiencing talent shortages in part because of an aging baby boomer generation that has begun its exodus from the U.S. workforce. The oldest baby boomers turned 65 on Jan. 1, 2011, and every day thereafter for about the next 19 years, some 10,000 more will reach the traditional retirement age, according to the Pew Research Center.

Domestic Use of Drones Might Have $82Bn Impact on U.S. Economy, Report Says

Last month the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International, the unmanned systems industry's largest trade organization, released its first economic study detailing just how an expected $82bn in economic impacts resulting from the integration of unmanned aerial systems (UAS) into the national airspace will be spread across the 50 states.

Status, Perception of Women Changes in Chinese Manufacturing

In Guangdong province, where nearly 30 percent of China's exports are made, women usually far outnumber men on labour-intensive production lines. Rural women are hired for their supposed docility, nimble fingers and attention to mind-numbing detail. But in recent years Guangdong's workforce has changed.

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Wide Range of Analytics Tools Help Companies with Their Data Needs

Organizations of all sizes across an assortment of industries are using a growing set of cloud analytics solutions to address their Big Data, business intelligence and data integration challenges.

Cutting Through the Bureaucracy to Bring Innovative Ideas to Reality

What if you weren't just delivering meat to stores for sale but doing something more disruptive - like selling 40-pound packages of raw meat out of the back of refrigerated trucks? What kind of bureaucratic fat would you have to cut through then?

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Recent Trends in Global Trade Compliance

There is a whole series of new regulatory concerns by companies doing business in global markets. Tony Leto, chief executive officer with iTRAC Global, helps us to understand the most critical ones.

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Report: By 2020, More Than 30 Billion Wirelessly Connected Devices to Enable 'Internet of Everything'

ABI Research's latest data on the Internet of Everything (IoE) shows that there are more than 10 billion wirelessly connected devices in the market today; with over 30 billion devices expected by 2020.

Digital Coupon Users Spend 42% More Annually Than Average Shoppers, Survey Says

Digital coupon users spend 42 percent more per year at supermarkets than the average shopper - a differential of $1,029, according to a GfK report, based on more than 120 campaigns run by Coupons.com in 2012. This reflects a 7-percent increase compared to 2011.

Cradle-to-Cradle Supplies Grows Demand in Supply Chains

A huge opportunity exists to develop new, safer materials as companies look to phase out hazardous substances and textiles from their supply chains.

Supply Chains and Operational Excellence

Operational excellence is about five things: driving innovation; managing talent; improving customer retention; ensuring strategy aligns with tactics; and determining optimal enterprise velocity.

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