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Many U.S. Companies Fail to Get Third-Party Validation of Sustainability Initiatives

While more than half (53 percent) of all companies in the S&P 500 Index and Fortune 500 published sustainability reports in 2011 "” up from 19 percent the year before "” companies in the U.S. are less likely to obtain third-party assurance than their global peers, according to a report by the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI). Assurance refers to third-party validation of a sustainability report's contents.

RFID Enables Retail in This Omni-channel World

With omni-channel, mobile, online competition and other forces at play, retail is in a state of dynamic transformation. Item-level RFID is playing a role in that transformation and major retailers are starting to adopt it in a big way.

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Site Selection for Retail Distribution Facilities

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The Urge to Merge Domestic and International Transportation Ops

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Trust Elements in the Global Supply Chain

Conceptually, supply chain "risk" is used to denote perils, loss, dangerous occurrences, hazards, and even vulnerabilities. Risks include everything from management functions to fraud, to fundamental honesty and loyalty issues encompassing every aspect of an organization's status and operations. In addition to the firm's built-in management risks, the international supply chain provides additional third-party risk elements such as foreign shipper practices, carrier practices, weather, foreign government involvement, unforeseen disruptions in the process, timing, language, cargo quality and quantity, even payment issues.

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Getting Personal with Customers Prompts Them to Buy More

Survey results from MyBuys and the e-tailing group reveal customer-centric marketing - the ability to engage consumers in one-to-one conversations across the customer lifecycle and all touch points - increases buyer readiness, engagement and sales activity.

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Ready-to-Ship for Full Control of Inbound Shipments

Schlumberger saved millions on its inbound transportation spend once it decided to re-tool the way it paid its freight bills.

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New Challenges and Opportunities for Global Trade

The growth of global trade, internalisation and externalisation of borders, and increased security threats to international supply chains are putting pressure on Customs organizations around the world.

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Solving the Maze of Mergers & Acquisitions in China

It used to be that the only way for multinational corporations (MNCs) to enter China was through a joint venture with a local Chinese partner"”typically a government-appointed, hopelessly backward state-owned enterprise. Foreign ownership was capped at 50 percent, and MNCs faced numerous hurdles, such as local supplier requirements and mandatory technology transfer agreements.

Despite Talks of U.S. Manufacturing Resurgence, China's Output Continues to Soar

To put China's sustained growth into perspective, when it surpassed the United States in 2010 to become the world's largest manufacturer, its output accounted for 23 percent of global manufacturing. Fast forward two years and China has gained an additional 10 percent of total manufacturing share, with $2.9 tr of the total $8.8tr global manufacturing output, putting their total value at 20 percent more than the US.

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Should Your Transportation Strategy Include a Regional Parcel Carrier?

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Trends Impacting Retail Logistics in 2013

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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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