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Tianjin Port Explosion May Rank as Worst Marine Insurance Disaster

Claims related to the massive explosion at the port of Tianjin, China, may grow to as much as $6bn, says the International Union of Marine Insurance (IUMI). More than half of the claims reportedly fall within marine insurance or reinsurance lines - potentially making it the largest single marine disaster (by claim value) in history, surpassing Hurricane Sandy.

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HVAC Systems Market to Achieve $340Bn in Sales By 2024

Global revenue from commercial energy-efficient HVAC systems is expected to total $340bn from 2015 to 2024, according to a report from Navigant Research.

The Emerging Compliance 'Hot Topic' for 2016: Regulations Regarding Trafficked, Coerced Labor

In many businesses, supply chain management historically has fallen outside the core of the company's compliance function. But that was then. A renewed push this year by state, federal and international regulators – not to mention consumer advocacy groups, NGOs and foreign legislatures – to conscript the business community into the fight against human trafficking and the use of child, indentured, forced and other forms of coerced labor has brought supply chain management to the front and center of the corporate compliance world.

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Accent May Be on Omnichannel, But Achieving Customer Centricity Remains Difficult, Study Says

Nearly 70 percent of retailers are still struggling to evolve from an omnichannel model to one that truly puts the customer front and center, according to The O Alliance, a consulting firm focused on helping retailers create circular commerce.

U.S. Manufacturing Sector Seems to Be Contracting

Demand for long-lasting manufactured products made in the U.S. fell 5.1 percent in December from a month earlier, and declined 3.5 percent for all of 2015, the Commerce Department said. The annual decline in durable-goods orders is the largest outside a recession on records back to 1992.

Half of U.S. Companies Have Big-Data Projects in Place, But Most Haven't Met Goals, Study Says

The good news it that about half of U.S. companies say they now have some form of big data initiative in place, according to a recent study. The bad news: Few have managed to reach their data-related goals.

Amazon, the Big E-tailer, to Open 400 Brick-and-Mortar Bookstores?

Amazon is diving into brick and mortar in a big way, with plans to open up to 400 physical store fronts, according to reports.

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Recycling of Plastic Tops, Caps and Lids Jumps 27 Percent in U.S.

Insider lingo calls them post-consumer non-bottle rigid plastics. A bit of a mouthful. Average folks call them tubs and caps and lids and cups and the like.

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How Sustainable Is Amazon?

Amazon, which has never published a sustainability report, has recently hired sustainability executives that may change the online retail giant's strategy - and reputation - according to the Guardian.

Feds Enlarge Investigation of Chipotle's Tainted Food Crisis

Chipotle Mexican Grill revealed on Tuesday that federal prosecutors had expanded their inquiry into the company's multi-state outbreaks of food-borne illnesses, further threatening sales that declined steeply by the end of last year.

Smart Manufacturing Means Harnessing All That Data

There's a rumor going around, centered in Germany, that we're now in our fourth Industrial Revolution.

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Your Path to Advantage With Digital Supply Chains

For years, companies have used digital supply chain technologies to improve service levels and reduce costs. But the inability to connect disparate systems, provide end-to-end visibility into the supply chain, and crunch massive amounts of data, among other issues, has prevented many companies from achieving the full potential of their supply chains.

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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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