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Walmart, 7-Eleven Team Up in Canada to Deliver Items to Convenience Store Lockers

Walmart Canada and 7-Eleven Canada are joining forces to do an e-commerce pilot project in the Toronto area.

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Railroad Technology Credited With Saving Millions in Fuel, Reducing Emissions

General Electric Transportation's emissions-reducing rail systems have accumulated 100 million auto-control miles, helping the rail industry save 56 million gallons of fuel and $197m in fuel costs, as well as reducing greenhouse gases by 628 kilotons.

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Many Jobs Still Performed by Humans - But the Real Robotics Revolution Is About to Begin

It has been roughly four decades since industrial robots - with mechanical arms that can be programmed to weld, paint and pick up and place objects with monotonous regularity - first began to transform assembly lines in Europe, Japan and the U.S. Yet walk the floor of any manufacturer, from metal shops to electronics factories, and you might be surprised by how many tasks are still performed by human hands - even some that could be done by machines.

Will EU Permanently Ground FedEx-TNT Deal?

What seemed like a sure deal may not be a slam-dunk after all. Regulators in the European Union have said they may consider demanding concessions, including the selling off of some assets, with regard to the proposed takeover of TNT Express by FedEx Corp.

U.S. Exploration Companies Drill for Congressional Support for Crude Oil Exports

After watching the price of oil and the size of their profits plunge, a dozen top executives from some of the nation's largest oil exploration companies flew to Washington late last winter on an urgent mission: push Congress and the White House to allow unlimited exports of American crude oil.

Could Flaws in IoT Lead to Fatalities?

You're probably getting desensitized by now to the ever-lengthening list of data breach headlines which have saturated the news for the past couple of years. Targeted attacks, persistent threats and the like usually end up with the hackers capturing sensitive IP, customer information or trade secrets. The result? Economic damage, board level sackings and a heap of bad publicity for the breached organization. But that's usually where it ends.

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New APICS Program Certifies Knowledge of Best Practices in Logistics, Transportation, Distribution

APICS has introduced the Certified in Logistics, Transportation and Distribution (CLTD) designation, which is intended to demonstrate in-depth knowledge of a broad range of content areas.

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Retailers, How Many of Customer's Senses Do You Appeal To?

It takes a lot of work for retail brands to deliver a remarkable experience. It can be done, however, by making sure the environment touches each of the five senses.

Will Industry 4.0 Cause Huge Loss of Jobs - or Will Workforce Adapt to New Skills?

Industrial production was transformed by steam power in the nineteenth century, electricity in the early twentieth century, and automation in the 1970s. These waves of technological advancement did not reduce overall employment, however. Although the number of manufacturing jobs decreased, new jobs emerged and the demand for new skills grew. Today, another workforce transformation is on the horizon as manufacturing experiences a fourth wave of technological advancement: the rise of new digital industrial technologies that are collectively known as Industry 4.0.

What to Make of Remarkable Yet Unnerving Robots?

Even in an era in which people are accustomed to rapid technological advancement, robots arouse unusual curiosity and strong emotion.

A Well-Designed Reverse Logistics Plan Starts with a Solid Remarketing Strategy

Lack of innovation over the past few decades around how organizations approach disposing of their returned, excess and obsolete inventory has resulted in billions of dollars lost and can no longer be left to inefficient, reactive or outdated methods.

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Theft of Heavy Equipment Up 1 Percent in 2014

In 2014, a total of 11,625 heavy equipment thefts were reported to law enforcement - an increase of 1.2 percent from the 11,486 reported in 2013, according to a report from the National Insurance Crime Bureau and the National Equipment Register.

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