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Technology Revolutionizes How Farmers Boost Production

New technologies are making food production more efficient and more environmentally sound. In fact, farmers are using everything from crop modeling tools to drones to generate higher yields.

Kane Is Able Sues Volvo Over Natural-Gas Tractor That Caught Fire

A little over one year after purchasing seven new Volvo compressed natural-gas tractors, Kane Is Able Inc., a national, third-party logistics company, has filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, asserting that Volvo breached its warranties in connection with one of the seven units, which caught fire on Interstate 81 in early January 2015.

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Tianjin Automobile Supply Chain, Disrupted by Blasts, May Take Several Months to Recover

IHS Automotive estimates a production loss of 2,200 cars per day at Toyota's plants as a result of the recent explosions in China's Port of Tianjin.

The 5 Cs of Outsourcing Concerns and How to Address Them

Like many of their larger competitors, today's mid-market companies are beginning to focus on expanding their footprint. The economy is strengthening in a number of areas and based on recent indicators, confidence is increasing as well. One of the challenges, however, is that while the basic fundamentals of responsible business growth haven't changed, the landscape for technology and supply chain solutions has shifted remarkably since the manufacturing sector downturn in 2008-2009.

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Mobile Payments Not Catching On? Just Give Them Time.

Smartphones have yet to displace cash or credit cards at the retail point of sale. But give them time.

Retailers Concerned About 'Experience, Not Things' Mantra

As Americans spend more money on doing things, not buying things, department stores are losing out.

UK Anti-slavery Act Mandates Compliance By Oct. 15, 2015

In March 2015, the United Kingdom passed the Modern Slavery Act, the first of its kind in Europe.

Transportation, Logistics Company Merger Deals Heat Up in Second Quarter 2015

A rash of "mega-deals" during the second quarter of 2015 have made transportation and logistics one of the hottest mergers and acquisitions sectors, boosting the average deal value to $564m, according to a recent study by PricewaterhouseCoopers.

How Health and Safety Cuts in UK Could Affect Rest of the World

The British Health and Safety Executive (HSE) are putting in motion plans that will change Britain's role in world manufacturing, for better or for worse. In its annual report, HSE proudly announced that they had removed 84 per cent of their regulations without compromising on safety. Depending on how you interpret the statistics, this has either made the UK a much stronger player in international trade or has taken the UK two steps backwards.

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Why Nobody Wants to Pay for Fixing the U.S. Transportation System

Another short-term extension of funding for transportation infrastructure improvements? This story is getting old.

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Fast and Efficient Transport of Malt through Port of Antwerp

Challenge: After setting up a first site, the client was looking for European expansion opportunities preserving the quality and considering the costs of their products.

China Continues to Grow as Research & Development Hub

Just 15 years ago, China was home to 200 foreign-run R&D centers. Today, multinationals operate more than 1,500 innovation facilities throughout the country - and this number is poised to increase 20 percent by 2018. But this trend involves more than sheer presence.

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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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