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With All the Research, Innovation at Hand, CPG Companies Largely Clueless Which Products Will Succeed

Consumer packaged goods companies have a big problem: They have almost no idea which of their new products will end up being popular with consumers. Despite big data, despite a decade of heavy investment in innovation, despite chief innovation officers and efficient R&D, failure rates for new products have hovered at 60 percent for years. Two-thirds of new product concepts don't even launch.

Research Says Global GDP Growth Rate May Drop Almost 40 Percent Over Next 50 Years

For the last 50 years, the world economy has benefited from a demographic boom that has contributed 1.8 percent to average annual global GDP increases, helping to generate an unprecedented level of growth. This demographic headwind is coming to an end.

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Combined Procurement Helps Pharma Distributors Stay in the Black

One of the most powerful middleman industries in the global economy – pharmaceutical distributors – is emerging from more than a half-decade of difficult transition.

Political Upheaval, Cybercrime Top List of Supply Chain Risk Concerns

The globalization of today's economy means that businesses are more interconnected than ever, creating a greater risk of business interruption, supply chain disruption, and exposures that can quickly multiply.

Is China Manipulating Its Currency?

Is China guilty, as charged by U.S. traders, of keeping its currency artificially weak?

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Transportation Groups Form National Operations Center of Excellence

Three transportation industry groups, with support from the U.S. Federal Highway Administration, have formed the National Operations Center of Excellence.

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Driver Shortage Leads to Thousands of Refused Loads Every Day

North America is facing a huge shortage of truck drivers, and the problem is expected to get worse.

Your Next Perfect Employee or Job Is Waiting

SupplyChainBrain and JobsInLogistics have joined forces in 2015 for the specialized purpose of:

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China Is Africa's Biggest Trading Partner, But Not Its Largest Investor

China has become by far Africa's biggest trading partner, exchanging about $160bn worth of goods a year; more than a million Chinese, most of them labourers and traders, have moved to the continent in the past decade. The mutual adoration between governments continues, with ever more African roads and mines built by Chinese firms. But the talk of Africa becoming Chinese - or "China’s second continent", as the title of one American book puts it - is overdone.

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If Government Permits It, Cuba Could Be in For Technology Awakening

Cuba is on the threshold of getting, potentially, a massive technology upgrade, thanks to a U.S. decision to ease economic sanctions. But this tiny island nation needs a lot of work.

Seven Best Practices to Follow for Smoother Software Implementations

Across my career, I've participated in scores of software implementations for companies ranging from SMBs to industry giants. Some have gone exceptionally well, while others have encountered delays. Each effort has served as a learning experience, offering insights and lessons learned about the characteristics "smooth" projects share – and the pitfalls to avoid.

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Ocean Piracy Down Overall Around the World, But Continues to Rise in Southeast Asia

Attacks against small tankers off South East Asia's coasts caused a rise in global ship hijackings, up to 21 in 2014 from 12 in 2013, despite piracy at sea falling to its lowest level in eight years, the International Chamber of Commerce International Maritime Bureau (IMB) has revealed. Pirates took 442 crew members hostage, compared with 304 in 2013.

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