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To Boost 'Factories of Future,' EC Promotes Re-use, Remanufacturing Projects

The European Commission has called for research projects that investigate re-use and remanufacturing, in a bid to develop the "factories of the future".

Manifesto Claims European Plastics Industry Unfairly Hobbled

The European plastics industry has published a manifesto alerting officials in Brussels to the many impediments it faces, and which it hopes will influence European Union policy.

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Shipping Lines Rewriting Contracts to Protect Against Problems Caused by Ebola

As Ebola persists in West Africa, shipping lines and traders are tweaking their contracts to protect themselves if the disease puts crews at risk of infection or prevents vessels calling at affected ports.

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Manufacturing Reported to Be Most Affected by 'Chronic Disruption'

Chronic disruption, a pervasive phenomenon referring to a persistent disruption that degrades but does not inhibit supply chain function and that does not respond to traditional remedies, affects manufacturing most, according to an APICs Supply Chain Council survey.

International Trade, Capital Flows Have Bounced Back from Economic Crisis, Index Shows

Global connectedness, measured by cross-border flows of trade, capital, information and people, has recovered most of its losses incurred during the financial crisis, according to the third edition of DHL's Global connectedness Index.

Closing the Loop on Recycling - And Making Money in the Process

Even in the age of recycling, forward and reverse supply chains have tended to be treated as separate disciplines. Now the world's largest retailer is partnering with major consumer goods manufacturers to help erase that distinction.

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Four Crucial Cost Factors in Designing a Supply Chain Network

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Is Compressed Natural Gas the Truck Fuel of the Future?

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Survey Seeks to Identify What Companies Are Doing to Combat Supply Chain Risk

A state-of-IT-risk survey being conducted by APQC seeks to examine supply chain organizations' experience with IT risks and the steps organizations are taking to identify, quantify and manage these challenges.

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Companies See That Better Management of Their Suppliers Benefits the Bottom Line, Study Finds

Forty-six percent of leading companies report achieving more than four percent post-contract financial benefits from better supplier relationship management, according to research conducted by State of Flux. The research is in its sixth year and includes responses from more than 500 global companies across more than 20 industry sectors.

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How Business Should Respond to the Ebola Epidemic

The Ebola crisis has given rise to the usual epidemic of misinformation, overreaction and lack of preparedness by individuals and business. Will we ever learn?

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Epicor Unveils App for Auto Aftermarket; Acquires QuantiSense

Epicor Software Corp. has introduced new business-management software for the automotive aftermarket.

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