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What's Going Wrong at Sears Now?

The more merchandise a department store carries, the better. Broad inventory filled with brand names boosts a retailer's chances of "giving the lady what she wants"- the key to success, according to none other than Marshall Field. So it can't be a good sign that Converse Inc. has stopped selling shoes to Sears Holdings Corp.

In Managing Its Service Supply Chain, Nutanix Doesn't Think Small

Anticipating dramatic growth in its business, the 2009 high-tech start-up acquired an optimization tool that could easily scale up in the years ahead - yet deliver a full range of services in the meantime.

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Coca-Cola Pledges Additional $5Bn for Its African Manufacturing, Supply Chain Operations

The Coca-Cola Company and its African bottling partners announced a new investment of $5bn during the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit in Washington. The investment, to be made over the next six years, increases its total announced investment in Africa to $17bn from 2010 to 2020. The Company and its bottling partners anticipate that this investment will fund new manufacturing lines, cooling and distribution equipment and production; create additional jobs and opportunities across Coca-Cola's African supply chain; and support key sustainability initiatives and programs focused on safe water access, sustainable sourcing, women’s economic empowerment, community well-being and operational efficiency improvements.

Battling Risk, Part 2: The Best and Worst Countries for Supply-Chain Resilience

There's a new method for benchmarking the resiliency of your supply chain.

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White House Partners with Amazon, Others on Climate Change Resilience

Along with its warning that delaying action on climate change would cause enormous economic losses, the White House has announced a series of data-related initiatives to prepare U.S. food and water supplies - along with the industries and jobs that rely on them - for climate challenges.

Canada's Rules Mandating Grain Shipments Off Track, Railways Say

The heads of Canada's two national railways say there's no need for "burdensome and ill-advised" new federal measures meant to speed up deliveries of grain on the Prairies.

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Fast-Food Chains' Ambitions in China Endangered by Safety Scares

Already China's biggest restaurant operator with 4,600 outlets, KFC is pursuing Chinese consumers so avidly it opens two more every day. That dramatic growth comes with a big catch: KFC's quality control is struggling to keep up.

APICS, Supply Chain Council Merger Is Completed

APICS has announced that it has completed its merger with Supply Chain Council, creating a global provider of supply chain research, education and certification programs.

Supply Chain Challenges in Emerging Markets

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Supply Chain Strategy and the Boardroom

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Supply Chain Modeling and Optimization in a Global Business

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How Captives Can Cut Supply-Chain, Cyber Insurance Costs

Chief financial officers of corporations that have already set up captive insurance companies or are thinking about setting one up should ponder the benefits of self-insuring cyber perils and supply chain business-interruption risks via a captive to supplement commercial insurance coverage.

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