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Freight Security Regulations Concern Air Cargo Interest Group

A note of caution was sounded recently after some intensive discussions between the EU Commission and various bodies who are stakeholders with regard to air cargo security.

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If You Improved Your Processes, Why Are You Making the Same Mistakes Again?

Have you ever wondered why it is so easy for improved processes to go back to how they were performing before improvement? Why it always seems that, even if everybody follows the new instructions, the process still produces defects? Why it's so hard to maintain the benefits in the process after the projects are done?

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Digital Solutions - and Employees Familiar with Such Technology - Critical to Companies' Success, Study Says

Businesses will not meet revenue targets by 2017 if they fail to invest in digital assets such as fresh talent, new research from Gartner suggests.

Can Green Technology Keep the Ocean Shipping World Sustainable?

In many ways, the fateful episode of the Costa Concordia provides a metaphor for the international shipping industry as a whole. Its image is hardly the best. Huge tankers plying the sea, belching noxious gases into the air from low-grade crude and pumping out invasive species when emptying their ballast-water tanks on shore. Oh, and a catastrophic oil spill every now and then. But that's not the whole story.

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Can U.S. Companies Take a Page from Playbook of Successful Multinationals from Emerging Markets?

Mexican bread maker Bimbo. Chinese electronics brand Haier. Taiwanese computer manufacturer Acer. A decade ago, those companies were largely dismissed by their larger, U.S. competitors. Now, they have taken over the lead in global market share in their respective industries. Can U.S. companies learn from their successes?

Emerging Logistics Markets Tapped by Study

More than 80 percent of the world's population resides in what is known as "emerging markets". This group of countries represents a diverse collection of economies from China to Peru and Ethiopia to Kazakhstan.

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First BlackBerry Loses Customers, Now a Manufacturer Wants to Hang Up on It

Consumers have moved on from BlackBerry. T-Mobile will no longer sell the company's smartphones in its stores. And now a manufacturing partner wants out.

Virginia Tops List of Most Pro-Business States

Pockets of the U.S. are primed for growth thanks to pro-business regulatory environments, educated workforces and reasonable business costs. Leading the way is Virginia which tops Forbes' eighth annual list of the Best States for Business. Virginia has ranked second the past three years, but returns to the head of the pack for the first time since 2009.

Bridging the Talent Gap in Supply-Chain Management

Despite gradual improvement since the summer of 2009 - the official end of the Great Recession - the U.S. unemployment rate remains unacceptably high. But don't tell that to companies in search of supply-chain talent.

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China's Logistics Industry Faces Influx of Smuggling

China is struggling to combat illegal imports which smugglers conceal in mass freight as the country's logistics industry booms.

United Arab Emirates Sees First Trial Run of Freight Train

Freight trains ran for the first time in the UAE on September 22, according to John Lesniewski, Etihad Rail's commercial director.

Build-to-Suit Takes Over European Logistics Expansions

Development activity in Europe's main logistics markets is at its highest level since the economic downturn in 2008, driven by build-to-suit and owner-occupied developments.

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Enhancing High-Value Electronics Shipment Security with Tive's Real-Time Tracking

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