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Use of Fuel Cells in Delivery Trucks Is Promising, Researchers Claim
Your produce and frozen foods could soon arrive at grocery stores in trucks that release fewer emissions. Researchers are developing a clean technology to keep your food cool while it travels.
Many Electronics Retailers Have No E-waste Recycling Programs At All, Report Says
When it comes to e-waste recycling, most electronics retailers aren't just struggling; they're downright failing. At least according to the Electronics TakeBack Coalition, which took the industry to task in a recent report.
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Distributor Donates Flu Vaccine to Hospitals and Medical Center in U.S. Virgin Islands
Two distributors, Lifeline Pharmaceuticals LLC, and its sister company Lifeline Pharmaceuticals Caribbean LLC, a U.S. Virgin Islands-based company, donated 600 doses of flu vaccine to the Virgin Islands Department of Health, Governor Juan F. Luis Hospital & Medical Center and the Roy Lester Schneider Hospital.
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States' Electronic Waste Disposal Bans 'Largely Ineffective,' Study Finds
One of the first analyses of laws banning disposal of electronic waste (e-waste) in municipal landfills has found that state e-waste recycling bans have been mostly ineffective, although California's Cell Phone Recycling Act had a positive impact. However, e-waste recycling rates remain "dismally low," and many demographic groups remain unaware of their alternatives for properly disposing of e-waste, according to the study presented at the 246th National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society.
Engagement Throughout the Lean Enterprise
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How to Handle a Social Media Crisis
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Manthan Systems Issues New Version of ARC Vendor Link
Manthan Systems, a provider of business-intelligence and analytics software to retailers, has released version 6.4 of ARC Vendor Link.
Reducing Lost and Orphaned Shipments: Four Strategies for Success
Customer service and fulfillment excellence are highly prioritized strategies for competitive performance. Increasingly, organizations find that for more effective, resilient and reliable supply chain execution in the areas of warehousing, shipping and procurement, more gains are realized by integrating these previously unconnected processes.
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North America, Europe to Lose 3.7 Million Back Office Jobs by 2017 Due to Offshoring, Technology
Large companies in North America and Europe are now losing over 250,000 jobs each year in IT, finance, and other key business services areas, due to the combined impact of offshoring, technology-driven productivity improvements, and the low-growth business environment, according to a new research update from The Hackett Group Inc.
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Customer-Centric Levers Can Release Value for Consumer Goods Industry, Report Finds
In the face of challenging economic headwinds, consumer goods manufacturers have focused on cutting costs and optimizing working capital. Those routes still offer opportunity, but recent analysis indicates that traditional assumptions regarding tradeoffs among costs, inventory and service don't always hold true, and leading companies are using new, customer-centric levers to unlock value. These actions could yield a potential value of nearly $50bn industrywide, according to research conducted by The Boston Consulting Group on behalf of the Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA).
The Critical Importance of Marketing Partnerships in Transportation
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Teetering on a Transition Point in Transportation
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