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Ahold CEO Discusses Where the Internet Is Taking Retail and the Grocery Business
Dick Boer, the chief executive officer of Ahold, which has 3,000 stores, mostly supermarkets, across Europe and the United States, says the internet has vastly changed retail and the grocery business.
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Business Intelligence Is a Must for Evolution of Service Supply Chain
With the current economic business pressure, reducing costs in the service supply chain without compromising customer satisfaction is a challenge which must be faced head on. Managing this balancing act requires business intelligence, which refers to the applications, tools, infrastructure and best practices that enable raw data to be transformed into significant information, and as such can be utilized to improve outdated processes.
Supply Chain for Pharmaceutical Ingredients Needs to Be Strengthened
Ensuring product quality is of utmost importance to the pharmaceutical industry, and appropriate controls and oversight are required for both the drug-manufacturing process and the supply chain for pharmaceutical ingredients.
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European Commission Exec Wants to Shift More Cargo from Roads to Short-Sea Channels
Siim Kallas, vice president of the European Commission, has outlined some changes to customs formalities in ports, in an effort to help shift EU transit cargo from congested highways to under-utilised short-sea shipping lanes.
Manufacturers 'Must' Update Their Supply Chains Before Modernizing Operations
If the time is right for U.S. manufacturers of all sizes to consider modernizing their operations, it is important to first look at modernizing their supply chain and logistics operations in order to optimize potential investments. Manufacturers must think holistically about their business before making these decisions, and this includes looking at their supply chain and distribution models and the impacts of these investments on their operations.
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Value-Chain Transformation at Kimberly-Clark
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Are Manufacturers Really Re-Shoring?
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Aftermarket Sales Have Been an Afterthought for Too Long, Study Suggests
The aftermarket has long been just an afterthought to the sales and marketing processes, but today more and more OEMs have finally begun to realize its strategic importance as a competitive differentiator.
Just How Much Inventory Is Out There, Anyway?
Hamish Brewer, chief executive officer of JDA Software, was giving a speech at the Economic Club of Phoenix last year, when the topic of global inventory levels came up. The question he posed: How much stuff is currently in transit or socked away in warehouses the world over? The answer: Nobody really knows.
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Reducing Food Waste Through Packaging Design
Packaging has a vital role to play in minimizing food waste in the supply chain, according to new research by RMIT University. The University's Centre for Design conducted the Australian-first research, commissioned by CHEP Australia, showing where and why food waste occurs along both the fresh and manufactured food supply chain.
World Watches Chinese Economy as Its Manufacturing Continues Its Slowdown
In another sign that China's booming economy may be slowing, the country's manufacturing sector contracted in June after facing a credit crunch and seeing a decline in orders from Europe and the U.S., a survey said.
Meeting the Challenge of Complexity
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