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Working Hours Reduced at Apple Supplier's Chinese Factories, But Still Exceed Legal Limit, Report Finds

Employees at the Chinese factories of Apple supplier Foxconn continue to work beyond the country's legal limit of 49 hours a week, according to a report from the Fair Labor Association (FLA). But the Taiwanese manufacturer is making overall steady progress in improving the working conditions at a select group of factories in China, it said.

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Preventing Vulnerabilities in the Supply Chain

Today's supply chain is reliant on a complex network involving the movement of goods, services, funds and information across a range of parties worldwide. This makes the supply chain vulnerable to not only cyber-attacks and disruptions, but also cyber espionage.

Supply Chain Visibility within Automotive Logistics Industry

The automotive manufacturing industry is becoming more complex than ever before. More models, including hybrids, are being introduced, and there are now more features and options, with technology used to drive end-market price and model differentiation.

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Manufacturing Operations Management Critical in 'Curb' of Auto Recalls

The latest spate of auto recalls came last month when auto giants Honda, Nissan, Toyota and Mazda were focused to recall more than 3.4 million vehicles as a result of faulty air bags originating from Takata Corp in Japan. Since the initial announcement, BMW has come forward with a related recall action of more than 200,000 of their cars.

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Capacity Pinch Seen as Truck Fleets Continue to Shrink and Demand Rises

Although fleet bankruptcies get most of the attention, the slow, steady and largely unnoticed downsizing of fleets will have a major impact on freight capacity as tonnage picks up, according to Derek Leathers, president and COO of Werner Enterprises.

Why Cybersecurity Is a Supply-Chain Problem

Collaboration is the solution for just about every aspect of supply-chain management except one: cybersecurity. Then it becomes the problem.

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'City of Pharma' Hub Unveiled by CEVA Logistics in Italy

CEVA Logistics, a supply chain company, announced the official opening of the City of Pharma in Italy. The hub, which covers an area of 20,000 square meters, is strategically located in Stradella, in the province of Pavia and is fully dedicated to the warehousing and handling of products destined for healthcare distribution channels.

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Are Brick-and-Mortar Stores Just Showrooms for Online Retail Sales? Not Really

The myth of showrooming - the suggestion that tons of shoppers are flooding stores to only use them as a physical showroom as they had always intended to purchase the product at Amazon - lives on. But a survey conducted in late April by Bizrate Insights is helping to add a little clarity. First, showrooming really doesn't happen very often. But more interestingly, when it does, it's more likely to be within the same chain. That's a problem all right, but the name of that problem isn't showrooming. It's internal politics.

Will Prevention of Counterfeit Electronic Parts Ever Go Into High Gear?

U.S. legislation has compelled a stepped-up interest in preventing counterfeit electronic parts from slipping into the supply chain. It has also raised more questions than it has answered. For many dealing with the enormous task of tracking, reporting and resolving issues associated with potential counterfeit parts, there is a collective hope that 2013 will bring clearer guidance on what needs to be done by whom and when.

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Ship Owners Who Pay Ransom Hinder Anti-Piracy Efforts

The recent revelation that the owner of an Algerian cargo ship whose crew was held by Somali pirates paid them $2.6m in ransom is yet another indication that the rewards these denizens reap for their illegal, life-threatening work remain a serious stumbling block to ending maritime organized crime, said William H. Watson, president and COO of AdvanFort Company, a maritime security solutions provider.

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ABI Research, ITU Team to Create Global Cybersecurity Index

ABI Research and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) have signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly develop a Global Cybersecurity Index (GCI) to measure the cybersecurity development capabilities of sovereign nation states. The referential will be based on five categories: Legal Measures; Technical Measures; Organizational Measures; Capacity Building; and Cooperation.

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Importance of Resilient Supply Chains Can't Be Overstated

Dual sourcing is becoming more common as companies heed the supply chain risk management lessons of 2011.

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