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Fresh & Easy Grocery Chain Goes Stale; Parent Tesco to Pull Out of U.S. Market

Tesco PLC's ambitious U.S. experiment - 5-year-old grocery chain Fresh & Easy - has failed after costing its British parent billions of dollars, the company said.

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New Oil Alternatives Needed to Address Vegetable Oil Challenges, Study Says

Solving the sustainability challenges of the palm oil market will require use of alternative oils and the cooperation of all stakeholders, says a study from A.T. Kearney.

Electrical Manufacturers Advocacy Group Applauds Obama's Focus on Energy Efficiency

The National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) has commended the administration for including in its FY2014 budget measures aimed at the promotion of energy-efficiency efforts in the public and private sectors.

Conventional Organizational Structures Based on Function Are Obsolete. Time for New Approach?

By now, the functional model has become the conceptual core of nearly all organizational structures, public and private. It is so ingrained in the daily activities of most companies that it is rarely questioned. But it is obsolete.

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Self-Employed, Small Business Want Immigration Verification Process Simplified, Balanced, Study Finds

As the debate over immigration reform heats up in Congress, The National Association for the Self-Employed (NASE), an advocacy group for the self-employed and micro-businesses, says its members wants Congress to bring simplification to verifying immigration status of employees.

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United Sets Ambitious Goal to Save Aviation Fuel

United Airlines has set a goal to save 85 million gallons of fuel in 2013. The airline says this savings will equal 828,750 metric tons of CO2 or about $275m at current fuel prices.

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Index of Supply Chain Excellence to Launch in Webinar April 25

This month, the Supply Chain Insights team will announce the Supply Chain Index, a formulaic representation of supply chain excellence based on market valuations. It will be launched during a webinar on April 25, 2013, and through a series of reports that will run in our May newsletter and throughout the summer. Here, I would like to share some background information on the Index and how I intend to use it in developing a higher level of research.

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In an Effort to Achieve 'Conflict-Free' Supply Chain, HP Releases List of Its Mineral Smelters

HP has published a list of the 195 smelters that have been identified within its supply chain. The move is designed to achieve a conflict-free supply chain for itself and to encourage the entire industry to move toward greater utilization of conflict-free smelters and refiners.

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Maersk Invests In Biomass Research, Seeking Alternative Fuel Source

Maersk has announced an investment into biomass research in a bis to reduce its bunker fuel consumption. According to the company, which has an annual fuel bill of $7bn, there has been no prior research into the possibility of using biomass in the shipping industry.

Manufacturing Sector Improves Energy Consumption in United States

Energy consumption in the U.S. manufacturing sector decreased by 17 percent from 2002 to 2010, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. It notes that manufacturing gross output decreased by only three percent over the same period.

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