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Two Thirds of Execs Admit Their Organization's Culture Fails to Line Up with Company Business Strategy

While the majority of respondents (72 percent) feel culture is extremely important to organizational performance, only 32 percent say their company's culture aligns to a great extent with their business strategy, according to a survey by Korn Ferry, a leadership and talent consulting services.

Managers Need to Know When to Step Out of Way of Computers

The exact moment when computers got better than people at human tasks arrived in 2011, according to data scientist Jeremy Howard, at an otherwise inconsequential machine-learning competition in Germany.

When Should You Dump Your Legacy I.T.?

Time to scrap your legacy I.T. systems. But how exactly should you go about it?

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Failure to Ensure Web Site Security Is Common - But Easily Fixed - Problem in E-commerce

No ecommerce site is perfect, especially when it first goes live.

Kuehne & Nagel Debuts Seafreight Carbon Calculator

Kuehne & Nagel International AG has developed a Global Seafreight Cargo Calculator.

Managing Cyber-Security in Industrial Operations

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Chit Chat Group Teams With BCS on Logistics Training, Job Placement

The Chit Chat Group LLC, a provider of classes in logistics and transportation, has signed a one-year agreement with Business Contract Solutions, Inc. on training, job placement and employment services.

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One Filing, 48 Agencies: Introducing the 'Single Window' for Trade Compliance

For international traders who are sick of filing documents with multiple regulatory agencies, help is on the way.

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Proper Planning Up Front Required if Lean Programs Are to Maximize Production, Profitability Increases

Significant effort and dollars are invested in lean initiatives each year in manufacturing plants across the United States. These investments can yield significant production and profitability gains if done properly.

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Chief Marketing, Information Officers Need to Be on Same Page for Big Data to Equal Big Profit

A global company recently decided to do what many companies are doing: figure out how to turn big data into big profits. It put together a preliminary budget and a request for proposal that in effect asked vendors to take the data the company had and identify opportunities.

Voluntary Sustainability Standard Developed for Small-Appliance Industry

The first voluntary U.S. sustainability standard for small appliances and floor care appliances has been released, intended to help portable and floor care appliance manufacturers evaluate the environmental sustainability of their products.

Lean Is Alive! Why You Need It More Than Ever

Avnet Inc. just celebrated its 10th anniversary as a Lean company. But the company's search for waste and inefficiency is far from over.

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

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