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RFID Thread Woven Into Products Is Designed to Stop Theft, Counterfeiting

Several industrial linen companies in the United Kingdom and France are testing a new RFID tag that is literally woven into a textile or fabric product, which could hamper counterfeiters and thieves.

Unions Still Fighting Against North American Free Trade Agreement

Two decades after its enactment, the North American Free Trade Agreement - better known as Nafta - remains a source of deep disagreement among economists - and unions.

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Ottawa's Rail Grain Transportation Legislation 'Heavy-handed'

CN expressed disappointment with Canadian government legislation tabled by Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz and Transportation Minister Lisa Raitt to increase regulatory intrusion and oversight for rail grain transportation, and to introduce new rules for the extension of interswitching limits in the rail industry.

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Aerospace, Defense & Manufacturing Groups Offered Free Use of Video-Based Ethical Awareness Tool

SAI Global Compliance, a provider of governance, risk and compliance (GRC) products, services and technology, is offering complimentary use of a video-based ethical awareness to aerospace and defense, and manufacturing organizations with global operations, through May 15, 2014.

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Almost 50 Million Non-trucking Commercial Fleet Vehicles May Have Telematics by the End of 2019

Although telematics technologies and services were first adopted by the long-haul trucking industry in the United States more than 20 years ago, adoption in the non-trucking sector is expected to equal the trucking industry in terms of numbers of connected vehicles by the end of 2014 and will dominate the commercial fleet telematics industry by the end of 2019, accounting for almost 50 million vehicles globally.

Who Needs An American Merchant Marine?

Should we allow U.S.-flag merchant shipping to go the way of the passenger pigeon, the wooly mammoth and the Great Auk?

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New Strategic & Tactical Frameworks for Supply Chain Security

Analyst Insight: As the concept of supply chain risk management matures into a discipline, we witnessed that most disciplines need frameworks to ensure initial success and sustainability. This is holding true for the growth and maturity of SCRM. The Association for Operations Management, or APICS, has embraced SCRM by working with the Risk Consortium to create a first-of-a-kind certificate in SCRM, providing a solid baseline for what a framework is and how it supports a successful supply chain journey. – Gregory L. Schlegel, Founder, The Supply Chain Risk Management Consortium, Adjunct Professor, Supply Chain Risk Management, Lehigh University, and Adjunct Professor, Enterprise Risk Management, Villanova University

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Why Do U.S.-Owned Private Maritime Security Teams Keep Getting in Hot Water?

Why do U.S.-owned private maritime security teams continually get in trouble on ships overseas? Does the U.S. adhere to a lower standard than the rest of the world when it comes to private maritime security? The answers may surprise you.

Staying Afloat in an Ocean of Data

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Jobs Available in Supply Chain Management, Logistics

SupplyChainBrain and JobsInLogistics have joined forces in 2014 for the specialized purpose of:

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'Perfect Storm' in Pharma Vertical Raises Value of Supply Chain Management

Analyst Insight: The industry finds itself in the eye of a perfect storm. Profits are falling from the patent cliff, pressuring companies to adopt new supply chain value propositions. Regulatory compliance and the Affordable Healthcare Act create process and cost pressure. The cold chain manages the Cs: challenges from complexity, connectivity, compliance and continuum of care. And, above all is the shift from fee-based services to outcome-based care and payment. - Rich Sherman, Principal Essentialist, Trissential

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Cargo Theft in U.S. in 2013 Keeps Pace with Record Levels

FreightWatch International, a logistics security solutions provider, recorded 951 cargo thefts throughout the United States in 2013, the same amount as recorded in 2012, tying for the highest level of theft incidents on record.

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