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Thinfilm Debuts New Technology for Pharma, Perishable Foods

Thin Film Electronics USA, a provider of printed electronics technology, has joined with Temptime Corp. to offer new products to the pharmaceutical market.

Serialization: New Reality for the Pharmaceutical Supply Chain

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Plans Call for RFID Technology That Could Pinpoint Workers During Emergencies

An oil and gas company is installing a solution to locate personnel in the event of an emergency at its construction site in Newfoundland, Canada, using radio frequency identification technology provided by systems integrator Focus FS. The system consists of active RFID tags, readers, exciters and software from GuardRFID Solutions.

Auto Manufacturers Form Pact on Human Rights, Sustainability, Ethical Standards

More than a dozen of the world's largest car makers have agreed on minimum human rights, environmental and business ethics standards for their global supply chains, according to the Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG) in Michigan and CSR Europe in Brussels, which today jointly announced the "unprecedented agreement."

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Expect Crop Prices to Escalate Considerably if Climate Change Continues Unabated, Study Finds

Global crop yields for maize, rice and wheat could be significantly affected by 2050 if nothing is done to tackle climate change.

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Retailers Meet the Challenge of the Omni-Channel

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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.

Mobile Shopping Continues to Grow, But So Does Fear of Fraud

While the mobile channel grows in importance and revenue for merchants, so does their fear of fraudulent attacks and the realization that combating that risk requires specialized tools. Those are some of the key findings from the Second Annual Mobile Payments and Fraud Survey, available for free download at the Kount Inc. website.

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What the Heck is Supply Chain Resiliency?

Getting the Goods on Supply-Chain Security

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Supply Chain Mapping Combined with Risk Assessment

Analyst Insight: In July 2013, Mary Driscoll of APQC had an interesting headline in the Harvard Business Review Blog — "Why are Companies Continually Getting Blind-sided by Risk?" Their risk management survey highlighted that 75 percent of respondents stated they were hit by at least one major supply chain disruption over the past two years. Another key finding: people at the front lines of business were hamstrung by lack of resources for visibility needed to adequately assess their supply chain risk. – Gregory L. Schlegel, Founder, The Supply Chain Risk Management Consortium, and Adjunct Professor, Supply Chain Risk Management, Lehigh University

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Supply Chain Pain Points

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How a Leading U.S. Floral Distribution Company Reduced Warehouse Labor Costs by 45% with RFID

Recycled Tagging Fasteners: Small Changes Make a Big Impact

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

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