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Contingent Insurance on Suppliers, Customers Being Severely Limited in Some Cases

Whereas business interruption insurance covers lost profits and continuing expenses as a result of physical damage to a policyholder's own facilities, contingent business interruption insurance covers such losses stemming from damage to the premises of a supplier or customer. Large companies typically have both types of insurance as part of their property insurance policies; smaller companies may not have the contingent business interruption extension.

Befriending the Beast: How Small Suppliers Can Work With Walmart

Small or medium-sized suppliers looking to get their products into Walmart needn't fear the beast.

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DAT's Carrier-Onboarding Tool Integrates With Aljex Software

DAT Solution's carrier-onboarding application, DAT Onboarding, has been integrated with Aljex Software, a vendor of operations software for brokers, carriers and third-party logistics providers.

Swisslog Healthcare Launches Nexus System-Control App

Swisslog Healthcare Solutions, a provider of systems for hospital automation, has launched the Nexus System Control Software for TransLogic Pneumatic Tube Systems (PTS).

German CPO Summit2014 – Summit for Strategy and Innovation in Procurement

6 - 7 July, Mövenpick Hotel Berlin, Germany

Manufacturers Are Considering Near-Shoring - But Just How Near?

Manufacturers like the U.S. They really like it!

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Australian Court to Determine if Supermarket Company Mistreated Suppliers Over Pricing

Australian supermarket Coles is facing legal action over the way it reportedly treated suppliers in attempting to force down prices.

Study Finds That Better Business Results Flow from Integrating Purchasing, Logistics

Organizations that closely integrate their purchasing and logistics functions deliver better business results, according to a new study from the Global Supply Chain Institute at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. But the study, involving more than 180 supply chain professionals, also shows that many firms fail to capitalize on this opportunity and have supply chains where purchasing and logistics operate in "silos" with little cohesion.

SCM, Procurement Software Market Worth $9Bn in 2013; SAP Leads All Others

The market in supply chain management and procurement software grew by 7.3 percent to $8.9bn (£5.27bn) in 2013, according to Gartner.

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Sana International and J. Canavati Partner in New Joint Venture for Exporters

Sana International Inc., an export-management company, has joined with J. Canavati & Co., LLC, an agent for international logistics and trading firms, to develop new international markets for U.S. exports.

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Coping With the Nightmare of Consumer-Product Recalls

My previous post covered the difficulty of tracing and ensuring the quality of automotive and aerospace parts. The job is just as tough for consumer packaged goods and food producers.

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Program Launched Honoring Supply Chain/Procurement Professionals Under

ThomasNet and the Institute for Supply Management are partnering to spotlight millennials whose initiative and leadership are strengthening procurement and supply chain management.

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