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Supply Chain May Be a Numbers Game, But It's Still Played by People
Supply-chain management today is very much a game of numbers. But the risk of getting lost in the math is real.
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More Women in Manufacturing Leadership Could Improve Business Performance, Research Says
The business case for more women in manufacturing leadership is strong. Research has shown that there is a verifiable link between women in leadership and improved business performance.
Trump's Threats to Booming Mexico Auto Industry Worry Executives
It was supposed to be a victory party. Carmakers from across the globe had planned to celebrate their head-spinning boom in Mexico at the Automotive Logistics conference held in Mexico City last week. Then Donald Trump won the U.S. presidential election.
China Manufacturing Activity in January Nears 2-Year High
China started 2017 on a high note according to results of a survey that showed manufacturing expanded in January at close to its fastest pace in two years.
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U.S. Trade Gap Widens in 2016 as Exports, Imports Both Shrink
The U.S. trade deficit widened last year to the biggest since 2012 as exports fell more than imports, though a narrowing gap in December suggests demand is stabilizing overseas for American goods.
How Smaller Companies Can Conquer Big Data
Big data is threatening to swamp small companies.
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Long-Term Product Vision and Strategy
It's no exaggeration to say that supply chain planning is seeing a revolution, says Jack Noppe, chief technology officer at Kinaxis. Now, no function or department has to plan in the dark or without knowledge of how a plan affects others in the supply chain.
Amazon to Increase U.S. Workforce by 50 Percent
Amazon recently confirmed it will add 100,000 full-time jobs in the U.S. over the next 18 months, many of them at the new warehouses it is building to fulfill orders quickly and cheaply.
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Singapore to Expand Green Technology, Intelligent Shipping Systems
DNV GL and the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) have signed an MOU to further innovation in intelligent shipping systems. The renewed MOU extends an earlier collaboration for another three years and expands it to now include autonomous technologies, intelligent shipping and data analytics.
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Cross-Border Retail Volumes to Increase to $900Bn by 2020, Research Says
DHL Express has published research highlighting growth opportunity for retailers and manufacturers with an international online product offering. The report, "The 21st Century Spice Trade: A Guide to the Cross-Border E-Commerce Opportunity," looks at the markets and products that offer the highest growth potential, the motivations and preferences of customers making international online purchases and the success factors for online retailers that wish to expand overseas.
More Manufacturers Tell U.S. Congress to Invest in Infrastructure
America's manufacturers testified before Congress last week and asked lawmakers to spend money to beef up infrastructure, which they said would reduce cost to consumers and improve the efficiencies of organizations and their supply chains.
Hackers and Rivals in an IoT World
Many of the organizations that stand to benefit from IoT technology face something of a Catch-22: They can exert great caution in deploying connected technology, thereby minimizing their chances security breaches, but also slowing them down, putting them at a competitive disadvantage. On the other hand, companies that are cavalier in how they deploy IoT technologies increase their risk of getting hacked.
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