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Southwest Airlines Prepares to Haul International Cargo

Southwest Airlines will haul cargo on international flights for the first time one year from now, according to Wally Devereaux, senior director of cargo and charters.

Big Trucks Will Have to Get Cleaner - And Industry Is Fine With That

Federal regulators are mandating drastic reductions in emissions from heavy-duty trucks over the next 10 years. And truck manufacturers and big shippers alike are applauding the move.

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How to Manage Complexity Across the Supply Chain

To better manage supply chain complexity, it is imperative to gain visibility into logistics operations and eliminate informational blind spots.

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How One 'Small' Food Recall Can Impact an Entire Supply Chain

It's called the multiplier effect, and it describes how the recall of a single ingredient in the food supply chain can have a huge impact on manufacturers, retailers and brands - not to mention the health and safety of consumers.

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Missing the Money Boat: How Supply Chains Fail to Optimize Working Capital

Companies have a pretty good grip on the movement of physical goods in their supply chains. But they often overlook the accompanying flow of funds - and the opportunity to make better use of limited working capital.

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Why Do Automotive Recalls Keep Happening?

Recent months have seen major car recalls by GM and Ford Motor Co. They're just the latest in a seemingly endless series of failures. Can this trend be stopped?

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How Sustainable Are Globalization, Technology - Major Drivers of World Economic Progress?

The world has never been more prosperous than it is today. People around the world live longer, healthier lives than ever before. In emerging markets, billions of people have moved out of extreme poverty. In the developed world, we enjoy better medicines, education, information, connectivity and mobility than most of us could have imagined a quarter century ago.

Cin7 Launches in U.S Market With Cloud-Based Inventory Management

Cin7, provider of cloud-based inventory-management software, has launched in the U.S. market.

Airline Business Can Teach Pharmaceutical Industry About Value of Social Media

Airlines are known for their quick and effective social media responses, often helping stranded and annoyed passengers in real time. But while pharma companies can't solve problems instantly with a reroute or seat change, they can definitely look to airline's social media savvy for inspiration, one industry consultant says.

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Dismantling NAFTA Is Much Easier to Talk About Than Do

When you buy an "American-made" car, you are probably buying a car that has an immensely complicated mix of components that were also made in Mexico and Canada. The same is true for many electronics, and advanced textiles like carpeting. The beef in your grocery store might be from a cow that was fattened and slaughtered in the United States, but that was very likely born across the border in Mexico.

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Inttra Partners With NaviTrans for Ocean Shipping Management

Inttra, provider of an electronic marketplace for ocean shipping, has entered into a partnership with NaviTrans.

It's Good That Low-Cost Capital Fuels 3PL Acquisitions, C.H. Robinson CEO Says

C.H. Robinson CEO John Wiehoff says there's a pretty straightforward reason why there was so much acquisition activity in the third-party logistics and freight brokerage markets the last two years: the low cost of capital and an active investment community.

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