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Is Globalization Dead - or Just Entering New Phase?
Is globalization over? Some commentators consider the United Kingdom's vote to leave the European Union to be a sign that it is. Brexit has certainly thrown markets, exchange rates, and consumer confidence into turmoil, but the model of globalization that has developed over the past 200 years started showing signs of change well before the referendum.
Implementing New Ocean Container Weight Rule Went 'Fairly Smoothly'
Forget playing the blame game, the fraught implementation of container weighing rules came down to the fact that the container shipping industry has no single trusted information source.
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ALK Technologies Issues 30th Release of PC-MILER Routing App
ALK Technologies has issued the 30th version of PC-MILER, its truck routing, mileage and mapping software.
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Five Questions for IT Managers to Consider Before Next Big Purchase
Let's face it: everyone likes to get a good deal on a purchase. For many consumers, saving money on something isn’t just a delightful coincidence: it's a necessity. This reality will also sound very familiar to businesses that are working with limited resources and stretched budgets. The pressure is on to save money on purchasing decisions, and that can make going with the lowest priced option seem like a good idea.
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How to Optimize Collaborative Shipping Procurement
With more than 100,000 freight carriers operating in North America, sophisticated shippers long ago realized the only way to successfully and efficiently procure transportation was by hosting regular bidding events.
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Progistics Launches EDemand App for Last-Mile Delivery
Progistics Distribution, a provider of "last-mile" distribution and logistics services, has launched eDemand, a web application that provides businesses with same-day and on-demand delivery within a 200-mile radius of major metropolitan areas served by Progistics.
KPIs Are Key to Successful Supply Chain
When focusing on measurable elements of a business, key performance indicators, or KPIs, are critical to evaluating efficiencies and effectiveness of a process, but they can be complex when involving a supply chain often composed of numerous organizations.
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If You Think Globalization Is Dead, Think Again
Globalization - that irresistible force that was inevitably, inexorably making the world flat - looks to be in retreat. Trade growth has never recovered to the levels reached before the 2008 financial crisis. Donald Trump is fueling his presidential campaign on fear of free trade and immigration. The economic problems of the U.S., he blasted in a June speech, are "the consequence of a leadership class that worships globalism over Americanism." Then came Brexit, the worst setback for the European Union, that most ambitious experiment in globalization. Money manager Bill Gross said Brexit marks "the end of globalization as we've known it."
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Some Small-Business Owners See Brexit as Break from Burdensome EU Regulations
The motto at Bambino Mio, a manufacturer of reusable diapers here in the English midlands, is "cloth nappies for changing times." The description may never have been more apt.
Kinaxis Issues Update of RapidResponse App
Kinaxis Inc. has made available version 2016.2 of RapidResponse, its application for supply-chain management and collaborative planning.
Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Disrupted When Exporters Fail to Pay Fees
The FDA has placed four Chinese and Indian generic drug facilities on the so-called "Red List" that bans them from shipping products to the U.S. for failing to pay required fees and not meeting identification requirements.
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In the Internet Age, Supply Chain Is Still a Risky Business
All the technology in the world won't protect you against the myriad of events that can severely disrupt a global supply chain.
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