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Accent May Be on Omnichannel, But Achieving Customer Centricity Remains Difficult, Study Says

Nearly 70 percent of retailers are still struggling to evolve from an omnichannel model to one that truly puts the customer front and center, according to The O Alliance, a consulting firm focused on helping retailers create circular commerce.

Responsible Supply Chains: Are We Willing to Pay the Price?

Are consumers really willing to pay more for a product that's environmentally sustainable and socially responsible? Depends on whom you ask.

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Innovative Solution Resolves Sticky Situation in Headliner Sub-assembly Process

Challenge: Our company faced a quality issue originating during our sub-assembly of headliners for a major customer, a Fortune 100 automotive OEM. Strands of the glue used to affix wiring harnesses and other parts to headliners’ C-surfaces were ending up on their A-surfaces as well and were not detected in the QA process. The problem was discovered after finished headliners were installed on vehicles. We needed to make detection easier and meet production cycle times and quality standards.

U.S. Manufacturing Sector Seems to Be Contracting

Demand for long-lasting manufactured products made in the U.S. fell 5.1 percent in December from a month earlier, and declined 3.5 percent for all of 2015, the Commerce Department said. The annual decline in durable-goods orders is the largest outside a recession on records back to 1992.

Half of U.S. Companies Have Big-Data Projects in Place, But Most Haven't Met Goals, Study Says

The good news it that about half of U.S. companies say they now have some form of big data initiative in place, according to a recent study. The bad news: Few have managed to reach their data-related goals.

Amazon, the Big E-tailer, to Open 400 Brick-and-Mortar Bookstores?

Amazon is diving into brick and mortar in a big way, with plans to open up to 400 physical store fronts, according to reports.

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Recycling of Plastic Tops, Caps and Lids Jumps 27 Percent in U.S.

Insider lingo calls them post-consumer non-bottle rigid plastics. A bit of a mouthful. Average folks call them tubs and caps and lids and cups and the like.

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Rating the World's Cleanest - and Dirtiest - Ships

Want to make sure that your imports or exports are traveling on a "clean" ship? There's a way to do that.

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How Sustainable Is Amazon?

Amazon, which has never published a sustainability report, has recently hired sustainability executives that may change the online retail giant's strategy - and reputation - according to the Guardian.

Accenture Launches Digital Portal for Product Developers

Accenture has launched a digital portal to support efforts by product developers and engineers to speed up delivery of products to market, while improving efficiencies.

Feds Enlarge Investigation of Chipotle's Tainted Food Crisis

Chipotle Mexican Grill revealed on Tuesday that federal prosecutors had expanded their inquiry into the company's multi-state outbreaks of food-borne illnesses, further threatening sales that declined steeply by the end of last year.

GAC Group Upgrades Portal for Ship Agency Customers

GAC Group has enhanced its GACtrack portal to provide greater job transparency and control to ship agency customers

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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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