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The 'Perfect Marriage' Between Distributors and Suppliers
With supply chain collaboration becoming a hot topic for even the most independent, self-sufficient organizations, it's no wonder that more attention is being paid to the relationships between distributors and their suppliers.
Procurement's Role in Maximizing Value via Supplier Payments
The corporate payments world has experienced a significant evolution over the past decade. This now allows procurement to be a key contributor of top line revenue growth as well as traditional bottom line savings.
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Global Trade Pacts Raise Unanswered Questions
Negotiations over the Trans-Pacific Partnership have at long last come to a successful end. But ratification of the agreement is far from assured - and some key questions remain to be answered.
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China-Based Automotive Logistics Company Creates a Modern Automobile Logistics Park
Challenge: In order to create a unified automobile supply chain logistics platform, this Chinese company needed to reduce uncertainty of the coordination process through information sharing and integration.
UK-Based Food & Beverage Company Optimizes Its Inventory Planning
Challenge: The UK-based business lacked a single, global view of demand, the absence of which led to production, sourcing, and inventory planning challenges throughout the entire supply chain.
Walmart, 7-Eleven Team Up in Canada to Deliver Items to Convenience Store Lockers
Walmart Canada and 7-Eleven Canada are joining forces to do an e-commerce pilot project in the Toronto area.
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Railroad Technology Credited With Saving Millions in Fuel, Reducing Emissions
General Electric Transportation's emissions-reducing rail systems have accumulated 100 million auto-control miles, helping the rail industry save 56 million gallons of fuel and $197m in fuel costs, as well as reducing greenhouse gases by 628 kilotons.
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Many Jobs Still Performed by Humans - But the Real Robotics Revolution Is About to Begin
It has been roughly four decades since industrial robots - with mechanical arms that can be programmed to weld, paint and pick up and place objects with monotonous regularity - first began to transform assembly lines in Europe, Japan and the U.S. Yet walk the floor of any manufacturer, from metal shops to electronics factories, and you might be surprised by how many tasks are still performed by human hands - even some that could be done by machines.
Will EU Permanently Ground FedEx-TNT Deal?
What seemed like a sure deal may not be a slam-dunk after all. Regulators in the European Union have said they may consider demanding concessions, including the selling off of some assets, with regard to the proposed takeover of TNT Express by FedEx Corp.
U.S. Exploration Companies Drill for Congressional Support for Crude Oil Exports
After watching the price of oil and the size of their profits plunge, a dozen top executives from some of the nation's largest oil exploration companies flew to Washington late last winter on an urgent mission: push Congress and the White House to allow unlimited exports of American crude oil.
Bringing Lost American Jobs Back From China
The Reshoring Initiative would like to slap the "Made in U.S.A." label on a lot more products. Can it succeed?
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Elemica Releases New Sourcing Optimization Solution
Elemica says its new sourcing optimization solution not only enables procurement professionals to make better buying decisions but improves the entire supply chain.
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