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The 5 Cs of Outsourcing Concerns and How to Address Them
Like many of their larger competitors, today's mid-market companies are beginning to focus on expanding their footprint. The economy is strengthening in a number of areas and based on recent indicators, confidence is increasing as well. One of the challenges, however, is that while the basic fundamentals of responsible business growth haven't changed, the landscape for technology and supply chain solutions has shifted remarkably since the manufacturing sector downturn in 2008-2009.
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Mobile Payments Not Catching On? Just Give Them Time.
Smartphones have yet to displace cash or credit cards at the retail point of sale. But give them time.
Retailers Concerned About 'Experience, Not Things' Mantra
As Americans spend more money on doing things, not buying things, department stores are losing out.
Infor Agrees to Acquire GT Nexus
Infor has entered into an agreement to acquire GT Nexus, the cloud-based platform for global logistics procurement.
Corporate Working-Capital Practices Are a Ticking Time Bomb
The lure of low interest rates: how could it possibly be a bad thing for business?
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ICAT Logistics - Urgent Supply & Demand
Challenge: Most hospitals utilize the just-in-time method of inventory control. If hospitals have higher than expected demand, additional supply must reach them immediately. Companies need a logistics provider that goes inside hospitals, uncrates new equipment, crates old equipment, and returns the old unit to the company regardless of the time of day.
UK Anti-slavery Act Mandates Compliance By Oct. 15, 2015
In March 2015, the United Kingdom passed the Modern Slavery Act, the first of its kind in Europe.
Transportation, Logistics Company Merger Deals Heat Up in Second Quarter 2015
A rash of "mega-deals" during the second quarter of 2015 have made transportation and logistics one of the hottest mergers and acquisitions sectors, boosting the average deal value to $564m, according to a recent study by PricewaterhouseCoopers.
How Health and Safety Cuts in UK Could Affect Rest of the World
The British Health and Safety Executive (HSE) are putting in motion plans that will change Britain's role in world manufacturing, for better or for worse. In its annual report, HSE proudly announced that they had removed 84 per cent of their regulations without compromising on safety. Depending on how you interpret the statistics, this has either made the UK a much stronger player in international trade or has taken the UK two steps backwards.
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Why Nobody Wants to Pay for Fixing the U.S. Transportation System
Another short-term extension of funding for transportation infrastructure improvements? This story is getting old.
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Fast and Efficient Transport of Malt through Port of Antwerp
Challenge: After setting up a first site, the client was looking for European expansion opportunities preserving the quality and considering the costs of their products.
China Continues to Grow as Research & Development Hub
Just 15 years ago, China was home to 200 foreign-run R&D centers. Today, multinationals operate more than 1,500 innovation facilities throughout the country - and this number is poised to increase 20 percent by 2018. But this trend involves more than sheer presence.
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