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Why Natural Gas Isn't the Instant Solution to Truck Pollution
So you think natural gas is the answer to reducing pollution from commercial trucks? Not so fast.
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Issues Impacting 3PL Financial Stability
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The Impact of Bad Contracting Practices in the Logistics Industry
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Have You Teamed Up With the Right CPA Firm?
Typically, manufacturers are so focused on news and advances within their field that they don't consider the importance of partnering with a CPA firm that really understands their industry and business.
Consortium Claims Progress in Improving Ability to Recycle Flexible Packaging
Axion Consulting, Dow Chemical, Nestlé, Unilever and other global companies say they have made "significant" progress in a project that aims to improve the recyclability of flexible packaging.
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Retailers Are Haunted By 'The Ghost Economy'
It's enough to scare the daylights out of retailers: $1.75tr in lost revenue due to overstocks, out-of-stocks and preventable returns. Welcome to "The Ghost Economy."
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Microsoft Plans to Roll Out Data Analytics Suite
Most organizations today have access to more than enough data to help improve their operations – the challenge is sifting through and analyzing all that data to find hidden insights so they can make better decisions about the future.
Shipping Industry Not Doing Enough to Reduce Emissions, Report Says
A new report released by the Global Commission on the Economy and the Climate identifies 10 key economic opportunities that could close up to 96 percent of the gap between business-as-usual emissions and the level needed to limit dangerous climate change. Shipping is on the list.
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2015 Expected to See Worldwide E-commerce Sales of $1.7 Trillion
New data from Juniper Research has revealed that global e-retail sales are expected to reach $1.7tr this year, up by more than 17 percent on 2014's total. It argued that while recent growth had been buoyed by factors such as public Wi-Fi deployments and 4G rollout, in the medium term sales would receive a strong fillip from the trend of social media companies to act as direct sales platforms.
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Despite Steel Glut, China Buys Into Africa's Steelworks With Eye on Future Demand
Africa's second-largest iron-ore mine, in Tonkolili, Sierra Leone, was snapped up by China's state-owned Shandong Iron and Steel Group in April. In fact, Chinese firms, it seems, are buying into the market while stocks are cheap. Hebei Iron and Steel Group is building a massive steelworks in South Africa; last month it received approval to takeover the Swiss firm Duferco's African steel processing and sales network.
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Supply Chain Quality: Challenges and Benefits
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Increasing Logistics Complexity Requires Greater Optimization
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