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The Role of Warehouse Management Systems in an Omnichannel Market

The right warehouse management system can help companies execute on the heightened service demands of omnichannel retailing. Chuck Fuerst, director of product strategy at HighJump Software, explains which features and capabilities are necessary and how the technology is evolving.

Retailers at Odds with Each Other on How to Respond to Bangladeshi Factory Disasters

Reacting to public outrage, Western retailers and apparel brands began a major push to improve safety at the Bangladeshi factories they do business with. It involves a sprint to inspect hundreds of plants each month and a commitment to help correct any safety problems found — all with an eye to preventing another catastrophic collapse or fire. But instead of joining forces, the Western brands have divided into two sometimes feuding camps.

Your Next Perfect Employee or Job Is Waiting

SupplyChainBrain and JobsInLogistics have joined forces in 2014 for the specialized purpose of:

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Material Handling Automation in an E-Commerce Environment

Stephen Cwiak, group vice president and head of subsystems at Interroll, explains how changes in picking and packaging driven by e-commerce are impacting material handling decisions.

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Why Does Supply Chain Risk Management Rank So Low? Most Companies Are Reactive, Not Proactive.

In 2013, 80 percent of supply chain leaders had a material supply chain disruption. It was not just one. The average company had three. Yet, in a study that just completed, when asked about business pain, supply chain risk rates low. How come?

Insights from MHI's New 'Material Handling and Logistics Roadmap'

Bill Ferrell, professor of industrial engineering at Clemson and one of the authors of the newly published Material Handling and Logistics Roadmap, discusses the findings of this comprehensive study and what they mean for the industry's future.

Survey Underscores Importance of Social Media - and Failure of Many Retailers to Fully Use It

Social media and digital, customer data and brand awareness are the top three challenges in retail marketing, and digital advertising is among the most important tools in that arena, says a survey by SAP AG.

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Brewer Reduced By 50% Planning and Control Processes Implementation Time

Challenge: One of the world’s leading brewers challenge was how to develop planning competencies, across six businesses in Latin America, which were consistent, sustainable, and contributed to operational and financial results.

Global Consistency and Accuracy: Supply Chain Synchronization Through Forecast Planning

Challenge: A leading global OTC company needed to standardize its demand planning process across 8 countries, utilizing technology and services to create a consensus plan regardless of technical, language and cultural challenges.

Supply Chain's Carbon Impact: More Than a Footprint

Carbon footprint: What a misleading metaphor that is.

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Exposing the Weakest Security Link - Your Supply Chain

Corporate criminals are using professional and systematic methods to target the weakest link for global organizations, the supply chain. High profile exploits such as Target's supply chain disaster are raising concerns across numerous verticals on business stability. With the threat of tainted and counterfeit technology products building every day, organizations must come together now and take what steps they can to mitigate risks to the supply chain.

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Is Doing Business in China as Mysterious and Difficult as Many Make It Out to Be?

A lot of people view China business as mysterious. Relax. Consumers behave pretty much the same everywhere. Competition is pretty much the same everywhere. You just need to ignore the hype and focus on the basic fact that in China today, there are six big trends. That's it. Six trends shape most of the country’s industries and drive much of China's impact on the Western world.

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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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