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Social Media Powers Much of China's Booming Online Commerce

In China, three-quarters of online shoppers make e-purchases at least weekly, according to a new survey by PricewaterhouseCoopers. And mobile is king. Of those online shoppers, 77 percent made at least some of their purchases online using smartphones.

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Vendor Resilience Crucial to Avoiding Risk of Business Interruption, Study Says

As businesses increasingly rely on external parties for critical services, they become more vulnerable to business interruptions. This is especially true when such businesses know little about their third-party vendors' resiliency and recovery capabilities, according to PwC US, which examined the effects that vendor resiliency, or lack thereof, can have on an organization's business continuity strategy.

Omnichannel Fulfillment Requires Integrated Solutions That Go Beyond Traditional WMS

Greg Cronin, executive vice president of Intelligrated, and Nyle Morris, vice president of sales at Knighted, discuss the paradigm shift in fulfillment strategies being driven by omnichannel retailing and the type of integrated solutions that these strategies require.

Data Theft Affects Nearly One in Five Adults Online

Eighteen percent of online adults in the U.S. have had important personal data stolen, according to a Pew Research Center study highlighting the crisis in data protection.

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How to Protect Your Supply Chain From Cyber Crime

The risk of cyber crime hitting your supply chain is greater than ever before.

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CEVA Logistics Opens New Foreign Trade Zone in Miami

CEVA Logistics has opened a foreign trade zone within a warehouse in Miami.

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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UK Manufacturers Lost Significant Amounts in Preventable Supply Chain Problems

Large UK manufacturers lost more than £58m in 2013 following a raft of preventable supply chain issues, including firms' failures to deliver goods on time.

OMP Plus footprint with Central & Collaborative Forecasting and Inventory Optimization

Challenge: The Demand Planning function fits well into customer's strategy for a comprehensive Production Planning software suite. A key consideration is on the agility within the Demand Planning process as well as its integration to other functions of the Supply Chain.

Netwin Unveils New Module for Conflict Minerals Reporting

Netwin Solutions Inc., a provider of applications for supply-chain security and global trade management, has launched a software module to help companies comply with new rules for reporting on the presence of conflict minerals in their products.

UPS Expanding Healthcare-Support Network in Latin America

UPS is adding three facilities in Latin America dedicate to supporting the healthcare industry.

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Manufacturers Focus on Cost Reduction, But Ignore Energy Inefficiency, Report Says

Insufficient communication and too much emphasis on controlling factory capital expenditures means that manufacturers pay massive energy-inefficiency costs over the lifetime of their plants, according to research firm IHS.

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