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Big Data Analytics Energizes Supply Chain Management

Big data is providing supplier networks with greater data accuracy, clarity and insights, leading to more contextual intelligence shared across supply chains.

July 17, 2015

Chemicals & Energy

Betting Big on Natural Gas, Dow to Invest $6Bn in Expanding Its U.S. Manufacturing Plants

Dow Chemical is investing $6bn to enlarge its manufacturing facilities in the United States by 40 percent, based on a wager that low natural gas prices here will persist into the middle of the next decade, a Dow executive said recently.

March 5, 2015

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Business Strategy Alignment

Mobile Commerce More Likely to Help Than Harm In-store Sales - if Harnessed Properly

The buzz about the threat of mobile/e-commerce to physical stores has at times echoed "All About Eve," with "thumb shopping" playing the role of the ingénue poised to outshine those brick-and-mortar has-beens. But mobile shopping will actually have the opposite effect, according to Matt Moog, CEO of PowerReviews, which bills itself as a "Consumer Engagement Engine" that helps companies connect shoppers at the moment of purchase to drive sales.

February 18, 2015

The Cloud Really Helps Get All Trading Partners' Systems Aligned. Right?

In the world of supply chains, signing on a new partner or trading partner has typically marked the beginning of a marathon. Whether by electronic data interchange, EDIFACT, cXML, ebXML, value added networks, portals or the rest of the alphabet soup of connectivity approaches, a great deal of time and effort is required to get trading partners’ systems aligned - even if trading hubs are involved. Every company has a different system, and different processes for getting things done. For a company with thousands of trading partners, imagine how much in resources it gobbles up just to manage and keep every partnership aligned. Of course, cloud changes all that right?

November 5, 2014

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Supermarkets Could Soon Manipulate Where You Walk in Store, Send Coupons to Smartphones

You walk into the local supermarket, list in hand. Eggs, milk, bread, some pork chops and steaks, cereal, potatoes, fruit, and what the heck, maybe a bag of chips. You know the routine: with basic meat, bread and dairy necessities strategically set up around the perimeter, you'll have to pass by a host of other items on the way there and back.

July 14, 2014

Banning Big-Box Stores Can Hurt Local Retailers, Study Says

Sometimes city governments issue zoning requirements prohibiting the construction of giant retail stores. The latest: Swansboro, North Carolina, where town residents are hotly debating an ordinance that, in effect, would ban construction of a Walmart.

July 11, 2014

Business Strategy Alignment

Managing Supply Chain Risk - That's for Somebody Else to Worry About, Right?

The recent occurrence of faulty ignition switches in General Motors cars should serve as a wakeup call to companies that lack good visibility into their global supply chains. But most have failed to implement adequate supply-chain risk-management programs that could head off such problems.

April 14, 2014

'Smart' Trains Impact Conversion from Truck to Rail

Think hybrids that go 60 miles on a gallon are efficient? Trains can go eight times as far with 2,000 pounds in their backseat. And they're only getting smarter.

April 7, 2014

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Expect to See More Couriers Specializing in Omni-Channel Logistics

Among other things, the logistics world will continue to see the rise of omni-channel courier companies in 2014.

January 21, 2014

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Business Strategy Alignment

'Garbitrage' Proposed as Way to Make Recycling Profitable for Municipalities and Companies

Five years ago, Waste Management recycled around 6 million tons of materials in the U.S., according to CEO David Steiner. It set a goal of recycling 20 million tons by 2020 and began up to $100m a year in recycling facilities and technology.

November 22, 2013

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