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GS1 Approves New Standard for Retail Product Identification

GS1 has collaborated with retail industry leaders on development and approval of the Global Trade Item Number (GTIN) Management Standard.

IMF Casts Dim Eye on Global Growth Through 2017

The International Monetary Fund has downgraded its global growth projections for 2016 and 2017. It is now forecasting the global economy to increase at a 3.1 percent pace this year and 3.4 percent next year, both down 0.1 percentage points from previous projections.

Demand for E-commerce Fulfillment Center Space Outstrips Supply

Continuing growth in e-commerce is fueling a tight market for distribution and fulfillment centers space, either leased, purchased or through a partner, as companies look to expand their networks to meet growing consumer demand for rapid parcel delivery.

In E-Commerce, Who Pays for 'Free' Shipping?

In the world of e-commerce, "free" shipping isn't really free. The question is, who pays for it?

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Supply Chain Success Turns on Collaborative Partner 'Ecosystem'

Confronted with shrinking profit margins, capacity concerns and rising customer expectations, today's logistics organizations are looking for innovative ways to provide better service at a lower cost and to ultimately increase profitability and competitive advantage. This is why supply chain success extends beyond your workforce and into your partner ecosystem.

Precision Technologies Increasingly Rely on Internet of Things

If you manage factories, airlines, hospitals or farms, you probably know something about the Internet of Things. If you don't, your thoughts on the IoT may start and end with wondering why a coffeepot needs to talk to a toaster. But the fact is that the continuing development of precision technologies could dramatically transform our planet's fundamental infrastructure.

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Trans-Pacific Trade May See 18,000-TEU Vessels One Day

Big 18,000-TEU vessels may be coming to U.S. ports after all.

Macy's, IBM to Use Artificial Intelligence to Enhance In-store Shopping Experience

Artificial intelligence has been widely hyped for its potential to transform a broad swath of industries, from cybersecurity to medicine. Now, we might start to get a clearer picture for how it could be used to change the way we shop.

Eco360 Teams With Teradata for Allocation and Replenishment

Eco360 LLC, a subsidiary of EcoArk Holdings Inc., has partnered with Teradata to address supply-chain and retail inventory management.

Five Questions for IT Managers to Consider Before Next Big Purchase

Let's face it: everyone likes to get a good deal on a purchase. For many consumers, saving money on something isn’t just a delightful coincidence: it's a necessity. This reality will also sound very familiar to businesses that are working with limited resources and stretched budgets. The pressure is on to save money on purchasing decisions, and that can make going with the lowest priced option seem like a good idea.

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Is Dry Bulk Shipping Headed for a Breakdown?

For those in dry bulk shipping, the market since the beginning of 2014 has been the worst downturn since the mid-eighties. Access to finance and liquidity will likely continue to be a pressing corporate issue for ship owners until the markets recover, and the longer this takes the worse the situation will get.

If You Think Globalization Is Dead, Think Again

Globalization - that irresistible force that was inevitably, inexorably making the world flat - looks to be in retreat. Trade growth has never recovered to the levels reached before the 2008 financial crisis. Donald Trump is fueling his presidential campaign on fear of free trade and immigration. The economic problems of the U.S., he blasted in a June speech, are "the consequence of a leadership class that worships globalism over Americanism." Then came Brexit, the worst setback for the European Union, that most ambitious experiment in globalization. Money manager Bill Gross said Brexit marks "the end of globalization as we've known it."

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