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AGOA Extension to Benefit African Shippers, U.S. Importers of Continent's Cotton Textiles, Supporters Say

Recent extension of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) for another decade is expected to give the continent's export of cotton a boost in the arm.

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How Extensive Is Employer's Obligation to Provide Workplace Safety?

It is a nightmare for any employer: what to do with a volatile, constantly aggrieved worker who has had angry, even frightening confrontations with fellow workers - yet has committed no crime.

JDA Integrates Supply-Chain Apps With IBM Commerce

JDA Software Group Inc. has integrated its JDA Intelligent Fulfillment and Labor Productivity applications with order-management software from IBM Commerce.

A Same-Day Delivery Provider Drops Out, But the Race Goes On

In the increasingly frantic race to offer same-delay delivery to online purchasers, one contestant has spun out and hit a wall.

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Reducing Cycle Time & Increasing Quality

Challenge: The shrimp factory we worked with was inefficient in getting shrimp from boat to freezer. There was also inaccuracy in packaging and overall quality.

Motor Coach Manufacture Finds Reliable Service to and Across Canada

Challenge: When a motor coach breaks down, time is of the essence in having the right part on hand. But as this Kentucky-based manufacturer learned, establishing an efficient inventory distribution system can be a daunting challenge, especially in the sizeable Canadian market. Shipments were chronically late, and the company's warehouse solution proved incapable of servicing the entire country. And to make matters worse, the company's logistics provider did not seem interested in solving these problems.

360pi Launches E-mail Alert Service for Product Price Changes

360pi, a provider of product intelligence for retailers and consumer brands, has launched 360alerts, an email alert service that tracks product price changes.

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Best Practices in Use of Railcar Fulfillment Systems

Nearly everything in our lives is impacted by rail, from food products to chemicals and energy. Total U.S. weekly rail freight traffic for one week in January 2015 was 548,055 carloads and intermodal units, up 4.1 percent compared with the same week last year, as reported by the Association of American Railroads.

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You Source Product in China. But Do You Really Know Who's Making It?

Multi-tiered manufacturing supply chains can end up in some unexpected places - including prisons.

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Are Retailers Figuring Out Logistics of E-commerce

The largest U.S. retailers reported strong online sales in their second-quarter earnings reports recently, extending a trend that has seen e-commerce revenue expand far faster than store sales, and several said they are making strides in delivering goods to consumers more profitably.

Smart Homes, Not-so-Smart Queries, Smart Opportunities

Growth of the Internet of Things in broadband households extends the life, utility and functionality of all connected solutions in the home. It also puts new pressures on existing support solutions to meet consumers' expectations.

Tradeshift Acquires Product Info-Management Firm Merchantry

Tradeshift, vendor of a software platform for supplier collaboration, has acquired Merchantry, a cloud-based provider of product information-management (PIM) services.

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