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For Truckers, It's a Long and Winding Road

A couple of posts ago, I wrote about the continuing efforts of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters to reduce, if not eliminate, the use of independent owner-operators in port drayage operations. But that's just one of several major issues affecting truckers today. Here are some more:

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Improved efficiency, lower costs on food imports from Mexico

Challenge: Struggling with inefficiencies in their customs processes, a growing foodservice company importing produce from Mexico needed help navigating the complex regulations and documentation requirements from Mexican customs authorities and the multiple regulatory bodies in the U.S.

Competing with Amazon - and Other Views on the Future of E-commerce

When it comes to e-commerce, competing with Amazon is the name of the game, says Ian Hobkirk, managing director of Commonwealth Supply Chain Advisors. Here, he shares his views on the degree of the difficulty of taking on the e-tailing giant and on the future of online commerce in general.

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Retailers: What's Your Strategy for a Digital Transformation of Your Business?

Pinterest boards, QR code walls, showrooming, mobile couponing, pop-up shops, mobile apps, Tweet Mirror, Facebook walls, digital circulars, augmented reality, flash sales"”it's a digital jungle out there for retailers today. As consumers embrace new technologies and services, companies find it difficult to stay current"”and harder still to determine where and how to invest their budgets. It's all too tempting simply to jump on the next new thing (and the next and the next), just in hopes of keeping pace.

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Streamlining Outsourcing of Packaging Function

To state the obvious, contract packaging is rapidly evolving. The core outsourced-packaging function is easily understood, but the form and function of the contract packaging organization is a moving target. Decades ago, a co-packer was defined by the machines the company had on the floor.

Planograms Among Reasons Why In-Store Merchandising Process 'Broken and Outdated'

Retailers' in-store merchandising process is broken and outdated for a majority of today's national and regional retail chains, according to a study by RIS News sponsored by RBM Technologies.

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UK Retailers Note Supply Chain Vulnerable to Fraudulent 'Goods Lost in Transit' Claims

UK retailers lost more than Â£400m ($603m) last year as a result of fraudulent "goods lost in transit" (GLIT), with the average cost estimated at over Â£40, or about $60. Now, 90 percent of retailers believe growing numbers of fake GLIT claims pose a serious threat. This is an ongoing problem and highlights a new form of theft: "digital shoplifting".

Getting the Most from Your Online Customer Surveys? Do You Even Have Such Surveys?

If ever there was a case for conducting online customer surveys, Adam Lasky, global social media coordinator at Spreadshirt, has lived it.

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Organizations Need Technology Evangelist, But He or She Must Be Carefully Managed

The development of new, disruptive and innovative technologies is one thing. Commercializing them and getting them flying off the shelves is another. In the current supersaturated market of innovations, from wearable technology to big data, the role of the technology evangelist can make all the difference to the business of a technology provider. But individual organizations can, and should, have such an evangelist too. Yet there can be a darker side.

Telemarketers Increasingly Turn Deaf Ear to Do-Not-Call List

Regardless of having registered a phone line with the Federal Trade Commission as a telemarketer-free zone, a growing number of consumers are saying that some businesses are ignoring their stated preference and calling anyway.

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Consumer Goods Supply Chains: The Next Five Years

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What Is Inventory Optimization All About?

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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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