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How Long Before We See Driverless Truck Fleets?

Each year, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. spends hundreds of millions of dollars delivering its merchandise across the United States. The 6,000 trucks in the retailer's fleet are a common sight on highways, as are those of the many other companies that rely on long-haul trucking to transport their goods from coast to coast. But what if that fleet could be cut by one-third"”and be made up of trucks pulled by slimmed-down tractors less than half their current size, with a computer at the helm?

Canada Drops Tariffs on Imported Baby Clothing, Some Sports Equipment

In a move that could have broad appeal for U.S. retailers, the Canadian government will no longer impose tariffs on imported baby clothes and selected sports equipment.

The 'Omni-Channel' - and Its Implications for the Supply Chain

"Omni-channel" distribution is replacing the all-channel mode. Dave Kilzer, senior vice president of supply chain solutions with Idhasoft, explains the difference between the two concepts.

Ahold CEO Discusses Where the Internet Is Taking Retail and the Grocery Business

Dick Boer, the chief executive officer of Ahold, which has 3,000 stores, mostly supermarkets, across Europe and the United States, says the internet has vastly changed retail and the grocery business.

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Value-Chain Transformation at Kimberly-Clark

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Are Manufacturers Really Re-Shoring?

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JDA Enhances Workforce-Management, All-Channel Commerce Apps

JDA Software Group Inc. has made a number of enhancements to its workforce-management (WFM) and all-channel commerce applications.

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Just How Much Inventory Is Out There, Anyway?

Hamish Brewer, chief executive officer of JDA Software, was giving a speech at the Economic Club of Phoenix last year, when the topic of global inventory levels came up. The question he posed: How much stuff is currently in transit or socked away in warehouses the world over? The answer: Nobody really knows.

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World Watches Chinese Economy as Its Manufacturing Continues Its Slowdown

In another sign that China's booming economy may be slowing, the country's manufacturing sector contracted in June after facing a credit crunch and seeing a decline in orders from Europe and the U.S., a survey said.

Infor Issues New Version of Optiva for PLM

Infor has unveiled version 11 of Optiva, its software for product lifecycle management (PLM).

How Realistic Is Nicaragua's Plan for Inter-Ocean Canal Like Panama's?

In a placid lagoon about a mile inland from the Atlantic coast in southeast Nicaragua, the mast of Cornelius Vanderbilt's dredge boat rises out of the water. The railroad tycoon abandoned it along with his dream of building an inter-oceanic canal in the 1850s. More than 160 years and several failed plans later, Wang Jing, a 40-year-old Chinese telecommunications billionaire, has emerged as the next mogul to give it a go.

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While China's Economic Growth Has Slowed Some, Its Consumers Remain Optimistic

Just as China leads the world in economic growth, consumer optimism in China is stronger than in the rest of the world.

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