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Elemica Releases New Sourcing Optimization Solution

Elemica says its new sourcing optimization solution not only enables procurement professionals to make better buying decisions but improves the entire supply chain.

Retailers, How Many of Customer's Senses Do You Appeal To?

It takes a lot of work for retail brands to deliver a remarkable experience. It can be done, however, by making sure the environment touches each of the five senses.

Will Industry 4.0 Cause Huge Loss of Jobs - or Will Workforce Adapt to New Skills?

Industrial production was transformed by steam power in the nineteenth century, electricity in the early twentieth century, and automation in the 1970s. These waves of technological advancement did not reduce overall employment, however. Although the number of manufacturing jobs decreased, new jobs emerged and the demand for new skills grew. Today, another workforce transformation is on the horizon as manufacturing experiences a fourth wave of technological advancement: the rise of new digital industrial technologies that are collectively known as Industry 4.0.

Five Ways Healthcare Industry Supply Chain Can Improve Patient Care

The modern, technology-based supply chain has evolved from a back-end, transactional function to a means to not only strip waste and costs out of healthcare, but increasingly to help create better clinical outcomes. GHX, an electronic healthcare industry trading exchange, has identified five ways in which its customers are leveraging their supply chains to markedly improve patient care.

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IAG Cargo Inaugurates Route Between Heathrow and San Jose, Calif.

IAG Cargo has established a new route between its London Heathrow hub and San Jose, Calif.

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A Well-Designed Reverse Logistics Plan Starts with a Solid Remarketing Strategy

Lack of innovation over the past few decades around how organizations approach disposing of their returned, excess and obsolete inventory has resulted in billions of dollars lost and can no longer be left to inefficient, reactive or outdated methods.

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Taco Bell App Success Leads to Revamp of Company Web Site

Most companies derive mobile apps from their websites, but Taco Bell has done the opposite. Building on the success of its e-commerce mobile app, the chain has revamped and renamed its website, extending the ability to order and pay via personal computers and tablets as well as enhancing the overall digital customer experience.

HighJump Offers EDI for Microsoft Dynamics GP; Launches Brewers' Edge

The TrueCommerce EDI (electronic data interchange) Solutions group of HighJump is now providing "enterprise-scale" EDI requirements for users of Microsoft Dynamics GP.

Field Managers Predict Budgets to Increase for Needed Mobile Solutions, Study Says

Seventy percent of field and fleet management personnel expect budget increases for mobility over the next five years as they focus on the strategic priorities of revenue generation, operational efficiency and reducing operating costs, according to Zebra Technologies' 2015 Field Operations Vision Study.

Pepsi's Sustainability Initiatives Reportedly Save Company $375M

PepsiCo's environmental sustainability programs saved the company more than $375m since its goals were established in 2010, according to Pepsi's 2014 sustainability report.

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The 'Financialization' of Business Is Taken to Task

Free-market capitalism says that the only purpose of business is to create shareholder value and that the unfettered market can regulate itself. In the last 30 years, that definition changed to, "the only purpose of business is to create shareholder value measured by short-term results and with little or no regulation."

Robotics? It's Still Cheaper to Do Things Manually for Most Companies. But That May Be Changing.

It has been roughly four decades since industrial robots - with mechanical arms that can be programmed to weld, paint and pick up and place objects with monotonous regularity - first began to transform assembly lines in Europe, Japan and the U.S. Yet walk the floor of any manufacturer, from metal shops to electronics factories, and you might be surprised by how many tasks are still performed by human hands - even some that could be done by machines.

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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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