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Hilton Plans to Ban Cages, Crates in Its Food Supply Chain

Hilton Worldwide has announced it will begin to eliminate the use of cages for egg-laying chickens and gestation crates for breeding pigs in its global food supply chain. The announcement was made in conjunction with the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), the nation's largest animal protection organization.

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How Would You Like to Have 120 Days to Pay Your Creditors?

Adopting a tactic widely used by 3G Capital, the Brazilian private investment group behind the recent merger of Heinz and Kraft Foods, a growing number of the world's largest food and packaged goods companies are asking their suppliers to give them as much as four months to pay their bills - even though they typically require payment from their own customers in 30 days.

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China's Ascent to Become World's Largest Manufacturer Achieved Quickly, But in Making for Decades

China became the largest manufacturing economy in the world (with a 23.2 percent share of manufacturing activity) through extremely fast growth in the physical volume of value-added and modest inflation. The U.S. is in second place with a 17.2 percent share. China has more than four times the population of the United States, and though its manufacturing intensity of $1,978 per capita value-added in 2013 is high for a developing economy, it is well behind advanced countries such as the United States ($6,338).

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Closure of Amazon's Webstore Would Affect Many Small, Mid-Sized Businesses and Manufacturers

Several reports have confirmed that Amazon will shutter its Webstore service by July 2016. Amazon has notified its online retailers that are using the ecommerce platform on their own sites of the shutdown, according to SmartBusinessTrends.com.

Rates on Major East-West Ocean Cargo Lanes on Rise for First Time in Years

Ocean freight rates for cargoes moving under contracts on major East-West routes have increased for the first time in years, according to Drewry's Benchmarking Club, a closed user group of multinational retailers and manufacturers seeking to more closely monitor their international freight costs.

Best Buy Canada Launches In-store, Online Strategy as It Rebrands Future Shop Stores Under Best Buy Name

Best Buy Canada, a subsidiary of Best Buy Co., announced it is consolidating the Future Shop and Best Buy stores and websites under the Best Buy brand and unveiled a plan to build a leading multichannel customer experience.

Integrating Supply Chain Is Best Medicine for Healthcare Industry

Fragmentation in the healthcare industry's supply chain inhibits the ability to evaluate clinical efficacy of purchased supplies, as well as identify opportunities to improve efficiency.

Amazon Launches One-hour Delivery in Parts of Dallas Metro Area

Amazon has announced that its Prime Now service has expanded to the Dallas area, offering one-hour delivery on tens of thousands of daily essentials through a mobile app.

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3D Printing Has Most Potential to Alter Manufacturing Processes as Well as Products

Speed of production may be an issue in these early days of deployment, but the possibilities for what can be produced with a 3D printer appear to be limited only by the imagination. With chess pieces, cars, small houses and medical equipment being printed, additive technology has certainly earned its considerable attention.

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How the New UPS and FedEx Pricing Formula Is Affecting Shippers

We've had a few weeks to assess the impact on shippers of FedEx and UPS's adoption of dimensional weight pricing for all ground packages. What's the picture look like now?

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AAEI, ESC Join in Formation of Global Shippers' Alliance

The American Association of Exporters and Importers has signed a memorandum of understanding to form the Global Shippers' Alliance (GSA).

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