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Decline in Oil Prices Aids Dry Cargo Growth, But Harms Project Cargo Shipping

Global dry cargo demand growth, forecast at 5 percent per annum from 2016 to 2019, should be offset by falling project cargo volumes over the next 12 to 18 months, according to the latest edition of the Multipurpose Shipping Market Review and Forecaster, published by Drewry Maritime Research.

Zero-Sum Supplier Negotiation Eventually Leads to Everyone Losing

Applying leverage in negotiations results in a zero-sum outcome where one side wins and the other side loses. This typically means that the winner ends up with somewhat more than 50 percent of their hoped-for result and the loser gets somewhat less than 50 percent since, just as in sports competitions where the potential results are win-lose, lose-win and tie, the use of leverage doesn't allow for combined outcomes above 100 percent. Zero-sum outcomes not only create a relational imbalance, they create hard feelings. People who lose in one negotiation often do their best to turn the tables the next time such that they win - and you lose.

YRC Freight Offers Hotline for Shipments Delayed at West Coast Ports

YRC Freight has created a dedicated 800 number for businesses with freight delayed at West Coast ports.

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Ford to Update Vehicles' Infotainment Software via Cloud

Ford Motor Co. is moving to automatically update its cars' infotainment systems using Microsoft's Azure cloud service.

Cosmetics Retailers Plans Beacon Rollout to Push Content to Consumers

Cosmetics company Sephora is rolling out a Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) beacon solution to provide content related to a shopper's proximity when that customer uses Sephora's app on an Apple iPhone. The beacon system is slated to be rolled out to all of the company's stores following a pilot of the solution that began in the fall at two San Francisco-area sites. The retailer has not indicated the timeline for the installation rollout. The beacons and content-management software are being provided by Gimbal.

JDA Enhances Enterprise Supply Planning Application

JDA Software Group Inc. has added capabilities to JDA Enterprise Supply Planning, an application that brings together the vendor's Master Planning and Supply Chain Planner modules.

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You May Need a CRM Solution - But Which One?

Customer relationship management technology has evolved to support increasingly complex business needs. How do you find one that's right for you?

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Three Steps to Successful Supply Chain Mobility For Mid-Market Companies

Mobility is a hot topic these days. Regardless of industry or profession, a mobile application or ecosystem is in development to serve it. The supply chain is no different. In fact, given its very manual and distributed nature, the supply chain is better suited to mobile application deployment than most business processes. For distribution and fulfillment services, where most of the activities take place away from the desktop, the extension of business processes to mobile applications just makes sense. Most CEOs today are looking to the supply chain for competitive advantage (think Amazon's drones), so the time is right for supply chain managers to begin the process of introducing mobile into their processes.

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UPS Extends Special Commodities Program to 20 Destinations

UPS has expanded its International Special Commodities (ISC) program with the addition of 20 destinations.

Internet of Things Is Latest Buzzword - But What Does It Mean When You Use It

When the term "cloud" came into popularity about a decade ago, it was so vague, encompassing so many different types of services. We prefer somewhat more precise terms, such as Software-as-a-Service. However, the term cloud took on a life of its own and everyone and their brother wanted to be known as a cloud solution provider (thus stretching the definition even further).

White House Proposal to Redesign Food Labels to Reflect Sugar Content Causes Sour Taste

Of all the issues the Obama administration is grappling with, a modest redesign of what food labels say about sweeteners might not have seemed among the more controversial. But ever since First Lady Michelle Obama unveiled the plan last year, a lobbying frenzy has ensued.

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Orchestro Releases Update of Demand-Sensing, Analytics Platform

Orchestro Inc., a provider of software for demand analytics and orchestration, has released a new version of its software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform.

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