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Icix Creates Cloud-Based App for Product Safety Compliance

Icix, a vendor of applications for global supply-chain risk management, has developed Direct Test.

Large Liquor Distributor Relies on KANE for Timely Store Deliveries

Challenge: For one of the largest purchasers of wines and spirits in the U.S., orders that arrive in late afternoon must be routed, cases picked per store order, and loaded that day for deliveries beginning at 6:00 a.m. the next morning. Daily order volumes can fluctuate from 18,000 cases per day to 32,000 cases per day, making labor management and transportation capacity management a challenge.

KANE Fulfillment Services Help Start-up Scale its ecommerce Business

Challenge: A breakfast food business started by two college students gained traction quickly, going from selling exclusively online to supplying coffee shops and specialty retailers throughout America. The owners needed a high-quality ecommerce fulfillment solution that could scale to meet all its future requirements.

Penske Logistics Joins CargoNet Security Group

Penske Logistics has joined CargoNet, a national database that aims to prevent cargo theft and improve recovery rates through the sharing of information among theft victims, their business partners and law-enforcement officials.

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The Logistics Challenges of Manufacturing in Mexico

A conversation with Matt Hamson, chief executive officer of Coronado Logistics Inc.

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How Schenker Integrates Data in Its Foreign Trade Zones

Spreadsheets and manual processes weren't sufficient to allow the global logistics provider to reconcile inventories within its FTZs. It needed a single platform to provide the necessary integration and visibility.

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What's Going Wrong at Sears Now?

The more merchandise a department store carries, the better. Broad inventory filled with brand names boosts a retailer's chances of "giving the lady what she wants"- the key to success, according to none other than Marshall Field. So it can't be a good sign that Converse Inc. has stopped selling shoes to Sears Holdings Corp.

Coca-Cola Pledges Additional $5Bn for Its African Manufacturing, Supply Chain Operations

The Coca-Cola Company and its African bottling partners announced a new investment of $5bn during the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit in Washington. The investment, to be made over the next six years, increases its total announced investment in Africa to $17bn from 2010 to 2020. The Company and its bottling partners anticipate that this investment will fund new manufacturing lines, cooling and distribution equipment and production; create additional jobs and opportunities across Coca-Cola's African supply chain; and support key sustainability initiatives and programs focused on safe water access, sustainable sourcing, women’s economic empowerment, community well-being and operational efficiency improvements.

Evergreen Line Enhances Services to U.K., Ireland

Evergreen Line has enhanced its ocean container services to and from Dublin, Ireland and Liverpool, England. From its hub in Rotterdam, the line will offer a twice-weekly service to Dublin, and dedicated slots on a weekly basis to Liverpool.

Canada's Rules Mandating Grain Shipments Off Track, Railways Say

The heads of Canada's two national railways say there's no need for "burdensome and ill-advised" new federal measures meant to speed up deliveries of grain on the Prairies.

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Fast-Food Chains' Ambitions in China Endangered by Safety Scares

Already China's biggest restaurant operator with 4,600 outlets, KFC is pursuing Chinese consumers so avidly it opens two more every day. That dramatic growth comes with a big catch: KFC's quality control is struggling to keep up.

How Captives Can Cut Supply-Chain, Cyber Insurance Costs

Chief financial officers of corporations that have already set up captive insurance companies or are thinking about setting one up should ponder the benefits of self-insuring cyber perils and supply chain business-interruption risks via a captive to supplement commercial insurance coverage.

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