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C.H. Robinson Launches Robinson Fresh for Produce Shippers

C.H. Robinson Worldwide Inc. has launched Robinson Fresh, a new service aimed at the produce industry.

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Brick-and-Mortar Stores Will Still Be Around, But They Must Provide Better 'Experience' for Shoppers

The ubiquity of the internet and smartphones has made e-commerce and m-commerce grow by leaps and bounds. But fear not, brick-and-mortar retailers: in-store shopping isn't going anywhere. In fact, brick-and-mortar retail still drives more than 90 percent of commerce, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Chinese Accuse Pharmaceutical Executive of Bribery to Build Sales

A British senior executive working in China for the global pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline helped orchestrate a long-running bribery and fraud scheme that involved making secret payments to doctors, hospital staff and government officials to bolster drug sales, Chinese authorities said.

Landstar Thinks Outside the Big Box

Challenge: An industry leading technology manufacturer was incurring hundreds of thousands of dollars in chargeback fines from several "big box" retailers that sell their product due to the previous logistics providers' inability to comply with the retailers' stringent delivery protocol.

Cloud Providers 'Could Do More' to Ensure Their Services Won't Fail

Cloud providers do not give companies enough insight into performance and customer demand, according to Compuware.

Many Aerospace, Defense Firms Dissatisfied with Project Operations Software, Study Says

Project-based operations that improved on-time and on-budget performance by 10 percent or more were nine times as likely to also improve dramatically on key financial metrics such as net profit margin and cost of compliance. Nearly every project-based manufacturer feels it is important for their company to improve on end-to-end project management, but less than half of the companies in project manufacturing, aerospace and defense (A&D) and maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) sectors with project-based operations make wide use of any recognized category of commercial software system. This includes limited use of enterprise resources planning and quality management (QMS) systems.

Government Cutbacks Create 'Major Merger Wave' in Aerospace & Defense Sector

With protracted federal budget cuts at the Pentagon and NASA on the horizon, aerospace companies across the nation are choosing to combine forces as they vie for fewer dollars and brace for the tough times ahead.

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Office Depot Plans to Close About 400 Stores Over the Next Two Years

Office Depot Inc. will close at least 400 stores by the end of 2016, according to chairman and CEO Roland Smith.

Security Must Be Central to Retailers' Omnichannel Initiatives, Report Urges

Retailers must put procedures in place to protect the long-term health of their businesses and ensure security concerns are a central part of their omnichannel strategies, according to a new industry report.

What Can Chess Teach About Big Data, End-to-end Visibility and the Future of Supply Chains?

Most firms have already invested in business intelligence, supply chain management (SCM), and modeling tools that claim to make it possible to drill deeper into their supply chain data in search of savings. These tools are often marketed with vague promises that they will harness the organization's 'big data' and/or provide 'end-to-end' visibility.

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Global Vehicle Production to Increase by 21 Million Units by 2021; China to Account for Half

Global automobile production will increase by 21 million units by 2021, and has grown by 25 million units since 2009 as the industry continues to recover from the impact of the global economic recession, according to a forecast by IHS Automotive, part of IHS Inc. China will dominate, but there is a considerable upside attached to the North American industry as it attracts foreign investment, and in the European industry as its domestic markets climb back. Japanese and South Korean production will decline as local OEMs focus their efforts overseas.

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Coping With the Nightmare of Consumer-Product Recalls

My previous post covered the difficulty of tracing and ensuring the quality of automotive and aerospace parts. The job is just as tough for consumer packaged goods and food producers.

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