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Real-Time Data Enhances Quality of Food Supply Chain

Striving to become an integral part of the customer's routine, there's no room for unreliability or variation - predictability rests at the heart of the value proposition for quick-serve restaurants (QSR) across the board. Consequently, customers have historically tolerated preservative-infused, glorified hockey pucks disguised as burgers with a side of greasy fries and a sugar-laden soda drink and called it a day's dinner.

Enter the 10th Annual Supply Chain Innovation Award Competition

The Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) and SupplyChainBrain welcome your entries for the 10th annual Supply Chain Innovation Award (SCIA) competition. Submissions consist of a case study describing the supply chain innovation with award emphasis on innovation and measurable results. Finalists are asked to present their case study at the CSCMP Annual Global Conference.

Why the U.S. Transportation System Is Falling Apart

What's eating the American transportation infrastructure? Corrosion.

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How Contract Manufacturers Are Expanding Their Services

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How First Solar Keeps Pace With Demand

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Applied Materials: Invisible, But Everywhere

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In-store RFID Allows Shoppers to Learn More About Shoe Selections

While browsing through shoe displays at 32 of Bon-Ton's U.S. department stores, shoppers can use their near field communication (NFC)-enabled phones to learn more about each style, as well as whether a specific size and color is available at the store"”and, if not, how they can most efficiently acquire the shoes they are seeking.

Heartland Express Acquires Gordon Trucking

Heartland Express Inc. has acquired 100 percent of the stock of Pacific, Wash.-based Gordon Trucking Inc.

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Cold Chain Technologies Debuts Four Product Families

Cold Chain Technologies, a provider of thermal packaging, has introduced four product families under the brands of KoolTemp GTS Express, Excel, Extreme and Evolution.

RFID Tech Helps Finnish Dairy Products Manufacturer Monitor Packing, Shipping Process

Valio, a Finnish company that manufactures dairy consumer products, as well as powdered milk and other ingredients for the food industry, is piloting an automated solution for monitoring products as they move through packing and shipping processes, via RFID-enabled wheels on carts, also known as trolleys, that transport the goods.

Is American Manufacturing Really Coming Home?

Is the reshoring trend for real?

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Growth Prospects for Small, Medium-sized Enterprises in Europe Called 'Encouraging'

This year is likely to mark a turning point for the small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the European Union, with total employment expected to increase by 0.3 percent and value-added by 1 percent as compared to 2012. Preliminary forecasts expect the positive developments further accelerating in 2014. After five years of an uncertain economic environment, 2013 is expected to be the first year since 2008 with a combined increase in aggregated employment and value-added of the EU's SMEs.

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Enhancing High-Value Electronics Shipment Security with Tive's Real-Time Tracking

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