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Dell & Mondelez: Making Vested Outsourcing Work Well Beyond Expectations!

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Warehouse Layout & Design Best Practices

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Carrier Transicold Debuts High-Efficiency Reefer Trailer Unit

Carrier Transicold has introduced the X4 Series of refrigerated trailer units for North America.

Tougher Agribusiness Logistics Costs Strike Brazilian Industry

2013 is likely to be a very difficult year for agribusiness logistics in Brazil, according to a report from Rabobank. Transport costs in the country have risen significantly due to three factors: new legislation impacting the working hours of truck drivers, a sharp increase in diesel prices and rising export volumes for major commodities.

Benefits Abound in Lean-Based Relationships with Suppliers

Many manufacturers that have applied lean concepts to their operations find that although they do achieve significant savings, their production costs remain high. This is, in most cases, attributable to material costs, which, depending on industry can range from 60 to 80 percent of total production costs. The challenge for these manufacturers is to discover how to extend lean concepts and practices beyond the walls of their own factories.

Critical Success Factors for Supply Chain Planning

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U.S. Economy Continues Growth in May, But Manufacturing Takes a Step Back

Economic activity in the manufacturing sector contracted in May for the first time since November 2012, and the overall economy grew for the 48th consecutive month, say the nation's supply executives in the latest Manufacturing ISM Report On Business.

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Retailers Set to Spend Big on Omni-Channel Model, But ROI Is Uncertain

Retailers in the non-food sector, are set to invest some Â£5bn ($7.7bn) in making the transition to omni-channel over the next five years. A study by LCP Consulting, Retail Supply Chain Management: The Omni-channel Revolution, suggests that the "omni" revolution is accelerating with retailers, now spending on average the equivalent of three percent of annual turnover on the change.

Cultural and Supply Chain Transformation at the American Italian Pasta Company

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ERP Vendors and Their Customers Face a Dilemma

The major direction of most of the big ERP companies these days is modernizing and upgrading their ERP portfolio. Epicor, Aptean, Infor, QAD, UNIT4, SAP and others all have major platform upgrades to which they are trying to migrate their customers. This presents a huge dilemma for both the customer and the ERP providers.

Keeping It Cool: Challenges in Temperature-Controlled Transportation

RWI, an asset-based 3PL specializing in temperature-controlled transportation, recently conducted a survey of shippers with cold supply chains to better understand their needs and challenges. Chris Taylor, director of sales and marketing, discusses the results.

Shipping Rates on Asia-to-Northern Europe Trade Lanes Continue Their Fall in May

The average container freight rates from Asia to North Europe continues to drop, to $2,352 per 40-foot container and to $1,359 per 20-foot, as of tracking on May 24, according to Xeneta, a sea freight price comparison service. Due to overcapacity and various types of economic turmoil in the market, the market index for 40-foot containers has taken a massive dip with it being down 52 percent from May 2012.

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