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Cross-Border Trade Requires Robust Customs Broker

When a supplier of agricultural products went looking for an EDI provider, it found one that matched all of its best-in-practice requirements.

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Continental Tires of Paper; Embraces EDI to Link Up With Suppliers

Ten years ago, Continental Tire realized that manual, paper-based communications with suppliers weren't getting the job done with efficiency and accuracy. So it turned to an EDI-based business network for help.

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With Store Shelves Stocked for Back-to-School Sales, August Should Be Banner Month for Retailers

August should be the busiest month of the year for import cargo volume at the nation's major retail container ports now that retailers have stocked up for back-to-school and are getting a head start on holiday season merchandise. That's according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates, which said cargo volume for 2016 should end the year with a 1.6 percent increase over last year.

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Robust Engineering and Planning Prove Vital to Redesigned Car Launch

Challenge: A U.S. automotive OEM customer's redesign of one of its car models required Comprehensive Logistics to re-engineer our 640,000-sq.-ft. manufacturing-support facility. This changeover needed to be completed in five weeks.

Recycled Office Furniture Market in U.S. Expected to Near $2.7Bn by 2020

Technavio analysts forecast the recycled office furniture market in the United States to reach $2.68bn by 2020.

Website Devoted to Energy Efficiency in Maritime Projects

The IMO has launched Glomeep.imo.org, a website with information about energy-efficient technologies - covering areas such as machinery, propulsion systems, hull improvements and energy recovery.

DHL Opens New Service Center in Chicago; Pop-Up Shop in Greater Toronto

DHL has expanded operations in Chicago with the opening of a new service center.

Collaboration Soothes Tense Manufacturer-Supplier Relationships

Effective supply chain communication is critical to virtually every area of your manufacturing business. Relationships between suppliers and OEMs can sometimes be tenuous but they require intense collaboration to work.

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R&S in Robotics to Exceed 17 Percent Through 2020, Study Says

Technavio analysts forecast the global research and development spending in the robotics industry to grow at a CAGR of more than 17 percent from 2016 to 2020.

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Zim Announces Upgrade of Med-West Africa Service

Zim Integrated Shipping Services Ltd. is restructuring and upgrading its Mediterranean-West Africa (MAF) service.

Six Logistics Best Practices to Follow When Expanding Internationally

A logistics network is like a complex machine. When all the parts mesh and work properly, you have an efficient system that moves freight seamlessly across borders. But remove one piece - or let it get even slightly out of alignment - and the whole supply chain can grind to a halt.

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Smart Manufacturing: The Supply Chain Challenges of Making Highly Engineered Products in a Dynamic Environment

It's a big and transformative phenomenon worldwide, so of course it has a buzzy lexicon all its own. You can call it whatever you want - Digital Operations Technology, Industry 4.0, Industry of the Future, The Fourth Industrial Revolution, Smart Manufacturing - but you can't ignore it. MESA International offers a concise definition for this wave of change: "Smart manufacturing is the intelligent, real-time orchestration and optimization of business, physical, and digital processes within factories and across the entire value chain."

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How a Leading U.S. Floral Distribution Company Reduced Warehouse Labor Costs by 45% with RFID

Recycled Tagging Fasteners: Small Changes Make a Big Impact

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

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