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J.R. Simplot: Surviving the Perils of Multitasking

The vertically integrated agriculture and food producer takes on the job of overhauling its supply, demand and logistics-planning systems, while opening a major new production plant.

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Rents Continue to Rise as Availability of Industrial Space Keeps Declining

Availability of industrial space in the U.S. declined in the first quarter of 2016 to the lowest level since 2001 and rents remain on an upward trajectory, though new construction is poised to limit both trends over the next two years, according to CBRE Group, Inc.

How Strong Returns Management Helps Your Business Flourish

The product return process has long been neglected at companies, written off as a necessary expense that adds no value. The returns function and any process related to it is often given the bare minimum of time and consideration. Typically, once an item is returned, it's thrown into the back of a warehouse and forgotten about while a new product was shipped to the customer.

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Better Oversight - Not a Ban - Needed for Lithium-Ion Battery Cargo on Planes

There is no doubt that lithium-ion batteries, when packed together without the proper packaging and handling precautions, can certainly be dangerous. In 2014, the Federal Aviation Administration applied heat to a container packed with 5,000 lithium-ion batteries that resulted in a thermal runaway and subsequent explosion of flammable gases emitted within the container. Even a favorite fire suppressant, when used, was ineffective in extinguishing the fire. The danger appears to be inherent in all aircraft configurations, passenger or all-cargo.

'Digital Thread' Collects Data From Product Design to Obsolescence

Let's say you're about to design a brand new product. You have a lot of work ahead of you. You need to define the specs, create the design, source suppliers, check in with experts in legal and in safety, set up a testing procedure, do trial runs. Then the product will go into mass production, require a warranty, be put into actual use.

The Self-Driving Car Could Be Arriving Faster Than You Think

We might not have to wait that long to see self-driving vehicles become a familiar sight on American roads and highways.

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Walmart, Manufacturer Partners Kick Off Anti-Hunger Campaign

Walmart has launched its first campaign to fight hunger and aims to provide 75 million meals through food banks.

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RFID Helps Auto Component Maker Locate Mega-Ton Press Tools

Automotive component and systems manufacturer Voestalpine Polynorm B.V. has begun employing radio frequency identification readers on an overhead crane to track up to 8,000 press tools that the crane transports within its warehouse and assembly plant in Bunschoten, the Netherlands.

FEC Railway Debuts Online Freight-Booking System

The Florida East Coast Railway (FECR) has introduced EZ Buy, an online price quotation and booking system for the purchase of door-to-door intermodal freight moving between Southeast U.S. markets and South Florida.

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Five Best Practices for Designing Manufacturing Dashboards

In today's competitive global marketplace, manufacturers face a daunting challenge: ensuring production moves seamlessly within integrated supply chains while improving compliance and minimizing costs. To do so, plant managers need a complete view of operations, inventory and resource allocation - and that's exactly what business intelligence dashboards deliver.

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Physical Stores Are Alive, But Are They All That Well?

Brick-and-mortar shopping isn't dead, but it is certainly on the decline: just 57 percent of urban consumers said they preferred to make discretionary purchases in stores, while 39 percent claim their last such purchase was made online.

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Bow, Arrow Manufacturers Hit Sales Growth Bull's-Eye

The global archery market is expected to exceed $5bn by 2020, growing at a CAGR of almost 7 percent during the forecast period, according to research from Technavio.

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

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