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Subaru Is Incredibly Successful. Would Expansion Change That?

Since 2011, Subaru's global sales have surged 45 percent to 913,100 vehicles, a pace bested only by a few burgeoning Chinese brands and Fiat Chrysler, which has been intent on making Jeep a popular choice in Europe and Asia. In the U.S., Tesla is the only car company that has increased sales as quickly in that period. And Subaru has done all this while cranking out the best profit margin in the industry.

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Hydraulic Fracturing Causes Another Split Between Conservative and Liberal State

Fracking is creating a new dividing line between the nation's red and blue states.

Internet of Things Gives Companies Opportunities in Customer Service Management

New market opportunities are available to companies in almost every industry from the data that IoT delivers. These new opportunities could be as simple as getting information from sensors about what is happening on the manufacturing plant floor causing automatic manufacturing updates, potential adjustment to customer order delivery dates or even a maintenance work request to handle a detected equipment malfunction. All of these opportunities cause changes to be made to the supply chain.

TNT Launches Air Route Between Liège and Malta

TNT has launched an air route between its main European air hub in Liège, Belgium, and Malta.

L.A., Long Beach Struggle Against Ports That Can Handle Bigger Ships

The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach handled 39 percent of U.S. container imports in 2002, but that figure fell to 32 percent by 2013, according to U.S. census data. They have lost business to competitors at a time when, overall, global trade is booming and imports are rising at all ports, including L.A. and Long Beach. And the ports are losing out to others that can handle larger vessels.

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Yes, You Can 3D Print Anything, But Should You? Maybe They Aren't the 'Real' Thing.

It seems that these days you can 3D print anything, from food to parts for rocket engines.

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IAG Cargo Adds Route from Heathrow to Kuala Lumpur

IAG Cargo has opened a new airfreight route between London Heathrow and Kuala Lumpur.

Smart Manufacturing and the Factory of the Future

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Bulk Chemical Production Expected to Fuel Industrial Energy Consumption Increases for Next 25 Years

The U.S. Energy Information Administration's annual energy outlook - which was released earlier this spring - anticipated that the industrial sector's energy demand would outpace all other sectors through 2040, and a just-released EIA report projected that bulk chemicals would account for a "large portion of both consumption and anticipated growth," with the value of chemical shipments increasing from $288bn in 2013 to $429bn in 2025.

Now Hear This: Market for Top-shelf Audio Systems in New Cars to See Robust Growth

Premium audio system sales in new vehicles are expected to grow from just over 8.6 million units globally in 2014 to more than 11.6 million units in 2021, with branded speaker system sales expected to grow from more than 8.7 million units to 11.1 million units in the same time frame, according to the IHS Automotive forecasts for these systems.

Automotive Parts Company Moves to Daily Store Fulfillment

Challenge: A leading automotive parts retailer, with more than 3,000 stores in the U.S., wanted to quickly develop their B2B channel while simultaneously growing their traditional retail channel. But their operations would have to adapt to meet the higher service level that B2B customers require.

Insight Enhances Supply-Chain Design Module

Insight Inc., a vendor of software for supply-chain design, has added a data-analysis and visualization module to its SAILS software.

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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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