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PLM Provides Much Needed Supply Chain Process Control and Traceability

The global electronics contract manufacturing market is forecast to grow at a CAGR of 5.74 percent from 2012-2016, according to TechNavio analysts. One of the key factors contributing to this market growth is the need for original equipment manufacturers to optimize resources. With the fast-paced product development environment of high-tech electronics manufacturers, creating a closed-loop, traceable collaboration process with their contract manufacturing partners and suppliers is key to product efficiencies, quality, compliance and meeting time-to-market goals.

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Labelmaster Offers Early 49 CFR Book for Hazmat Shipping

Labelmaster is offering its Early 49 CFR book, with up-to-date domestic regulations for the shipping and transportation of hazardous materials, six months prior to release of the government’s new 49 CFR regs.

CMA CGM Acquires OPDR; Enhances ASEA Service

The liner shipping company CMA CGM Group has acquired Germany-based OPDR.

Wind Turbine Market Expands Globally, But Manufacturing Overcapacity Persists

During the past 2 years, more flexible sourcing strategies across the wind power supply chain have resulted in cost reductions, enabling greater geographic market access while reducing risk and ensuring profitability for wind turbine vendors and their partners in the component value chain. Overcapacity, however, persists in most, though not all areas of the supply chain, providing purchasers with more choice, flexibility, and cost control.

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Merlot.aero Teams With BoldIQ on Optimization for Airlines

Merlot.aero and BoldIQ have joined to aid the airline industry with a tool for optimizing planning and irregular operations.

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Truck Market 'Extremely Strong' as Class 8 Sales Remain Robust for Second Consecutive Month

FTR has released preliminary data showing November 2014 North American Class 8 truck net orders at 40,560 units indicating an extremely strong truck market. This is the second consecutive month above the 40,000 level. November order activity, similar to the previous month, was concentrated at a few OEMs with the remainder falling short of October order input. Class 8 orders have totaled an impressive 363,000 in the last 12-month period.

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Small-business Owners Upbeat About Sales Potential Heading Into Holiday Season, Study Says

Sixty-eight percent of small-business owners surveyed recently expressed optimism for the upcoming holiday season as retail sales are poised to increase nationwide.

Will 3D Printing Radically Transform Manufacturing? Yes. Or Maybe Not. Well, Possibly.

3D printing has captured the imagination of the media and the financial markets; prognosticators are predicting a fundamental disruption in the manufacturing paradigm, from mass production to mass customization. Are we finally achieving the "lot size of one" that Taiichi Ohno envisioned when creating the Toyota Production System? Will factories disappear as the "maker movement" drives demand toward custom-designed items created on 3D printers in the home? How will these changes affect the industrial supply chains?

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Canadian Retailer Testing Use of 60-Foot Container

Canadian Tire is pushing the envelope and has developed a 60-foot container that has received government approval and will soon by deployed on multiple lanes.

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Big Data Is Just 'Big Noise' to 96 Percent of Mid-sized Manufacturers

A recent survey shows a clear disconnect between large manufacturing companies and mid-sized ones when it comes to so-called Big Data, with 96.3 percent of the latter finding the phenomenon to be either difficult to understand or only somewhat understandable.

Online Retail Sales Predicted to Hit $512Bn by 2020

Online sales are predicted to be about $300bn this year, rise to $335bn next year and be worth $512bn by 2020, according to research from FTI Consulting Inc.

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How Can a Maturing Company Stay Innovative and Agile?

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

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