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Retailers Must Innovate - But Much Faster and More Efficiently Than the Competition

As consumer purse strings tighten and the field of rivals from multiple buying channels expands, retailers need to sharpen their competitive game or risk disappearing forever.

Heavyweights, Featherweights Share Top Prize in 2012 Supply Chain Innovator of the Year Competition.

Dal-Tile Corp. and partners, whose products couldn't be more different, have something in common: reduced transportation costs through railcar co-loading.

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How Are Companies Doing Business in China Today?

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Five Keys to Working Successfully With Chinese Suppliers

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Would Keeping Research, Manufacturing Employees Together Make U.S. Companies More Innovative?

A growing chorus of economists, engineers and business leaders are warning that the evisceration of the manufacturing work force over the last 30 years might not have scarred just Detroit and the Rust Belt. It might have dimmed the country's capacity to innovate and stunted the prospects for long-term growth.

North American Railroad Chiefs See Even Growth in First Half of 2013

Steady, albeit slow business growth. A U.S. economy that continues to expand, but at a moderate rate. Weak fundamentals in most markets in the first half. Those are some of the comments of chief executive officers of Class I railroads as they assess the outlook for 2013.

Dedicated Delivery Models for the Retail Grocery Industry

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Consumers of the Future Value Self-Service and Personalization, Study Finds

The consumer of the future will be more mobile, social and self-sufficient, willing to share details on themselves and their preferences in exchange for highly personalized relationships with their favorite stores, according to a new IBM consumer survey. The study also found that consumers' willingness to advocate for a particular retailer is becoming multifaceted, with consumers looking for a flawless experience, whether it's when they're researching, purchasing, or receiving delivery.

Dire Economic Impact Seen if Longshoremen Strike East, Gulf Coast Ports

A potential labor strike by longshoremen along the U.S. East and Gulf Coasts at the end of the year could have devastating economic consequences as inventory depletion, rerouting, hoarding, and price speculation ripple through supply chains of global companies, according to a report from the Marsh research firm.

Slow But Steady Growth in Air Cargo Seen Through 2016

IATA's latest Airline Industry Forecast predicts average international freight growth of three percent per year over the next five years. That would mean volumes will total 34.5 million tonnes by 2016, 4.8 million tonnes more than the 2011 total.

Combating Economic Volatility and Demand Variability

The consumer products sector, like every segment of the economy, is facing volatility on a scale and level of complexity never seen before, particularly in the area of inventory management. Economic volatility and demand variability present challenges that old models for managing the CP supply chain are not equipped to handle. Fortunately, a new breed of inventory optimization technology is helping CP companies tackle these challenges and improve supply chain efficiency.

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Buyers Want B2B Sites to Be as User-Friendly as B2C Sites

A whopping 94 percent of B2B purchasers surveyed in the 2012 hybris State of B2B E-Commerce study said suppliers need to create an online buying experience as simple as using a B2C website.

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