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Lower Oil Prices Power Growth in U.S. Chemical Industry

Despite facing global headwinds, American chemistry expanded at a healthy 2.0 percent growth rate in 2014, and is expected to reach a 3.7 percent gain in output in 2015, before hitting 3.9 percent in 2016, according to the Year End 2014 Chemical Industry Situation and Outlook, published by the American Chemistry Council (ACC). The report's consensus is that U.S. chemical output will continue to expand well into the second half of the decade, exceeding that of the overall U.S. economy.

Cheap Oil, Oversupply of Liquefied Natural Gas Causes LNG Prices to Plummet

Asian liquefied natural gas prices are expected to fall by up to 30 percent in 2015, according to a survey of analysts and consultants, as the market enters a period of oversupply and the impact of lower oil prices kicks in.

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Time for 5G? Not Now, But More Than 100 Million Expected to Sign Up by 2025

According to a new Market Data forecasts from ABI research, it will take more than 5 years for 5G to reach 100 million subscriber mark - 2 years longer than 4G. Subscriber growth for 4G was much faster than with previous generations, fueled by the capabilities of increasingly powerful smartphones and the availability of 4G devices. 5G subscriber growth will likely be a bit more muted at first due to the increased complexity of 5G cells and networks, but will pick up in 2023.

Holiday Retail Madness: Who Will Pay for 'Free' Shipping?

There was a time, not too long ago, when retail industry analysts were predicting that online merchandisers would soon stop offering free shipping on orders. How wrong they were.

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By the Numbers: How New Analytical Methods Can Help Improve On-Shelf Availability

A conversation with Rahul Tyagi, associate director of retail and CPG with Tata Consultancy Services.

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Peru's Largest Retail Pharmacy Chain Aims to Get Even Larger

InkaFarma has an ambitious plan to nearly double the number of stores it operates in Peru, with an emphasis on opening up new locations in some of the country's remotest areas. To make that happen, the company needed both a new, automated distribution center and a warehouse-management system with which to run it.

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Labor Analytics in Healthcare

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Staples Permits Vendors to Make Direct Sales from Its Mobile Commerce Site

With mobile commerce sales growing quickly, Staples is jockeying to hold onto its role as an ecommerce leader by opening its dedicated mobile site to direct sales from vendors.

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Demand Sensing Needed to Break Through 'Demand Planning Performance Ceiling,' Study Suggests

So-called "growth through innovation" strategies continue to drive supply chain complexity at a rapid pace, making it harder for businesses to forecast, according to the 2014 Terra Technology Forecasting Benchmark Study. Data shows that demand planning has reached a performance ceiling with forecast value-added declining for a second year.

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How Walgreens Slashed Energy Costs in Its Supply Chain

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Sears Holdings Matches E-tailers With Rapid Delivery of Product From Its Stores

To meet the challenge of Amazon.com and other e-commerce rivals, the parent of Sears, Roebuck and Kmart launches an initiative to provide one- to two-day delivery of orders to online shoppers nationwide, drawing on inventory from strategically located stores.

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2014 Supply Chain Innovation Awards – Presented by SupplyChainBrain & CSCMP

Innovation of the Year: Disruptive technology products must get to market faster than ever, and a product innovation center at Flextronics reconfigures the supply chain to do just that. Runner-up: Sears Holdings Corp. Finalists: Intel, Fast Logistics, Zimbabwe National Family Planning Council

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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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