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Ryder Expands Online Inventory of Used Trucks, Vans, Trailers

Ryder System Inc. is making it easier than ever for customers to find a pre-owned vehicle to meet their needs. With the addition of economical "As-Is" condition vehicles, cab and chassis, and high horsepower trucks to the company's existing online catalogue of commercial trucks, tractors, trailers and vans, Ryder's entire pre-owned vehicle inventory is now available at www.usedtrucks.ryder.com.

To Save Money, Manufacturers Turn from Low-cost Labor to Smart Technologies to Boost Productivity

For the past few decades, the scramble for competitive advantage in manufacturing has largely revolved around finding new and abundant sources of low-cost labor. But with wages rising rapidly in China and other emerging markets, manufacturers worldwide are under intensifying pressure to gain advantage the old-fashioned way - by improving their productivity.

Limited Number of Supertankers Affects Oil Sales to Asia

The window to sell Western fuel oil to Asia is starting to close as demand for a limited fleet of supertankers to store cheap crude pushes freight rates to multi-month highs, shipping and trade sources said.

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Specialty Pharmaceuticals Transform Market Structure of Pharmacy Industry, Report Says

The boom in specialty pharmaceuticals is reshaping the pharmacy industry's market structure as 10 companies account for 70 percent of specialty pharmacy revenues, according to Adam J. Fein, CEO of the Drug Channels Institute and author of the study on pharmacy economics and the pharmaceutical supply chain.

Recycling Efforts Fail to Keep Up with Growing Worldwide Demand for Plastics, Report Finds

For more than 50 years, global production of plastic has continued to rise. Some 299 million tons of plastics were produced in 2013, representing a 4 percent increase over 2012. Recovery and recycling, however, remain insufficient, and millions of tons of plastics end up in landfills and oceans each year, according to Gaelle Gourmelon, communications and marketing manager at the Worldwatch Institute.

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For Supply Chain, the Cloud Is Still on the Horizon

For all its promise of lower cost and easier management of software applications, cloud technology has yet to be fully embraced by supply chain managers.

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Rail Not Likely to Make Greater Use of GPS to Keep Tabs on Carts Soon

Tracking rail carts with GPS and cellular could bring value to the rail sector; however, penetration rates on rail carts are currently very low (globally less than 50,000 in 2014), and growth is not forecasted to be very strong over the next 5 years, or even the next 10, according to ABI Research. Therefore, for the time being at least, it looks like RFID will dominate this sector.

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What Threat, If Any, Does AmazonSupply Pose to Industrial Distributors?

With any discussion regarding the future of industrial distribution, the impact of AmazonSupply is sure to come up. Distributors seem to have differing views on this impact, ranging from fear of ArmageddonSupply to a shrug indicating "this too, shall pass."

Chemical Industry Advised to Make Big Changes, Harness Digital Technologies

Chemicals companies can no longer afford to be passive about restructuring their business models or technological transformations.

Fast and Free Shipping: Can Retailers Afford It?

Retailers are scrambling to offer free shipping for online orders. Is it a money-losing proposition?

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DHL Completes Work on New Facility in Chicago

DHL Global Forwarding, the air and ocean freight arm of Deutsche Post DHL, has completed work on a new $35m facility in Chicago.

'De-costing' Programs May Save Manufacturers Huge Sums

U.S. manufacturing executives have an opportunity to make their factories even more competitive through parts and components de-costing programs. De-costing is simply a term that refers to removing cost from operations period-over-period. Parts and components usage is a great place to focus because improvements can provide such clear returns.

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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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