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OnProcess Improves Inventory Recovery, Customer Experience for Global Med Device Leader

Challenge: Medical Device Customer had challenges directed to hospital part shipments for warranty and contract events in EMEA. Primary Goals: Increase velocity and overall rate of returns; Minimize pick-up attempts surrounding returns; Maintain customer satisfaction. Auxiliary Goals: Develop enhanced reporting; Provide increased visibility into return cycle; Develop escalation procedures to help customers overcome barriers to return; Decrease transportation costs associated with multiple pick-up attempts.

S&OP Drives Improvements to Product Innovation at Office Furniture Manufacturer

Challenge: Lean innovation pipeline and late product management projects plagued office furniture manufacturer.

Janam Debuts Rugged Mini-Tablet for Android

Janam Technologies LLC has launched the XT1, a rugged mini-tablet that supports, for the first time, the Android operating system.

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'K' Line, Joint Venture Partners Establish Cold Storage in Vietnam

As a part of the strategy to expand its logistics business further in Asia, Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd., or "K" Line, has agreed to establish a joint venture with Cool Japan Fund Inc. and Japan Logistic Systems Corp. to build and operate a cold storage in the outskirts of Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam.

Amazon's Plan to Avoid Delivery Delays This Holiday Shopping Season

Amazon cleared $25.6bn in the fourth quarter of 2013. A lot of Christmas wishes were no doubt fulfilled, but that holiday season is likely going to be remembered more for the packages that didn’t ship on time.

Economic Forecasting: The View Through a Cloudy Crystal Ball

Economists' predictions often disagree, but there's one thing they have in common: They're pretty much all wrong.

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Tranztec Expands Integration Library of Transportation Apps

Tranztec Solutions Inc., a vendor of transportation-management software, has expanded its integration library to include additional transportation-related applications.

DiCentral Introduces New Language Support for Its Softwarev

DiCentral Inc. has introduced a new language pack for its DiWeb 2.0 software. The new version supports four languages, including English, Chinese, French and Vietnamese, with more languages, including Japanese and Spanish to follow soon.

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Inefficient Procurement Systems Cost North American Businesses $1.5Bn a Year, Study Says

Inefficient procurement tools are costing businesses in the United States and Canada more than $1.5 billion per year and wasting more than 32 million man hours, according to a survey conducted by The Topline Strategy Group.

WTO Says Global Trade Growth Won’t Be Quite as Robust as Initially Predicted

The World Trade Organization has slashed its forecast for world trade growth in 2014 to 3.1 percent, citing weaker-than-expected gross domestic product growth and muted import demand in the first half of the year.

The 3D Printing Revolution: How It Will Affect Procurement Strategies

3D printing is one of the hottest technology developments in supply chain today. Is it for real?

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Infor Offers New Software, Partners With Vendors

Infor has made a number of announcements of new products and partnerships with software vendors.

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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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