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Target Experiments with Same-Day Delivery in Three Cities
Like Walmart, Amazon and a handful of other retailers, Target is realizing the potential value in offering same-day delivery.
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Traditional 40-Foot Ocean Shipping Containers Give Way to High Cubes
High cube 40-foot containers are stealing a march on traditional 40-foot equipment and by the end of 2013 represented just short of 50 percent of the maritime container fleet, according to Drewry's recently published Container Census report.
Four Ways E-commerce May Change by 2025 - And How Logistics Must Keep Pace with Online Shoppers' Demands
Over the next 10 years, online retail will continue to gain popularity in both developed and emerging markets and as a result, logistics companies are set to play a key role in providing vital supply chain management solutions that are able to evolve with consumers' changing shopping habits.
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Reverse Logistics: T-Mobile's 'Secret Weapon' for Generating Revenue
It's been called everything from a nuisance to a necessary evil. But reverse logistics can be much more than that.
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Saudia Cargo Resumes Freighter Service From Houston to Riyadh, Dammam
Saudi Airlines Cargo Co. is resuming B747 freighter services from Houston to Saudi Arabia as of June 15, 2014.
What If You Could Take The Guesswork Out Of Forecasting?
Demand planning has a big impact on business performance. Planning error can put revenue at risk by driving component shortages. Persistent planning biases can tie up cash by driving excess inventory. Furthermore, the act of planning and dealing with planning error is time consuming and drives costly overhead. In fact, it is common for supply chain management executives to cite "planning errors" as the greatest obstacle they face to achieving their goals and objectives.
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EPA Greenhouse Gas Limitation Strangles Business, Says Manufacturing Association Head
The Obama administration has taken its latest step away from the "all-of-the-above" energy strategy the president has professed to support, according to Jay Timmons, president and CEO of the National Association of Manufacturers.
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Small, Medium-sized Air Forwarders Want Some Say in U.S. Cargo Screening Initiative
A broad group of associations representing airfreight forwarding companies is calling on the U.S. federal government to solicit input from small and medium-sized forwarders before expanding the Air Cargo Advanced Screening (ACAS) programme.
China Dashes Lines' Hopes for P3 Vessel Sharing Agreement in East-West Trades
The Chinese Ministry of Commerce announced that they have not approved the P3 Network, a long-term operational vessel sharing agreement proposed by MSC, CMA CGM and Maersk Line. The MOFCOM's decision follows a review under China's merger control rules.
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China Looks to Become a Top Player in LED Manufacturing Market
A year ago, China's light-emitting diode industry seemed like a case study of industrial policy gone awry. Hundreds of factories built all over eastern China, often with lavish clean energy subsidies from state-owned banks and local governments, were operating at half capacity. The share prices of LED manufacturers were plunging. Now demand is surging, and the Chinese manufacturers suddenly find their factories running at full tilt, churning out LEDs faster and cheaper than global rivals.
BravoSolution Teams With SharedClarity for Medical Device Procurement
BravoSolution has entered into a partnership with SharedClarity to negotiate and manage contracts for the acquisition of medical devices by healthcare systems.
Customer-Driven Supply Chain Segmentation Makes the Right Customer Your Advocate
There is a sea change occurring in global supply chains and operations, driven by a series of massive environmental shifts – digitization, the "Internet of Things," geopolitical cost and risk structures and, less noticed by senior executives but every bit as important, a huge increase in the power of customers, whether consumers or businesses. This last factor is driven by social media, ubiquitous connectivity and increased communication, and is resulting in decreased brand loyalty and increased demands and expectations across a wide range of service and experience. To respond to, and be ahead of, these changes, companies need to be agile, resilient and low-cost while simultaneously driving increased customer retention and acquisition. No longer is the question "do we prioritize customer intimacy or operational effectiveness?" Now everyone needs both!
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