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Smartphones Account for Most Near Field Communication Devices in 2013, But Trend Expected to Drop
Building on the momentum gained in 2012, smartphones are expected to account for the majority of near field communication (NFC) shipments in 2013, when all he numbers are in. Already, volumes have jump by 129 percent.
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Study Finds Shoppers' Satisfaction Up, But Retailers Need to Invest More in Technology
The seventh annual Holiday Shopping Study from Motorola Solutions Inc. finds that overall in-store satisfaction has grown 23 percent in the last six years. Meanwhile, satisfaction with the checkout process and the availability of store associates has increased 32 percent and 23 percent, respectively, since 2008. Retailers need to continue to offer choice and options to shoppers across all channels - online, in-store and mobile. Shoppers also reported a dramatic increase in use of their smartphones for shopping-related activities including mobile couponing.
Trucking's Hours-of-Service Rest Rules Could Mean Higher Consumer Costs, Study Finds
New federal regulations mandating rest time for truckers could mean increased costs for consumers, according to study from the Global Supply Chain Institute at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
Intermodal Thrives, While Long-haul Trucking Dives
Intermodal is on a roll.
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How IBM Drives Value With Supply-Chain Analytics
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The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board: A Case Study
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Why Your Forecast Is Wrong (And Always Will Be)
How is your demand forecast like a tabloid psychic? Their record for accuracy is just about the same.
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LDC Joins With PostNL for Postal Delivery in U.K.
The investment firm LDC has joined with the Netherlands' PostNL to launch an end-to-end postal delivery service in the U.K.
2013 Supply Chain Innovation Awards, Presented by SupplyChainBrain & CSCMP
Innovation of the Year: Smart packaging creates right size box for every item shipped from e-commerce centers Winner: Staples & Packsize International; Runner-Up: PepsiCo; Finalists: LMI, Motorola Solutions, Pa. Liquor Control Board, IBM
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The Strategic Approach to Implementing Traceability Standards
The importance of produce traceability has been made devastatingly clear in recent years by well publicized incidents of illness, and even death, due to contaminated lettuce, spinach, cantaloupes and more. While officials in such cases spend weeks tracing the contamination to its source, all growers, wholesalers and retailers suffer market consequences.
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High-tech Manufacturers Not Fully Utilizing Capabilities of ERP Systems, Survey Finds
The majority of high-tech manufacturers are limited in utilizing their modern enterprise resource planning solutions and understanding how technology innovation can drive greater customer experience, according to a survey conducted by IDC Manufacturing Insights.
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Stepping in to Help the Charity Samaritan's Feet
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