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The Evolving World of Healthcare Supply Chains

A conversation with Daron Whisman, director of financial operations at Memorial Hermann Healthcare.

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Why Quality Is More Than a Passing Fad

Total Quality Management. Quality circles. Quality with a capital "Q." It all seems so...20th Century.

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Your 'Warehouse' Could Be a Building, Plane or Ship, But Do You have Visibility Into It?

To most people, and even many C-level retail executives, warehouses are those large, far-flung structures where raw materials and manufactured goods are kept. They're the places where forklifts move pallets around and guys wear hardhats.

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Next-generation Forecasting is Closer Than You Might Think

Surrounded by an explosion of data, most forecasting systems have no way to leverage or take advantage of it.

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Tackling the Special Challenges Confronting the Industrial Supply Chain

A conversation with Richard Jennings, vice president and general manager of Ryder Supply Chain Solutions.

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Market for Commercial Fleet Telematics Could Be Worth $26.8Bn by 2018

ABI Research forecasts that revenues in the commercial fleet telematics market will increase from $7.25bn in 2012 to reach a total of $26.8bn in 2018, with North America closely followed by the Asia-Pacific region as the largest markets and Western Europe in third position.

If You Eliminate Risk by Spending Money, Should You Keep Investing in Risk Avoidance?

As the saying goes: "One does not get promoted based on cost avoidance." One of the reasons is that costs avoided do not show up on financial statements. On the other hand, costs incurred - including security outlays - are visible, and often become prime targets for the CFO's cost-cutting knife.

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Organization Tasked with Putting Some Pep in Britain's Automotive Industry. It Just Might Succeed.

The UK car industry is on a global charm offensive to rebuild the shrunken supply chain behind Britain's auto business, targeting 15,000 new jobs and almost 200 fresh projects over the next three years.

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Telogis Launches Enhanced Route Planning Suite

Telogis Inc. has developed the Telogis Route Planning Suite. The tool is an extension of the company's location-intelligence platform, delivered in a software-as-a-service (SaaS) model.

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Small Firm Takes on Big Job of Optimizing Military Inventories

Gleason Research Associates blends its proprietary software with the mobile computers of Intermec to help the U.S. Army track and audit everything from desks to tanks. Efficiency soars, and errors plummet.

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In The World of Medical Procurement, Good Isn't Good Enough

The Medical University of South Carolina, in a bid to slash more than $64m from its budget, embraces procurement automation. In the process, the facility goes from survival mode to ranking among the nation's top medical centers.

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General Mills Sets 2020 as Date By Which It Will 'Sustainably Source' Its 10 Main Ingredients

General Mills has committed to sustainably source 100 percent of its 10 priority ingredients by 2020. These ingredients represent 50 percent of General Mills' total raw material purchases.

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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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