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Would Federal Supply Chain Officer Cure Country's Procurement Ills?
When it comes to public sector procurement, the federal government is the big kahuna, over $500bn-a-year large. Yet, when it comes to managing this massive amount of taxpayer dollars, there's really no one in charge to direct how best the feds can spend and manage this money.
Manhattan Associates Adds Omni-Channel Customer Service App
Manhattan Associates Inc. has announced the release of its Omni-Channel Customer Service software.
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Keeping Risks Low in Auto Supply Chain
Anyone who works in the automotive business can attest the industry currently is enjoying a period of robust demand. At the same time, there is an enormous amount of risk.
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With Acquisition, Staples Looks to Have Bigger Presence in E-tailing
Staples, reportedly the world's second-largest internet retailer, has completed the acquisition of Runa, a California software company that helps online retailers increase sales by personalizing the shopping experience.
Getting Ahead in the Game: Four Logistics Trends for the Electronics Industry
With advancing technology and the short electronic product lifecycles that come with these innovations, the electronics industry is ever-evolving and changing to meet the needs of consumers globally. While there are a number of best practices to follow and supply chain trends to be aware of when planning for the product development and launches of the next phone, computer, tablet or other electronics device, there are four that top the list, according to the Change in the (Supply) Chain survey that IDC Manufacturing Insights conducts each year on behalf of UPS.
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Kimberly-Clark's Epic Demand-Driven Journey
"Frankly, we thought we were a lot better than we were." Could those be the scariest words in business?
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In a Time of complexity, Go for Simplicity: Three Steps That Lead to the Supply Chain of the Future
As an industry, global consumer products companies have historically underinvested in plants and manufacturing capabilities. In fact, a significant number of organizations may still be running their operations on equipment and processes that were last updated in the prior millennium. Under these circumstances, throughput can rarely keep pace with current needs. At the same time, many of these same companies have made one or more large acquisitions that slow the supply chain down even more: duplication and redundancy at the plant level; disparate operating and ERP systems that cloud visibility; and manual processes that consumed valuable resources.
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Bloomberg, Others Form Group to Urge Companies to Reduce Carbon Emissions
A study to calculate the economic risk US industries face from climate change is being funded by New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg, billionaire Tom Steyer and George W. Bush-era Treasury secretary Henry Paulson.
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Despite Still-sluggish Economy, Survey Finds Consumer Sentiment Is on Upswing
Five years after the onset of the global recession of 2008-2009, the sluggish pace of recovery and worries over employment and financial security continue to weigh heavily on consumer sentiment in developed economies. Consumers remain highly concerned about their jobs, personal finances, and economic future. Yet amid the lingering angst expressed in The Boston Consulting Group's 2013 Global Consumer Sentiment Survey, there are also encouraging signs.
Pickens-Backed Company Sets Out to Prove Natural Gas Really Can Succeed as Transportation Fuel
Farmers, waste management companies and the energy industries have long experimented with converting methane, a byproduct of decomposing organic matter, into transportation fuel. Those efforts have met with mixed success, and a renewable natural gas fuel has not been widely available in the United States. But now, one leading supplier of natural gas transport fuel is taking a big step toward changing that.
Carrier Transicold Develops New Container-Atmosphere Technology
Carrier Transicold has developed a new container atmosphere-control system, dubbed XtendFRESH.
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Elemica Launches Delivery Schedule App for Big Manufacturers
Elemica has introduced Elemica Delivery Schedule, an application for helping large industrial manufacturers to cope with multiple demand signals across global organizations.
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