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Gladson Joins With 1WorldSync to Support Product Content Management

Gladson has joined with 1Worldsync to market an integrated application to brand owners for product-content management.

JDA Issues New Release of Supply-Chain Planning Suite

JDA Software Group Inc. has released a new version of its supply-chain planning suite for manufacturers, retailers and distributors.

Reshoring Seems to Be More About Consumer Demand

Is reshoring (the return of manufacturing to the U.S.) really even a debate? A debate would indicate that there are two compelling sides to the argument, but from what I see, the hard and fast facts of the economy preclude a debate.

Percentage of Leased Ocean Containers for 2013 Projected to Fall Below Last Year's Figures

Drewry's latest Container Leasing report shows that the world's fleet of operationally leased containers grew annually by almost 11 percent throughout 2011-12, although a smaller 6.4 percent is being forecast for 2013, in line with the poorer global trade forecast.

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Laufer Group International Expands With New York Office

Laufer Group International Ltd. has opened a new office in New York.

Importance of Demand Management Grows as Sources of Data Multiply

Demand management as a pursuit, a skill, a function and a set of technologies has grown considerably in importance due to new ways to reach customers and new ways to analyze data about them. Intense competition for product companies and retailers and the squeeze on margins challenge companies to get a lot better at planning.

Are You Sure You Really Understand the Basics of 'Lean'?

This is one of the great barriers to lean implementation: Concepts of lean are both counterintuitive and counter-cultural. Hence, if you wish to be a lean leader, you must go back to the basics and make sure you have a clear understanding before you are able to teach others.

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Schneider National Opens Service Facility in Phoenix

Schneider National Inc., a provider of truckload, intermodal and logistics services, is opening a facility in Phoenix, Ariz.

$4.25 million savings and accelerated manufacturing through design and sourcing

Challenge: A U.S.-based global solar photovoltaic manufacturer was aggressively expanding into new markets such Australia and the Middle East with high solar incidence. However, the company lacked resources to design to local standards and meet sourcing cost pressures from increasing competition. Limited knowledge of the new geographies restricted the company's ability to quickly enter new markets with competitively priced products.

Taking the First Steps Toward Mobile Supply Chains

Technology executives are the biggest buyers from a mobile device, with more than two-fifths reporting they use mobile to research transactions greater than $100,000, according to a Forbes Insights and Google survey of 511 executives.

Does Improving Job Market in U.S. Apply to Manufacturing?

Increasing optimism in the U.S. economy has translated into a heightened confidence in regards to the still-shaky job market, a recent survey suggests. One in four Americans believe now is a "good time" to find a quality job in the U.S., officials at Gallup say, citing a poll based on telephone interviews conducted early last month with a random sampling of over 2,000 adults.

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Increasingly, Companies See Sustainability and Risk Management as Related Issues

Companies are increasingly connecting the dots between risk management and sustainability by making sustainability issues more prominent on corporate agendas, says a study by Ernst & Young LLP and GreenBiz. Driven by trends such as extreme weather events and risks to natural resources, among other factors, the shift is evidenced by the increasing involvement in sustainability-related issues of shareholders and the C-suite. At the same time, the study finds, companies are not adequately aligning risk response to the scale of sustainability challenges.

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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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