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Carrier Transicold Debuts High-Efficiency Reefer Trailer Unit
Carrier Transicold has introduced the X4 Series of refrigerated trailer units for North America.
Saks Uses 2,000 iPads for In-Store Communication, Inventory Tracking
Saks Fifth Avenue is over halfway through a multi-year, multi-front, multimillion-dollar transformation into an omnichannel enterprise. The retailer has already deployed approximately 2,000 iPad tablets in its stores to facilitate associates' communication and engagement with customers, and will be launching an e-commerce site for its OFF 5TH outlet banner this fall.
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Dutch Tire Retreading Company Uses RFID Technology in Production Process
Dutch truck tire and retreading company Roline is embedding radio frequency identification tags in the tires that it retreads, not only to better manage its own production processes and warehousing, but also to enable its customers to track the tires they install on their fleets of trucks, buses or cars.
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Tougher Agribusiness Logistics Costs Strike Brazilian Industry
2013 is likely to be a very difficult year for agribusiness logistics in Brazil, according to a report from Rabobank. Transport costs in the country have risen significantly due to three factors: new legislation impacting the working hours of truck drivers, a sharp increase in diesel prices and rising export volumes for major commodities.
Virtual Program to Impact Multimodal Freight Structure Design
Jaguar Land Rover and the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), along with four of the UK's leading universities, have announced a £10m virtual engineering research programme designed to improve the quality and capabilities of simulation, using sights, sounds and even smells to make virtual simulation more realistic.
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Benefits Abound in Lean-Based Relationships with Suppliers
Many manufacturers that have applied lean concepts to their operations find that although they do achieve significant savings, their production costs remain high. This is, in most cases, attributable to material costs, which, depending on industry can range from 60 to 80 percent of total production costs. The challenge for these manufacturers is to discover how to extend lean concepts and practices beyond the walls of their own factories.
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SAP Reveals Plan to Acquire E-Commerce Software Vendor Hybris
SAP AG has announced that it plans to acquire Hybris AG, a Switzerland-based vendor of electronic-commerce software.
What Innovation Will Allow Ocean Container Shipping Lines to Lower Rates?
Over the course of the history of maritime transportation, the free market has consistently urged service providers to reduce the cost of transporting freight.
Targets Experiments with Four Different Fulfillment Models
Target CFO John Mulligan has confirmed that Target is in the middle of not one but four different fulfillment pilots, including acting as a guinea pig for the same-day-delivery trials of both Google and Ebay. The other Target trials involve pay-online-pickup-in-store, pay-in-store-pickup-at-another-store and pay-online-ship-from-store.
Top European Cities for Logistics Hub Activities Ranked
Antwerp, Rotterdam and Dusseldorf are the best logistics hubs in Europe, according to a report from Colliers International, global real estate advisers. Kiev, Istanbul and Bratislava were the top three ideal locations for cost-driven manufacturing activities, according to the report entitled Logistics Cities.
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