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ATA Introduces Program Encouraging Young Executives
The American Trucking Associations (ATA) has announced a program to engage and shape young executives to be the trucking industry's next great generation of leaders.
GHX Offers First Supply Chain Solution for Implantable Devices
GHX has announced Case Xpert and Order Intelligence, reportedly the healthcare industry's first end-to-end supply chain solutions for managing and tracking implantable medical devices, including the physician preference items (PPI) used in operating rooms.
Barcoding Inc. Expands U.S. Footprint and RFID Abilities
Barcoding Inc., a provider of enterprise-wide mobility solutions, has completed the acquisition of Miles Technologies Inc. in order to increase its presence in the central region of the United States and expand its radio frequency identification capabilities.
Ford Motor Co. Models Its Supplier Sustainability Initiative
Automakers like Ford rely on thousands of tier-one suppliers to provide the materials, parts and services to make its final products. Many suppliers serve numerous automakers, and each of those suppliers, in turn, has multiple suppliers. Other industries' supply chains (such as electronics) are intertwined into the automotive supply chain. There are often six to 10 levels of suppliers between an automaker and the source of raw materials that eventually enter the manufacturing process. The breadth, depth and interconnectedness of the automotive supply chain make it especially challenging to effectively manage business and sustainability issues.
Are Automation, Lean Initiatives Leading to Rise in 'Jobless' Resurgence in U.S. Manufacturing?
In the past year, there have been numerous articles debating whether "reshoring" is a myth or really happening. For example, the cover article of the April 22, 2013 issue of Time magazine was "Made in USA - Manufacturing is Back - But Where are the Jobs?"
Chemical Manufacturers Publish Pledge of Product Safety
BASF, Dow, DuPont, Honeywell and the rest of the American Chemistry Council's member companies have pledged to implement 11 industry best practices to evaluate and improve their product safety performance.
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There's Big Risk of 'Cherry Picking' What's Useful in Big Data, Analyst Warns
Big data may seem to promise big insights to users, but more isn't always better, cautions statistician Nate Silver, who became one of America's most well-known faces of data analysis after his FiveThirtyEight blog accurately predicted 2012 presidential election results in all 50 states.
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Litigation Suggests Care Needed in Selecting Vendor to Mine Your Customer Data
A new U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) case illustrates how retail chains can get in serious legal troubles when they use third parties to help mine shopper data.
U.S. States Compete to Attract Business with Lower Taxes
Just as countries vie with one another to be agreeable places in which to do business by having congenial tax rates, U.S, states have come to realize that in order to attract jobs and diversify revenue, they too, must adjust their tax structure accordingly.
More Retailers Come Clean on Where Their Products Come From
Some retailers are doing what was once unthinkable, handing over information about exactly how, and where, their products were made.
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Resilinc Teams With ICOR to Create Supply-Chain Resiliency Course
Resilinc Corp. has joined with the International Consortium for Organization Resilience (ICOR) to create a management course on supply-chain resiliency.
What Is 'Last-Mile Manufacturing'?
Sandeep Duggal, chief executive officer of Extron, explains how traditional manufacturing postponement strategies have morphed into the concept of "last-mile manufacturing."
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