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Robotics Are Source of Advantage - or Disruption, Survey Finds

Eight in 10 supply chain and manufacturing executives believe digital supply chains will predominate in the future while 16 percent believe they already do, according to a survey.

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Amazon's On-Demand Manufacturing Sends Tremors Through Supply Chain

If Amazon's latest clothing manufacturing plans become a reality, air cargo companies could stand to lose billions in revenues. Last week, the e-commerce giant was awarded a patent for a localized manufacturing setup that eliminates much of the traditional supply chain, bringing manufacturing closer to consumers than ever before.

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IoT Sensor Solution Identifies Equipment Failures Before They Happen

Field service technology company Servicemax has partnered with software and services firm PTC to offer an Internet of Things system using radio frequency identification, satellite, long-range low-power (LoRa) RF or Wi-Fi technology to report when a piece of equipment starts to malfunction - even, in some cases, before a user notices the problem.

Target Agrees to Phase Out Use of Polystyrene Packaging

Target has announced it will begin to phase out use of polystyrene foam packing in its e-commerce operations.

Seafood Joins Fair Trade Revolution, a Scallop at a Time

Fair trade coffee, bananas and ... scallops? Yes, very soon.

Wal-Mart Brings Price War to Groceries, Boosting Pressure on Big Food Retailers

Wal-Mart Stores Inc.'s fight to defend its low-cost reputation is helping to extend the longest food-price decline in decades.

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Nonprofit Linked to PhRMA Rolls Out Campaign to Block Drug Imports

A nonprofit organization that has orchestrated a wide-reaching campaign against foreign drug imports has deep ties to the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, or PhRMA, the powerhouse lobbying group that includes Eli Lilly, Pfizer and Bayer

Gaming the System: How One Manufacturing Company Saved Itself With Radical Transparency

There are three basic conditions if you want to work for Jack Stack, and they go for everybody from senior executives down to the people who clean his company's bathrooms. The first is you have to learn how to read and understand the company's financials, the second is you really have to believe there is no "I" in "team," and the third is you have to get into the habit of asking, "What could go wrong, and what are we going to do when it does?"

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Persistent, Positive Shift in Dry Bulk Market

Maritime Strategies International (MSI) has forecast a positive short term outlook for dry bulk freight rates, but has cautioned on second half prospects. MSI notes a persistent and positive shift in dry bulk market sentiment in recent weeks, with most Baltic indices at their highest point of the year.

Buyers Prioritise Track Record Over Innovation, Study Says

One in 20 buyers prioritise innovation when choosing a supplier, a survey of procurement professionals has found.

Food Manufacturing in Chicago Gets a Boost

Chicago has been a food and beverage manufacturing hub since the days when James Kraft delivered cheese by horse and buggy and the newborn National Biscuit Company went on a bakery-buying bender. In 1914, the city became "hog butcher to the world" and "stacker of wheat" in Carl Sandburg’s poem. Sandburg, had he had more wind left in him, also might have added "palace of sweets" - as Brach's called itself - and "citadel of Cracker Jacks."

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UPS Talks About New Saturday Ground Pickup, Delivery

UPS recently announced it was adding Saturday pickup and delivery for its ground division, initially in 15 markets and expanding to 4,700 U.S. cities and towns by the busy holiday season, and to 5,800 locations next year.

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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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