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Cross-Border Retail Volumes to Increase to $900Bn by 2020, Research Says
DHL Express has published research highlighting growth opportunity for retailers and manufacturers with an international online product offering. The report, "The 21st Century Spice Trade: A Guide to the Cross-Border E-Commerce Opportunity," looks at the markets and products that offer the highest growth potential, the motivations and preferences of customers making international online purchases and the success factors for online retailers that wish to expand overseas.
More Manufacturers Tell U.S. Congress to Invest in Infrastructure
America's manufacturers testified before Congress last week and asked lawmakers to spend money to beef up infrastructure, which they said would reduce cost to consumers and improve the efficiencies of organizations and their supply chains.
Walmart Goes After Amazon With Free 2-Day Shipping
Firing yet another salvo in its ongoing e-commerce war with Amazon, Walmart is eliminating its fee-based ShippingPass program less than a year after it was created to counter to Amazon Prime, instead offering free two-day shipping on 2 million items at a $35 order threshold.
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Adapting Supply Chains to the Digital Phase of Business
There's no doubt that the digital supply chain is of great benefit to a company, but we need to look at the world of social media to learn how to maximize use of digitalization, says Trevor Miles, vice president of thought leadership at Kinaxis.
Hackers and Rivals in an IoT World
Many of the organizations that stand to benefit from IoT technology face something of a Catch-22: They can exert great caution in deploying connected technology, thereby minimizing their chances security breaches, but also slowing them down, putting them at a competitive disadvantage. On the other hand, companies that are cavalier in how they deploy IoT technologies increase their risk of getting hacked.
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Food Company Pilots UHF RFID to Enhance Pig Life History
Radio frequency identification provides an opportunity for the food industry to better monitor the health of animals and the storage of meat before it is provided to consumers, says German food industry company Tönnies Livestock. The company's business group has developed an ultrahigh-frequency (UHF) system for tracking pigs using a passive RFID-enabled ear tag and readers, as well as its own software to manage the collected data.
Search for Better iPhone Screens Leads to Japan's Rice Fields
Apple's quest to adopt advanced displays for its next-generation iPhone hinges on a single supplier in the Japanese countryside.
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Supermarkets Ration Iceberg Lettuces Due to Supply Crunch
British supermarkets have taken to rationing shoppers to three iceberg lettuces per visit after bad weather hit growing conditions in Spain, leading to a shortage in supplies that is set to continue through to March.
Singapore Says Asian Growth Helps Offset U.S. Trade Threat
Asia's expanding economies and growing middle class are a benefit to Singapore and may help offset the threat of a trade pullback from the U.S., according to the city state's Economic Development Board.
January Sees Record Increase for Manufacturing Costs
A record increase in input costs has not stopped manufacturers making a strong start to 2017, according to the latest manufacturing PMI.
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Supply Chain Centers of Excellence and Customer Success
The ideal center of excellence not only supports internal teams at a company but advocates for customers, says Leah McGuire, director of the Kinaxis Center of Excellence.
What It Takes to Get a Corona From Mexico to a U.S. Heartland Bar
Ordering a bottle of Corona beer at a bar in the United States is a simple proposition. But getting it there from its brewery in Mexico involves a complex, cross-border supply network that will likely get more complicated if U.S. president Donald Trump follows through on vows to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) or tax imports.
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