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Companies Recognize They Need to Improve Their Mobile Presence, Study Finds

A report on customer's mobile experience with large companies has revealed that only 21 percent of supply chain companies ranked their company's mobile presence at 90 percent or above.

U.K. May Be Leaving EU, But GlaxoSmithKline Isn't Leaving U.K.

GlaxoSmithKline is not planning to exit the U.K. just because the U.K. is exiting the European Union. As if to emphasize its commitment, the drugmaker said it intends to put a big chunk of money into expanding its manufacturing there.

How Robotics Process Automation Is Transforming Supply Chains

The subject of robotics in production and distribution has been dominated by fear, hyperbole and misunderstanding. Critics of the technology would have us believe that robots are poised to take over the workplace, with little or no role for humans. So what are the real prospects for robotics in the supply chain?

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Millennials Don't Have Loyalty to Brands That Previous Groups Had

Retailers will need to do some serious marketing and brand shifting going forward given the biggest consumer base, those millennials, aren't as loyal or brand committed as previous generations of consumers.

LNG Shipping Industry Expected to Need More Vessels

Despite the current weakness in LNG shipping rates, Drewry maintains its bullish long-term outlook for LNG shipping and believes that the market will require more vessels than listed on the current orderbook, according to the latest edition of the LNG Forecaster report published by global shipping consultancy Drewry.

Personalizing Fulfillment of Omnichannel Orders Profitably - How Do You Achieve That?

Manufacturers, wholesalers and retailers alike are being challenged with diverse, continually changing channel fulfillment demands. Across industries, success (and even survival) depends on the ability to serve customers profitably in the way they expect to be served.

Is Growth in Services Hampering Chinese Manufacturing?

It has often been said that China will grow old before it becomes rich. But could it have too many offices, restaurants, and hotels before it becomes wealthy?

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So, Maybe Plastic Isn't So Bad for Environment After All?

There isn't a single person in the plastics industry who hasn't been regularly bombarded with concerns from all sides about the environmental costs of plastic production and use. But a new study takes some of the sting out, finding the environmental cost of using plastics in consumer goods and packaging is nearly four times less than replacing plastics with alternative materials.

ISM Reports: The Impact of Brexit on Trade and Distribution

The long-term impact of Brexit on European supply chains is yet to be determined, but some early results are in.

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A Conversation With 'The Father of S&OP'

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Forging the Demand-Driven Supply Chain: A Progress Report

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Honeywell to Acquire Material-Handling Vendor Intelligrated

Intelligrated, a vendor of automated material-handling technology, has entered into an agreement to be acquired by Honeywell.

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