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Defense Contractor Supplies Targets for U.S. Air Force Missiles
Orbital ATK, a provider of aerospace and defense technologies, successfully launched a Patriot Target Vehicle (PTV) for the U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC).
Canadian Load Volumes Decline for the Second Consecutive Month
The TransCore Link Logistics Canadian Freight Index fell behind in November, following its traditional drop this time of year, with volumes declining eight percent compared to October. While year-over-year volumes also dropped 28 percent, this is compared to historic highs set throughout 2014.
Iran Looks to Triple Its Output of Chemicals Over Next 10 Years
Iran, seeking to triple petrochemicals production capacity within a decade, presented about 60 projects to potential investors at an event with international companies, including BASF SE, the world's largest chemical company by market capitalisation.
Industrial Real Estate Market on Fire as Companies Require More, Bigger DC, Fulfillment Centers
When the Panama Canal expansion finally debuts in Spring of 2016, it will open to a thriving market that remains hungry for new and efficient distribution center space in nearly every major U.S. market. Retailers and e-commerce companies are already investing in new and larger distribution and fulfillment centers as the U.S. supply chain evolves to meet changing consumer demand and service requirements; especially near key ports, transshipment points and large population centers.
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Achieving Supplier Collaboration to Reach Your Risk Management Goals
Buy-in and cooperation from internal stakeholders "within the four walls" is no longer sufficient. You need tier 1 and sub-tier supplier collaboration and trust to manage supply chain risk and build end-to-end supply chain resiliency.
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A Map Is Worth a Thousand Words: HP Visualizes Its Global Supply-Chain Network
Good data is critical to a company's decisions on where to site manufacturing, distribution and services facilities. But too much data can paralyze planners. HP has found a way to cut through the noise and react more quickly to changes in the market.
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As Hobbyists' Drones Fly Too Close to Commercial Planes, FAA Cracks Down on Amateur Aviators
Spurred by numerous reports of drones flying near jets and airports, the federal government will require that the aircraft be registered to make it easier to identify owners and educate amateur aviators.
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Change Is Non-Stop in Warehouse, Distribution
In the warehouse and distribution sector, a quote from Ben Franklin resonates so true today: "When you are finished changing, you are finished." It is imperative that you stay current with trends and projections in your industry.
Big Data Analytics Is No Fad - Utilize It or Fall Behind
Companies that resist building an analytics culture will fall further behind as big data becomes more ubiquitous and continues to grow exponentially.
Railroads Might Carry Good Investment Opportunities
As an asset class, railways have a worrying history. Railway mania in Britain in the 1840s left plenty of unwary investors nursing hefty losses; that episode sits in most lists of history's biggest speculative bubbles. But the prices of shares and bonds are dauntingly high, which has stoked interest in all manner of outlandish "alternative" assets in recent years. That, along with legal changes making it easier to repossess collateral that goes clickety-clack, may soon have investors funnelling cash into locomotives, carriages and goods wagons again.
Is Your Relationship With Your Suppliers a True Partnership?
What have your suppliers done for you lately? Or, a better question might be: Have you partnered with your suppliers to drive value?
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Ontario Hospitals Band Together, Outsource Logistics and Warehousing
When Shared Support Services of Southeastern Ontario went looking for a 3PL that had expertise in the healthcare industry, it found a true partner in SCI Logistics.
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