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Technology Advances Supporting Automotive Warehouse Operations

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Van Rates Continue Above $2 Per Mile

The average spot van rate on DAT load boards was unchanged at $2.01 per mile during the week ending Nov. 1, according to DAT Solutions, which operates the DAT network of load boards (all figures include fuel surcharge). This is the third straight week the average van rate has been unchanged. Van rates have been above $2.00 per mile for most of 2014.

Shipping Lines Rewriting Contracts to Protect Against Problems Caused by Ebola

As Ebola persists in West Africa, shipping lines and traders are tweaking their contracts to protect themselves if the disease puts crews at risk of infection or prevents vessels calling at affected ports.

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International Trade, Capital Flows Have Bounced Back from Economic Crisis, Index Shows

Global connectedness, measured by cross-border flows of trade, capital, information and people, has recovered most of its losses incurred during the financial crisis, according to the third edition of DHL's Global connectedness Index.

Closing the Loop on Recycling - And Making Money in the Process

Even in the age of recycling, forward and reverse supply chains have tended to be treated as separate disciplines. Now the world's largest retailer is partnering with major consumer goods manufacturers to help erase that distinction.

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Four Crucial Cost Factors in Designing a Supply Chain Network

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Voice Picking in a Low Temperature Environment

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Three Tipping Points for RFID in the World of Fashion

In recent years, a growing number of retail RFID use cases have clearly demonstrated the benefits of being able to track inventory at the item level, leading to better shelf replenishment and fewer out of stocks. Many retailers quantify the benefits of reducing out of stocks not just at the item level (potential lost sales) but at the transaction level, since retailers closely track the number of items that comprise the average transaction (e.g. 3.6 items/sale). Using that example, an out-of-stock item (especially in a core category such as denim) could result in lost sales of an additional 2.6 items that were to be purchased with it.

Freight Forwarders Quickly Condemn N.Y. Governor's Proposal to Move Air Cargo From JFK to Former Military Base

In an announcement that sent waves of protest throughout the freight forwarding industry, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo proposed a plan late last month to move most of the air cargo operations out of New York City's JFK International Airport and relocate them about 80 miles northwest to Stewart International (SWF) in the lower Hudson Valley. Negative reaction to the proposal was swift.

How Business Should Respond to the Ebola Epidemic

The Ebola crisis has given rise to the usual epidemic of misinformation, overreaction and lack of preparedness by individuals and business. Will we ever learn?

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SCI Logistics Opens 'White-Glove' Transport Center in Calgary

SCI Logistics, a Canadian logistics services provider, has opened a new "white-glove" transportation center in Calgary, Alberta.

With Ability to Use Metals, 3D Printing Will Be 'Game Changer' in Industrial Machinery Production

Industrial machinery production - which represents $1.6tr of the $3.8tr global industrial capital expenditure spending in 2013 - is the area to be most dramatically affected by advancing 3D printing technology, says Alex Chausovksy, senior principal analyst, industrial automation, at IHS.

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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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