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Demand Management at Fujitsu

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Big Data Analytics: The Supply Chain Potential

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Supply Chain Complexity Can Result in Fraud, Study Finds

Last year's horse meat scandal in the UK illustrated the ease with which criminals could target the food industry and make huge profits as they did so.

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Standardizing Ocean Freight Environmental Reporting

EcoVadis and BSR's Clean Cargo Working Group (CCWG) have teamed up to standardize environmental reporting requests for the sea freight supply chain.

China Merchants Group Focuses on Investing in Mainland's Logistics Sector

China Merchants Group will take advantage of merger and acquisition opportunities in the mainland's fragmented logistics and infrastructure sector as local governments deleverage, said the company's chairman, Fu Yuning.

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Sensing and Shaping Future Demand

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New Product Forecasting at Campbell Soup

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Expect to See More Couriers Specializing in Omni-Channel Logistics

Among other things, the logistics world will continue to see the rise of omni-channel courier companies in 2014.

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North American Freight Index Sees Atypical Year-End Rise

Spot market freight availability rose 10 percent in December 2013 compared to November, according to the DAT North American Freight Index, capping two quarters of unusually strong seasonal volume. Typically, freight levels peak in the second quarter of the year, fall in Q3, and remain low through year end. This year, a high plateau remained through most of the second half of 2013, according to the company.

2014 Supply Chain Focuses Include Resiliency and Reliability

Both global and domestic supply chain networks will need to become more resilient and reliable in order to better manage more volatile demand as well as pressures on margins, according to recent analysis by two consulting firms.

U.S. Ocean Container Activity Ended Strong in 2013, Year-End Review Finds

Ocean container import and export activity for the U.S. ended on a strong note in 2013, with imports soaring 17.7 percent and exports rising 5.7 percent from November. Both upticks are seasonally expected, but the import volume was especially stronger than normal.

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Airfreight Security Screening Needs 'Significant Further Testing'

Significant further testing must be conducted into the provision of advance data for air cargo and mail parcels security screening. Furthermore, common global standards and procedures must be developed to avoid potentially serious disruption to the flow of world trade, according to The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA).

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