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Securing Ports Against Dangerous Conditions

Port security has become a complicated issue in today's world. Terrorist attacks over the past decade have shown the importance of securing major ports. However, the logistics and costs involved in ensuring the safety of ports have certainly made port security a major problem.

How a Paper Products Manufacturer Got Its Transportation Costs Under Control

The Newark Group, a producer of recycled paperboard products, operates on extremely thin margins. It needed a transportation-management system that could automatically seek out the lowest-cost carriers, and search out opportunities for further savings through the booking of continuous moves.

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Four Experts on How Mobility Solutions Boost Supply Chain Efficiency

Mobility solutions are boosting employee and asset efficiency, increasing safety and reducing risk, especially for trucking companies. These and other mobility-driven changes are discussed by John Favors, specialist in field technical services at CBeyond; Michael Nischan, risk control and safety consultant, The McCart Group; Ryan Barnett, director-market development, XRS Corp; and Chad Oginz, enterprise account executive, Ortec. The conversation is facilitated by SupplyChainBrain Editor Emeritus Jean Murphy.

How Can a Merged-Channel Retailer Beat Pure-Play E-tailer Like Amazon at E-commerce?

After some 19 years of struggling with e-commerce, Walmart is once again learning that managing a merged channel retail strategy is almost never going to beat a well-run pure play e-tailer like Amazon when it comes to online sales.

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GAC Offers Android Version of Mobile Directory Application

GAC Group's Mobile Directory Application is now available on Android devices, version 2.3 and above, as well as on the iPhone.

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Container Fleet Growth in 2012 Smaller But Less Erratic Than Seen in Recent Years

Drewry Maritime Research's latest Container Census reports that the world's container fleet grew by 5.3 percent during 2012, adding 1.6 million TEU to reach 32.9 million TEU. This increase was smaller than for either of the preceding two years, but less erratic than 2011 or 2010.

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3PLs Working Together? Really?! Ask Mondelez International!

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Transplace Releases Update of Freight-Allocation Module

Transplace, a vendor of transportation-management services and logistics software, has released version 2.0 of its Freight Allocation Module (FAM).

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Report: CPG Companies, Retailers Shift Focus to 'New Rules of Consumer Engagement'

Retailers and consumer packaged goods companies are dealing with new rules of consumer engagement as they seize opportunities from advanced technology and the digitally connected consumer, according to the 2013 Financial Performance Report by the Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) and PwC US, titled Growth Strategies: Unlocking the Power of the Consumer.

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'New Normal' for Supply Chain Industry is Slow Growth, State of Logistics Report Finds

Total U.S. business logistics costs in 2012 rose to $1.33tr, up 3.4 percent from the year before, but remaining at 8.5 percent of the U.S. gross domestic product, according to the 24th annual State of Logistics Report released by the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals and presented by Penske Logistics.

The Evolving World of Omni-Channel Logistics

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GE Capital Allies With Mobileye; Teams With Element Financial

GE Capital Fleet Services has entered into an agreement with Mobileye, giving its truck-fleet customers access to the latter's collision-avoidance system.

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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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