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UPS Beefs Up Staff, Looking to Avoid Last Year's Holiday Delivery Problems

UPS announced that it expects to hire between 90,000 and 95,000 seasonal employees to support the anticipated holiday surge in package deliveries that will begin in October and continue through January 2015. Last year, all carriers were swamped with orders, many at the last minute, and many deliveries were made after the holidays.

Key to Multichannel Success Is Automation - and the Know-how to Use It

Automation may be the single most important issue for distributors across the country as they tackle the escalating costs associated with multichannel distribution.

Yusen Logistics UK Launches Trans-Atlantic Export LCL Service

Yusen Logistics (UK) Ltd. has announced a new range of trans-Atlantic services, providing complete North American coverage.

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Onset Announces Wireless Device for Temperature, Humidity Logging

Onset Computer Corp., a vendor of data loggers for performance monitoring, has developed the HOBO MX1101.

Vascor Completes Deal to Acquire Commonwealth Express

Vascor Ltd., a global provider of automotive logistics services, has acquired Commonwealth Express, Ltd., a U.S.-based specialist in asset-based transportation and brokerage.

Foot Locker Wins Race to Be First Athletic Shoe/Apparel Retailer to Try Same-day Delivery

In a first in the athletic footwear and apparel space, Foot Locker has started a trial of same-day/next-day delivery at five stores in California, with plans to roll it out at its 1,300 locations across the U.S. and Canada should it prove a success. This includes all the company's brands: Foot Locker, Lady Foot Locker, Kids Foot Locker, Foot Action and Champs.

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XPO Logistics Wraps Up Acquisition of New Breed

XPO Logistics Inc. has completed the acquisition of New Breed Holding Co., a provider of contract logistics services, at a cash purchase price of $615m.

Datalogic Releases New Falcon Mobile Computer

Datalogic S.p.A., a vendor of technology for automatic data capture and industrial automation, has released the Falcon X3+ mobile computer.

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Should Even Nuclear Command and Control Go Into the Cloud, Defense CIO Asks

For all the enthusiasm surrounding the government's move to the cloud - and there's no shortage - one prominent federal CIO is emphatic that cloud computing, for all its virtues, is no panacea for the government's technology challenges.

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AspenTech Launches Update of Manufacturing, Supply-Chain Software

Aspen Technology has introduced version 8.7 of aspenONE, the vendor's manufacturing and supply-chain software.

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Technology Not Widely Used in Global Companies' Emerging Market Supply Chains, Study Says

Despite the vital role that technology plays in helping companies manage the complexity and volatility in global operations, only 48 percent of the more than 1,000 global companies surveyed for an Accenture study use technology extensively in their emerging market supply chains.

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