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Pfizer Delivers Total Logistics, Visibility and Control

Global logistics and transportation operations are staggeringly complicated at a giant like Pfizer. The company and its many partners needed access to everybody's information in real time.

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Use of Translation Services Tracks Volume of UK Exports

Figures from translation services firm Wolfestone show the Eurozone countries are more resilient than expected after a difficult year, and turmoil in the Middle East appears to have affected the attractiveness of exporting to the region.

Retailers Must Innovate - But Much Faster and More Efficiently Than the Competition

As consumer purse strings tighten and the field of rivals from multiple buying channels expands, retailers need to sharpen their competitive game or risk disappearing forever.

Dow's European Chemical Supply Chain Turns Green

Working closely with Haesaerts Intermodal and Procter & Gamble, Dow Chemical Co. implemented a multifaceted plan for significantly reducing its carbon footprint caused by the movement of a crucial chemical from France to Russia.

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Heavyweights, Featherweights Share Top Prize in 2012 Supply Chain Innovator of the Year Competition.

Dal-Tile Corp. and partners, whose products couldn't be more different, have something in common: reduced transportation costs through railcar co-loading.

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2012 Supply Chain Innovation Awards Innovation of the Year: Reduced Transportation Costs Through Railcar Co-Loading

As I waited to pay for my groceries the other day, a manager instructed a novice bagger on the art of separating lighter items, like the eggs, from heavier ones, such as a 12-pack of canned dog food. Like to like, the boss said; that way stuff doesn't get crushed on the ride home.

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Global Freight Data Show Trade Is Slowing Down

The latest update of global freight data collected by the International Transport Forum at the OECD shows global trade volumes are slowing down.

Improving Forecast Accuracy: Every Little Bit Counts

Jeff Metersky, vice president of the Sales, Inventory and Operations Planning Practice at Chainalytics, explains how a new approach to benchmarking can help companies improve their forecast accuracy and why even small improvements make a big difference.

U.S. Vessel Imports Are Down from October to November by 12.8 Percent

U.S. import volume in November, measured in twenty-foot-containers, is down 12.8 percent from October and another 15.2 percent from November of last year. The total number of TEUs imported for the month was 1,245,889. This is the lowest amount of U.S. imports for the month of November since 2003.

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UPS Takes to the Cloud

Tom Boike, vice president of supplier management with UPS, details UPS's journey toward the adoption of cloud technology, and what it means for users of international logistics services.

Dropping E-Mail Support May Have Done Disservice to Best Buy Customers

Best Buy recently removed e-mail support from its web site, a move the company said was designed to improve response and to give customers the kind of interactions they seek. The problem with this change is twofold.

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