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Six Challenges for Supply Chains in Emerging Markets

What does it take to overcome the logistics challenges of serving customers in emerging markets?

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Next-Generation Rail Fleet Management

Analyst Insight: The shale gas revolution has fueled a resurgence of domestic manufacturing, driving rail shipments up over 6 percent and a two-year backlog for new cars. Maximizing fleet utilization is now a key management issue for most shippers. While current rail management tools are effective at tracking rail cars, an important gap exists with accurately predicting the usage and location of the cars over the entire planning horizon. – Alfred Sherk, CEO, SherTrack LLC

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How To Manage DC Talent

Analyst Insight: Keeping talent has risen to be a concern for managers, directors and CEOs across the country. It's even caught the attention of academics. What policies employed at the DC level gets the most out of the money spent on training, and gets the best results? Our 2014 study starts to answer that question. – Karl B. Manrodt, Professor of Logistics, and Donnie Williams, Assistant Professor of Logistics, Georgia College and State University

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Your Omnichannel Strategy Is Failing? Blame the Supply Chain.

Although the term "omnichannel" has become most associated with success in retail and consumer goods, few companies are confident in their omnichannel abilities, according to a new study by Ernst & Young and the Consumer Goods Forum. They blame the supply chain.

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How Will Pharma Industry Evolve in 2015?

Analyst Insight: The pharmaceutical industry is finally sharpening its focus on profitability and efficiency. 2014 saw continued mergers and acquisitions, but more importantly, the acceleration of business focus on core sectors. Now that the impacts of the Affordable Care Act are better understood, the ability to streamline operations into sectors is driving spin-offs, sell-offs and renewed operational pressures. Two key drivers this year involving supply chains will be inventory reduction and control and lean cost reduction. – Brian Hudock, Partner, Tompkins International

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Yusen Logistics Subsidiary Opens Warehouse in Malaysia

TASCO Berhad, a subsidiary of Yusen Logistics in Malaysia, has begun operations at a new warehouse in Tanjung Pelepas, a port in the southern portion of the country.

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Truckload Drives Increase in Total Freight Costs in Canada

The total cost of ground transportation for Canadian shippers increased by 2.7 percent in December when compared with November results, according to newly published data from the Canadian General Freight Index.

E-Commerce, Omnichannel Changing Supply Chain Network Design

Analyst Insight: It's no secret that the explosion of e-commerce, omnichannel, multichannel and social media - along with large online retailers' offerings - have significantly raised customers' expectations for rapid delivery, free shipping and free returns. Customers are clearly signaling that a company's successes and failures rest on high expectations of price, selection, convenience and experience. Companies must "get local" in order to meet customers' demands for speed of delivery. – John Spain, Partner, Tompkins International

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Denmark Looks to Tunnel Its Way to Germany

Denmark's government laid out details of a plan to build a tunnel connecting the Nordic region to Germany and cutting traveling time, saying in a bill that it will cost 65bn Danish crowns ($10bn) and be in use by 2024.

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UTi Worldwide Expands in Malaysia; Offers Cold-Chain Service in Europe

UTi Worldwide Inc. has expanded its freight-forwarding operations in Malaysia with the opening of new facilities in Port Klang and Kuantan.

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CEVA Logistics Expands Operations in Vancouver, B.C.

CEVA Logistics has expanded its market presence in Vancouver, B.C.

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