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Truck Sales See Robust Growth in December

For the month of December 2015, 49,700 Classes 5-8 vehicle orders were booked, up 40 percent month over month.

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Much of Electrical Distribution Industry Still Not Selling Online

Business-to-business e-commerce is on a tear and set to grow even more over the next few years. Are industrial distributors keeping pace or falling behind?

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How to Achieve a Holistic Inventory Strategy

Manufacturers frequently ask themselves, "What if...?". What if a typhoon hits a major supplier in Asia and disrupts shipments? What if port workers go on strike in Long Beach? What if customers have expectations of order fulfillment within two days and you're losing sales to competitors? What if my inventory levels aren't sufficient to meet future demand for a product? What if I'm carrying excessive amounts of inventory that may turn to waste?

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Rates for Ocean Cargo Continued to Sink in Last Quarter 2015

Ocean freight rates for cargo moving under contracts on the major East-West trade routes saw another reduction in the last quarter of 2015, according to Drewry's Benchmarking Club, a closed user group of multinational retailers and manufacturers who closely monitor their contract freight rates.

US Manufacturer Realizes $1.5M Savings after Implementing Enterprise Labeling Solution

Challenge: The leading global manufacturer of advanced plasma, laser and water jet-cutting systems with worldwide operations and partners, experienced significant growth. Due to this growth, their existing label printing system presented considerable risks to operations. Their system was prone to breaking, ultimately causing significant downtime, with five to ten hours of troubleshooting each week. All of this resulted in customer dissatisfaction, brand integrity issues, and lost revenues, equaling $25,000 – $100,000 worth of productivity each week.

If You're Going to Offer Omnichannel Shopping, Do It Properly

Most retailers are attempting to offer omnichannel shopping experiences for their customers, but few are doing it right (or profitably) so far.

Kenandy Unveils Quote-to-Cash Feature in Cloud ERP Platform

Kenandy Inc., provider of an enterprise resource planning (ERP) application on the Salesforce1 Platform, has released Kenandy Quote-to-Cash.

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CMA CGM Launches New Med Gulf Ecuador Service

CMA CGM has launched a Med Gulf Ecuador (MGE) service, offering a direct connection between the Mediterranean Sea, Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, Colombia and Ecuador.

ALOM Opens Hong Kong Hub for Asia-Pacific Business

ALOM, a provider of supply-chain management services to Fortune 100 companies in the technology, automotive, medical, telecommunications, utility and energy sectors, has opened a new Asia-Pacific headquarters in Hong Kong.

Hacis Opens Seventh Cargo Depot for E-Commerce in China

Hong Kong Air Cargo Industry Services (Hacis), the logistics arm of Hong Kong air-cargo handler Hactl, has opened a new inland cargo depot in southern Guangzhou, its seventh in mainland China.

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Logistics Confidence Index Hits Lowest-ever Mark as Air, Sea Freight Shipments Slump

With a score of 45.4, the December edition of the Stifel Index has recorded its lowest-ever total, amidst a continued pattern of decline.

British Freight Forwarders Expected to Continue to See Major Challenges in 2016

The British International Freight Association (BIFA), the trade association for UK freight forwarders, says that 2016 will see its members continuing to face numerous challenges, with some the result of legislative changes and government policy, rather than economic issues.

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