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TZA Adds Manufacturing Module to Labor-Management App

TZA, a consultancy specializing in labor-performance applications, has added a manufacturing module to its cloud-based ProTrack Labor Management Software.

UASC's New Vessel Order Tops $2Bn

United Arab Shipping Company (UASC) has exercised options for six additional 14,000-TEU vessels bringing the total order to 16 ships. The order has been placed with Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) in Korea and is the largest in UASC's history, worth over $2bn, including all options. The order features vessels that will be amongst the largest, most technologically advanced, and most environmentally friendly container vessels ever built.

U.S. Container Imports in 2013 Reportedly the Highest in Six Years

U.S. vessel imports were up 3.7 percent from 2012, which totaled over 18.2 million TEUs (twenty-foot containers) brought into the United States last year. U.S. imports in 2013 started off at a slow start but ended with a surprising and unexpected surge from July through December. Annual TEUs haven't been this high since 2007, which is a good sign for a strong recession rebound in the U.S. trade industry. So far in 2014, the first three weeks of imports in January are already 5.2 percent higher than the same time last year.

How PepsiCo Created a Plant With "Near-Net-Zero" Impact

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CargoWise Partners with DPS Logistics in Latin America

CargoWise, a vendor of logistics technology applications, is partnering with DPS Logistics, a Panama-based consultancy.

State of Flux Technologies Enables Collaborative Supplier Innovation

State of Flux Technologies, provider of a Supply Management Platform, has launched a new supplier innovation module.

Higher Prices Coming to the Menu at Most U.S. Chain Restaurants

America's chain restaurants this year plan to ask customers to dig a bit deeper into their pockets, hoping to offset higher food costs and put a bit more cash in their wallets, according the latest national menu price survey conducted by restaurant supply chain co-op SpenDifference.

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Managing Complex Seasonal Retail Logistics Networks

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Transforming Supply Chain Operations at Kroger

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Trends Impacting Chemical Industry Marketplace

Chemical production is often described, understated as it might be, as a "harsh" operating environment. Machinery, components and workers are subjected to extreme temperatures, pressures and substances as they generate end products that can be used in a multitude of ways.

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Five Trends to Look for This Year in Supply Chain Operations

Over the past five years we have experienced a dramatic change in the role that manufacturing has played as part of the fabric that ties together our global economies. No longer seen as simply "black boxes" in the supply network that simply consumed materials and produced products "” manufacturing has experienced a renaissance whereby investment has returned with an expectation of continued growth into the future. In today's demand-driven reality, the role of the factory has evolved to necessitate greater flexibility and an ability to adapt to real-time sales information, resulting in better customer satisfaction, efficiency and profits.

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The Many Benefits of Supply Chain & Logistics Summit Attendance

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Enhancing High-Value Electronics Shipment Security with Tive's Real-Time Tracking

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