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Urgent Imports of LNG Sought for Southern French Ports
Gas supplies at the southern French hub of Marseille are running dangerously short on a dearth of liquefied natural gas (LNG) deliveries, cold weather and low stocks at the onset of winter, pushing prices there to among the highest in the world.
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RFID-based Inventory Tracking System Rolled Out for Apparel Industry
After two years of trialing and then deploying an inventory-tracking RFID system for a large European apparel retailer, sister companies IER and SDV are now marketing a solution based on that deployment. The offering, known as iD by SDV, combines SDV's software and logistics services with IER's RFID tags and readers, enabling users to track goods from the point of manufacture to the point of sale.
Finance Is Growing Battlefield in Supply Chain Sector
What is the fastest-growing phenomenon in supply chain? We all know about the impact of online shopping on strategies, but even so, there is a good case to be made for supply chain finance. A recent study by Demica suggested that such schemes have been growing at the rate of 40 percent a year and are set to continue growing albeit at a slightly less frenetic rate.
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Value Redesign: Boosting Effectiveness of Value Engineering
Product lifecycle management (PLM) is a key lever of profitable growth for organizations that introduce highly engineered, function-rich products. Such products, exemplified by the iPhone, are characterized by complex design engineering and extended supply chains.
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Supply Chain Managers, CFOs Need to Work Together, Study Says
Nothing focuses a supply chain manager's mind like discovering a way to improve the supply chain network. Given this, a new Ernst & Young survey should interest supply chain managers. It reveals that, when chief financial officers (CFO) and supply chain leaders form a closer business partnership within a company, they report better results in a number of areas, including the company's financial position.
Labor Abuse in Asia: A Problem That Won't Go Away
It's no secret that working conditions in overseas factories are often miserable. Manufacturers and retailers, bombarded by decades of public outcry, have had plenty of time to do something about it. So why are we still having this discussion?
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Yusen Expands Logistics Footprint in Indonesia
Yusen Logistics' warehousing facilities in Indonesia will hit 90,000 square meters in 2014, as it begins work on a 16,700-square-meter facility in February.
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Real-Time Data Enhances Quality of Food Supply Chain
Striving to become an integral part of the customer's routine, there's no room for unreliability or variation - predictability rests at the heart of the value proposition for quick-serve restaurants (QSR) across the board. Consequently, customers have historically tolerated preservative-infused, glorified hockey pucks disguised as burgers with a side of greasy fries and a sugar-laden soda drink and called it a day's dinner.
'Butterfly Effect' Threatens Retail, Consumer Goods Supply Chains, 3PL Says
The retail and consumer goods industry must re-evaluate its approach to its supply chains and logistics to survive the "butterfly effect" of disruptive consumers, according to a DHL-backed study.
Route Optimization Software Improves Parcel Deliveries by Czech Republic Post Office
The postal system in Czech Republic is seeing significant route optimization in its daily parcel delivery operations, according to supply chain planning and optimization solution provider Quintiq.
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Why the U.S. Transportation System Is Falling Apart
What's eating the American transportation infrastructure? Corrosion.
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PTC Issues Tool for Conflict Minerals Compliance
PTC has developed a tool for complying with new U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rules on identifying the presence of conflict minerals in high-tech products and supply chains.
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