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HighJump Links WMS With Mainstreet's Order-Management App

HighJump Software Inc. has entered into a technology partnership with Mainstreet Commerce.

Inventory Is an Asset. Unless It's a Liability. Or Could It Be a Little of Each?

Depending on which corporate silo you belong to, inventory can be a liability, an asset or something in between. How do supply chain professionals overcome these biases and implement optimal inventory management solutions?

Working Hours Reduced at Apple Supplier's Chinese Factories, But Still Exceed Legal Limit, Report Finds

Employees at the Chinese factories of Apple supplier Foxconn continue to work beyond the country's legal limit of 49 hours a week, according to a report from the Fair Labor Association (FLA). But the Taiwanese manufacturer is making overall steady progress in improving the working conditions at a select group of factories in China, it said.

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Manufacturing Operations Management Critical in 'Curb' of Auto Recalls

The latest spate of auto recalls came last month when auto giants Honda, Nissan, Toyota and Mazda were focused to recall more than 3.4 million vehicles as a result of faulty air bags originating from Takata Corp in Japan. Since the initial announcement, BMW has come forward with a related recall action of more than 200,000 of their cars.

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When Will Ocean Container Rates Stop Their Decline?

Average global freight rates have fallen to a 15-month low, according to Drewry's new online Container Freight Rate Insight.

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Capacity Pinch Seen as Truck Fleets Continue to Shrink and Demand Rises

Although fleet bankruptcies get most of the attention, the slow, steady and largely unnoticed downsizing of fleets will have a major impact on freight capacity as tonnage picks up, according to Derek Leathers, president and COO of Werner Enterprises.

Why Cybersecurity Is a Supply-Chain Problem

Collaboration is the solution for just about every aspect of supply-chain management except one: cybersecurity. Then it becomes the problem.

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Patent Granted on RFID Tag-Location Information Technology

RF Controls LLC, a provider of radio frequency identification smart antenna hardware and software, has received a foundational patent for its technology capable of tracking UHF passive RFID tags with accuracy within 12 inches.

'City of Pharma' Hub Unveiled by CEVA Logistics in Italy

CEVA Logistics, a supply chain company, announced the official opening of the City of Pharma in Italy. The hub, which covers an area of 20,000 square meters, is strategically located in Stradella, in the province of Pavia and is fully dedicated to the warehousing and handling of products destined for healthcare distribution channels.

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Ensuring the 'Last Mile' in Customer Satisfaction

We live in a world rife with the daily experience (and expectation) of instant gratification. Nowhere is that demand greater than in the relationship between a business and its suppliers. From a delayed order confirmation email, to a missed delivery time, to a damaged or incorrect order"”these are the make-or-break occurrences that represent the distinction between happy customers and a suddenly precarious customer-supplier dynamic.

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Ship Owners Who Pay Ransom Hinder Anti-Piracy Efforts

The recent revelation that the owner of an Algerian cargo ship whose crew was held by Somali pirates paid them $2.6m in ransom is yet another indication that the rewards these denizens reap for their illegal, life-threatening work remain a serious stumbling block to ending maritime organized crime, said William H. Watson, president and COO of AdvanFort Company, a maritime security solutions provider.

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Asia-Europe Rates Likely to Take Hit as More Ultra-Large Container Vessels Are Launched

The deliveries of new ultra-large container ships that are scheduled later this year will further depress Asia-Europe freight rates unless carriers make more radical changes, Drewry Shipping Consultants report.

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