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Forklift Industry Sees Robust Growth in China, Report Says

With the progress of modern logistics as well as the growth in demand for replacing workforce by machinery, forklifts have become the most widely used tools for handling materials in logistics industry. In 2014, global forklift sales volume exceeded one million sets for the first time, representing a year-on-year increase of 7.5%; wherein, China sold 360,000 ones, up 9.4% year on year, still ranking first worldwide.

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Government Urged to Do More to Protect Consumers' Privacy

Federal regulators served notice last week: They're watching how businesses use - and possibly abuse - consumers' personal information. And that's great. It's about time more official attention was paid to ways that companies invade our privacy. But federal authorities can do more, much more, to level the playing field.

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SkyBitz Launches GPS Fleet-Management Division

SkyBitz, a provider of commercial telematics products, has launched SkyBitz Local Fleets.

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Coupa Offers Access to Suppliers Through Amazon Business Marketplace

Coupa Software, a provider of cloud-based applications for spend management, has teamed up with Amazon Business.

2015 Saw Record Number of Containers Vessels Lying Idle

The global idle containership fleet hit a record high in 2015 reaching nearly six times that of the start of that year.

With End of Holiday Shopping Season, Normal Level of U.S. Retail Imports Expected by April

With the holiday season over, import cargo volume at the nation's major retail container ports is expected to slowly decline through the first quarter of the year, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report released by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates.

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As E-Commerce Orders Grows, Barcode Readers Need to Adapt to Keep Up

Scanner guns - the barcode readers used in warehouses worldwide - are getting a makeover, as retailers scramble to boost productivity amid a surge in online orders.

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Amazon's Lesser-Known Fulfillment Program Moved Billion Items in 2015

E-commerce giant Amazon handled the warehousing, packing and shipping of 1 billion items last year for merchants that are part of its fulfillment program.

Working Without a Net: Emerging Market Compliance

Surging growth in emerging markets and constantly changing international trade regulations are testing the ability of aviation and defense companies to manage compliance on a global scale.

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Collaboration Between Procurement, Logistics Not Practiced at Many Companies, Study Shows

While there has been much talk over the past 10 years or so about "collaboration," much of it has been focused on external supply chain collaboration. It seems that many companies neglected to get their own houses in order before looking outside their own supply chains, according to a University of Tennessee report entitled Bending the Chain: The Surprising Challenge of Integrating Purchasing and Logistics.

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Ocean Cargo Rates to Continue to Drop, Industry Losses to Mount in 2016, Report Says

Further widening of the supply-demand imbalance at the trade route level and insufficient measures to reduce ship capacity will lead to an acceleration of freight rate reductions and industry-wide losses in 2016, according to the latest Container Forecaster report published by global shipping consultancy Drewry.

Customer Rage Spikes as Customer Satisfaction Tanks

Customer service is at an all-time low and customer satisfaction in dealing with a product or service issue is just as low, about 40 percent with two of three consumers likely to experience rage during an interaction with a customer service rep. About 54 percent of gift recipients this past holiday season will be dealing with at least one problem regarding a gift or service received from a friend or family member.

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How a Leading U.S. Floral Distribution Company Reduced Warehouse Labor Costs by 45% with RFID

Recycled Tagging Fasteners: Small Changes Make a Big Impact

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

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