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Major Companies Sign Up to Help Create Registry for Drones

Google, Amazon and Wal-Mart have joined the government's task force charged with figuring out a registration and identification system for drones.

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Oracle Enhances Supply Chain Management Cloud

Oracle Corp. has added two new products to the Oracle Supply Chain Management (SCM) Cloud: Oracle Planning Central Cloud and Oracle Manufacturing Cloud.

Trealth Launches as Global Trade Management Platform

Trealth is the name of a new software platform that supports the process and financing of global trade in the cloud.

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Most Costs to Operate Ocean Vessels Expected to Rise Through 2016, Consultancy Say

Vessel operating costs are expected to rise in both 2015 and 2016, according to the latest survey by international accountant and shipping consultant Moore Stephens. Crew wages, repairs and maintenance, and drydocking are the cost categories likely to increase most significantly over that period.

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Start-up Says That Data Collected on Customers In-store Can Boost Retail Sales

Alexi Agratchev was working on a video securitysystem to help casinos catch criminals, as part of an internal start-up at Cisco Systems, when an idea popped into his head. He wanted to apply the same concept – extracting data from technology such as video cameras – to help retailers better serve their customers and drive sales in stores.

Government's 'Piecemeal' Procurement of IT Services Squanders Billions, GAO Report Claims

The U.S. government is leaving billions of dollars on the table due to poorly managed and duplicative IT outsourcing deals, according to a recent report by the Government Accountability Office.

Modest Profit Growth Predicted for European Road Freight Market

The European road freight market grew by 2.9 percent in 2014, but markets there have distinctly different dynamics in both supply and demand, which means no single, cohesive European road freight market exists.

Retailers Know Some of Their Collected Data Is Useless - But Which Part Is That?

Retailers are in the midst of a data land grab. They are trying to collect all of the consumer data they can possibly get their hands on. Why? Because they're hoping that some of it will prove to be valuable.

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What If Yard Management Systems Operated Like Video Games?

If your yard management system were like a video game, you would open the gaming window and see orders ready-to-ship, as they are located in the yard. Each stack in the yard is color-coded by filters you select. Green means ready to ship. Yellow is pending. Red represents tomorrow's orders. A click on any illustration opens the content details in a sidebar.

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Cylinder Manufacturer Says RFID Helps Control Parts' Maintenance

Milwaukee Cylinder, a manufacturer of hydraulic and pneumatic tie rod cylinders, has begun selling a radio frequency identification function for its products to help users manage each cylinder's maintenance schedule.

McKesson Uses Big Data Analytics to Improve Patient Treatments, Business Outcomes

Big-data analytics is a huge area for drug distributor McKesson Corp., says Kathy McElligott, the company's chief information officer.

Breaking Through to Performance-Driven Sustainable Procurement

The typical procurement organization invests heavily in supplier compliance but rarely reaps the value rewards. Compliance can often feel like a revolving door, with procurement teams evaluating the same risks and under-performing suppliers over and over again and never identifying the root causes or making real progress toward sustainability. Eventually, after a multi-year investment into a responsible sourcing program, procurement finds itself past the point of diminishing returns.

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

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

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