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Technologies Provide Huge Savings for Retailers When Items Returned

Returned merchandise, which retailers have to discount or even dump, end up costing U.S. merchants as much as $20bn a year, and are a "ticking time bomb" that threatens retailers' profitability. To avoid that blowup, merchants are turning to new technologies.

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The Perils of Sole Sourcing

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InfinityQS Opens Office in U.K.; Launches ProFicient 5.2

InfinityQS International Inc., a provider of software for manufacturing intelligence, has opened an office in the U.K., near London.

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Oracle Issues Enhancements to JD Edwards EnterpriseOne ERP

Oracle Corp. has introduced a number of enhancements to its applications offered under the JD Edwards EnterpriseOne product line.

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National Average for Van Rates Continues to Stay Above $2 Per Mile

Available loads and capacity were both up during the week ending Nov. 15, according to DAT Solutions. The number of spot market loads posted on the DAT network of load boards increased 2.7 percent compared to the previous week while the number of van, refrigerated and flatbed trucks rose 4.5 percent.

Data Generated By Internet of Things Can Transform Supply Chain Management

When we talk about the Internet of Things, most people think about the flood of wearables and connected devices that will be put into the hands of the consumers. This same trend, though, has the potential to transform, in good ways, supply chain management.

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Descartes Acquires Airclic to Strengthen Fleet Management Platform

Descartes Systems Group has acquired Airclic Inc., a U.S.-based provider of mobile solutions that help companies reduce the cost of delivering goods by automating traditional paper-based processes.

JDA Enhances Intelligent Fulfillment Suite for Omnichannel

JDA Software Group Inc. has developed new capabilities for its Intelligent Fulfillment Suite, formerly known as Distribution Centric Supply Chain.

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From the S.F. Roundtable, Another Peek Into the Future

The future of supply-chain management doesn't rest within a crystal ball or psychic's parlor. It can be found each fall, at a dinner and panel hosted by the San Francisco Roundtable of the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals.

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Meeting the Challenge of Fast-Moving Consumer Goods

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SAP Offers BILT Mobile App With Voice-Guided Instructions

SAP AG has made generally available the BILT mobile app, which provides interactive, 3D, voice-guided assembly, repair and instructions in an application for iOS and Android tablets.

Visual Mapping of Supply Chain Risks Improves Response

Having a visual map that overlays a company's key facilities, suppliers and lanes with actual or potential risks helps enable faster reaction to supply chain disruptions, says Chris Kushmaul, director of supply chain solutions at IDV Solutions.

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