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Declining Diesel Prices Slow Use of Natural Gas in Truck Market

The natural-gas-powered vehicle market has slowed as diesel fuel prices continue to drop, according to recent ACT Research's study of fuel trends in the heavy duty truck market.

Intelligent Transportation Planning

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Building Confidence in Supply Chain Network Design

Steve Ellet, vice president of supply chain design at Chainalytics, discusses the importance of supply chain network design and how to build a process that ensures confidence in results.

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Voice Picking in a Low-Temperature Environment

Picking in a frozen environment with heavy gloves, paper and pencil impaired the productivity and accuracy of operations at Perry's Ice Cream in Akron, N.Y. A voice-picking system from Vocollect enabled Perry's to solve these problems and gain other benefits.

Supply Chain Transformation Critically Important, But Most Such Efforts Fall Short of Goals

Across almost all sectors and regions, companies face unprecedented disruption. The competitive advantages that once gave companies a defensible position - their product lineup, scale or legacy position - are no longer as secure as they were. Some upstart with a newer and more agile operating model will start taking market share - if it hasn't already.

Redefining Supply Chain Management for Today's Reality

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RFID: On the Rise Again

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E-commerce Boosts Sales, Potential of Wholesaler United Stationers

Its name suggests a narrow focus on office supplies, but United Stationers Inc. is far more than a wholesale distributor of copy paper, notebooks, pens and staplers. The $5bn-plus company also supplies janitorial and breakroom supplies, provides industrial equipment to the welding, oil field and building construction industries, and has a major - and increasing - focus on helping thousands of resellers sell online to their business end-customers.

You're Growing, But Are Your Suppliers Growing With You?

As the globalization, expansion and growing interconnectivity of supply chains make them more complex, businesses and their suppliers are faced with new challenges, with new opportunities for growth. Many top companies invest a vast amount of resources in innovation. This commitment to innovation drives growth as they compete to remain top manufacturers and service providers. However, many of these top companies are not reaching their full potential. Their businesses are innovating, growing, and developing, but many of their suppliers are not.

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Your Next Perfect Employee or Job Is Waiting

SupplyChainBrain and JobsInLogistics have joined forces in 2014 for the specialized purpose of:

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By 2035, Three Fourths of Vehicles Sold Expected to Be Partially Autonomous, Study Finds

The proportion of vehicles sold worldwide with some degree of autonomous capability is expected to reach 75 percent by 2035, according to a recent report from Navigant Research.

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GlobalStar Consulting Joins Infor Partner Network

GlobalStar Consulting LLC has joined the Infor Partner Network (IPN) as an Infor Alliance partner.

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

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