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Chew on This: RFID Helps Mondelez Market Gum in Brazil

Multinational company Mondelez is employing an innovative solution to market its Trident brand of chewing gum in Brazil.

Canada Seeks to Lure U.S. Businesses with Lower Corporate Taxes

With Burger King planning to relocate there after completing its buy of coffee-and-donut chain Tim Hortons for about $11.4bn, Canada is emerging as the latest tax haven for U.S. firms fleeing a high tax code at home.

How Can ERP Companies Reinvent Themselves, Convince Customers to Upgrade to Newest Platforms?

Infor, Epicor, Aptean, QAD, UNIT4, SAP, Microsoft, Oracle and others all have the challenge of owning many solutions built over 20 years ago or more. In fact, many enterprises are still running twenty-year-old software. Still, many firms have yet to buy their first ERP, and they will certainly not purchase the old ERPs written in RPG, BASIC and ABAP or with Progress databases and so on.

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Low Sales Growth Suggests Supply Chain Complexity Resulting from Product Proliferation Not Worth It

A high degree of product diversity has become the norm across all industries in recent years as manufacturers have expanded their product portfolios to capture new revenue sources. The product variations can be staggering to consider. So can the complexity that results.

Could You Use a Pop-up Distribution Center for a Little While?

While pop-up retail is not new - dating back to California-based Vacant in 1999 - the concept of pop-up distribution centers is a fairly new one. Following the same idea, it involves setting up a temporary distribution center in a specific location for a set period of time to meet a temporary need, then shutting it down.

ALK, Drivewyze Combine Mobile App Technologies for Truck Drivers

ALK Technologies and Drivewyze Inc. have put together a joint offering of their mobile apps for professional truck drivers.

Engaging Cloud Services Without IT Department Approval Heightens Security Risk, Report Finds

A growing tendency by business units and work groups to sign up for cloud services without any involvement from their IT organization creates serious risks for enterprises.

Highest Corporate Tax Rates Among OECD Countries Found in the USA

The United States has the highest corporate income tax rate among the 34 industrialized nations of the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development, the world trade group, says a new paper from the Tax Foundation.

July Orders for Medium, Heavy Duty Trucks Continue Strong

For the second month in a row, Class 8 orders surprised on the high side in July, with net orders of 30,103. Classes 5 to 7 net orders also posted a gain in July, coming in at 15,834 units.

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DMLogic Partners With Seegrid to Manage AGVs

DMLogic LLC, a provider of warehouse-management system (WMS) software, has entered into a strategic partnership with Seegrid Corp., a seller of robotic vision-guided automated guided vehicles (AGVs).

Automating Upstream Supply Chain Leads to Efficiencies, Cost Savings in Oil & Gas Industry

The rapid progress of technology, such as big data and analytics, sensors, and control systems, offers oil and gas companies the chance to automate high-cost, dangerous or error-prone tasks. Most oil and gas operators are starting to capture these opportunities and would do well to accelerate their efforts. Companies that successfully employ automation can significantly improve their bottom line.

Cosmetics Company Uses RFID System to Prevent Forklift Accidents in Its Warehouse

One year after cosmetics company L'Oréal Italia installed an RFID-based system to prevent forklift-related collisions in its busy warehouse, the company has not had a single such accident.

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

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