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Cadec Expands Performance Management Scorecards for Fleet Managers

Cadec Global, a vendor of technology for truck-fleet management, has expanded its Performance Management Scorecards as part of its PowerVue system.

Perhaps the U.S. Can Learn Some BYOD Lessons from China

Smartphone owners in China don't want to carry around a personal and a corporate phone. Instead, they're accessing work data from new-fangled phones under emerging corporate policies known as BYOD, or bring-your-own-device.

Food Supply Chain Sees $15Bn in Wasted Edibles Each Year, Study Finds

Grocery stores and other retail food sellers are losing as much as $15bn a year in unsold fruits and vegetables alone, with about half of the U.S. supply going uneaten, according to an analysis on food waste by the National Resources Defense Council.

Zepol Issues New Database for U.S. Exporters

Zepol Corp., a provider of trade intelligence products, has developed a new database for U.S. exporters.

DAP Technologies Debuts Rugged Mobile Windows Tablet

DAP Technologies has introduced a rugged Windows-based tablet with a 9.7-inch, multi-touch display.

U.S. Efforts to Fight Conflict Minerals Causes Fight with Businesses

U.S. officials deployed new financial weapons to try to end the bloodshed in Central Africa and the exploitation of natural resources worldwide, raising the ire of corporations that said the rules could cost them billions of dollars.

Options to Keep in Mind When Designing Your Warehouse

There are three different types of distribution centers - conventional, mechanized and automated - and it is important to keep their functions in mind when designing them, according to Marc Wulfraat, president of MWPVL International, a supply chain and logistics services consulting firm.

Nordstrom Rolls Out 1,500 Mobile Devices to Rack Stores

Following tests that showed mobile POS successfully sped up the checkout process in its Rack stores, Nordstrom will roll out approximately 1,500 of the devices to its 110 Rack units by the end of Q3. This deployment is in addition to the mobile POS technology already in use in Nordstrom's 117 full-line stores.

While Manufacturing Gains Strength in U.S., Remaining Competitive Requires Planning, Investment

Manufacturing in the U.S. is growing stronger, but maintaining and strengthening America's competitiveness in the global market will require a tremendous measure of planning, effort and focused financial investment.

Business Leaders See Social, Business Networks as Key to Productivity, Competitive Advantage

In today's global business environment, smart companies are learning to collaborate more efficiently, connecting and interacting with ever-expanding communities of customers, suppliers and peers. And they are, in the process, unleashing a new model for operating that is helping to improve their productivity, profits and ultimately, their advantage in an ultra-competitive marketplace. According to Collaborate to Win, a report produced by CFO Research in collaboration with Ariba, Inc., they are capitalizing on the convergence of recent technology trends, including cloud computing, mobility, social and business networks.

Coping With the Issue of Product Cannibalization

Scott Webb, assistant professor of logistics at Georgia Southern University, shows how companies can avoid "cannibalizing" their existing product lines - and how they can strategically employ the practice as well.

Centric Fashions PLM Solution for Proenza Schouler

Proenza Schouler has chosen the product specification, material management and calendar management modules of the Centric 8 product lifecycle management system for apparel and luxury goods companies.

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