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Big Data Drives Supply Chains

Analyst Insight: More companies are using some type of "big data" software and analysis to drive their entire supply chains. Almost all supply chain organizations recognize this to be a competitive necessity. Big data is being used along all supply chain levers, from buy, make, move and sell. Successful applications require coordinated decisions across organizations and along the entire supply chain. - Nada R. Sanders, Professor of Supply Chain Management & Iacocca Chair, Lehigh University

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Dematic Unveils New Order-Fulfillment Offering

Dematic, a supplier of logistics systems for factories, warehouses and distribution centers, has introduced an order-fulfillment tool for piece-picking applications.

Old Dominion Relocates to Larger Facility in Albany, N.Y.

Old Dominion Freight Line Inc. has relocated its service center in Albany, N.Y. to a larger facility.

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Transportation Funding Crisis: Who Will Foot the Bill?

The Highway Trust Fund is broke. And the nation's transportation system is broken.

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Five Operational Issues to Focus on as Economy Continues to Strengthen

Companies that successfully rode out the recession are now looking for better times ahead, but they should be cautious, says a report from Jones Lang LaSalle, which identified five operational issues that companies should remain focused on as the economy continues to strengthen.

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Newgistics Inks Partnership With ShipStation for E-Commerce

Newgistics Inc., a provider of electronic-commerce software and systems for retailers and brands, has entered into a partnership with ShipStation, a Web-based shipping service for online merchants.

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Kane Is Able Expands Operations in Detroit

Kane Is Able, the third-party logistics provider, is opening a distribution center in Michigan.

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Two Carriers Partner in Breakbulk Service to Puerto Rico

National Shipping of America (NSA) is partnering with Rickmers-Linie (America) to provide additional global connections to Puerto Rico shippers, and expand breakbulk services to the island.

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UPS Acquires U.K.-based Healthcare Logistics Provider

UPS has acquired Polar Speed, a provider of temperature-sensitive pharmaceutical supply-chain services in the United Kingdom.

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This Supply Chain Goes Nuclear

All of a sudden, the future looks bright for nuclear power. Along with that rosy forecast, however, comes a raft of new challenges to the industry's global supply chain.

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Using Ship-from-Store to Offset Forecast Inaccuracy in Apparel

Analyst Insight: Retailers are starting to use brick-and-mortar stores as distribution nodes, to connect demand with inventory in the most flexible and cost-effective way. Ship-from-store enables them to leverage their entire inventory for higher sales, better margins and improved service. It allows them to offer omnichannel customers access to a broader array of products, and helps to offset the impact of an imperfect forecast. - Adam Mullen, Apparel Industry Leader, Fortna Inc.

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Panjiva Launches Network View for Supply-Chain Visibility

Panjiva, a provider of data for global trade, has introduced a data-visualization tool known as Network View.

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