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DHL Opens Automotive Competence Center in Brazil

DHL Global Forwarding has opened an Automotive Competence Center in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Lenovo Sheds IBM Legacy With the Help of ... IBM

Recently dubbed the world's second-largest maker of personal computers, Lenovo has adopted a new B2B sourcing solution from IBM for streamlining communications with logistics-management providers and contract manufacturers.

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True Partners Take Over Stalled Project

When a giant project to deploy digital signage in a major convenience store chain's stores bogged down, a new installation company was brought in. Right away, it realized that it needed a dependable logistics partner.

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The World of Emergency Response Logistics

Erica Bash, general counsel and director of Dawson Logistics, discusses the fundamentals of emergency response logistics, and what it takes to strike the ideal balance between cost and service.

How the Intermodal Chassis Became a Hot Potato

Nearly all major ocean carriers have announced plans to stop providing chassis to U.S. truckers at key shipping locations. But it's far from clear how that decision will play out.

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CaroTrans Launches Direct LCL Service From Seattle to Japan

CaroTrans, a non-vessel operating common carrier and ocean freight consolidator, is offering a new, direct less-than-containerload (LCL) export service from Seattle to Tokyo.

CEVA Logistics Develops Its First Mobile App for Shipment Tracking

CEVA Logistics has launched its first mobile app, CEVA Mobile, enabling customers to track the precise location of air, ocean and customs brokerage shipments through the iPhone or iPad.

100 Great Supply Chain Partners 2012

While red-carpet treatment is sometimes extended to celebrities who have done little or nothing to deserve it - can you say Kardashian? - most of the time such recognition is reserved for people who have actually achieved something. Often that means they have done something helpful or beneficial for others. And that's the group we celebrate in this, our annual 100 Great Supply Chain Partners issue.

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When You Are in Demand, You Need a Good Plan

Business has been booming for a U.S. supplier of automotive and industrial parts, but its ability to plan its sourcing, inventory and distribution couldn't keep pace. Then it partnered with a provider that helped it develop the right demand signal.

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Mentor Ranger Issues New Version of Rugged In-Vehicle Computer

Mentor Engineering has released version 4.0 of Mentor Ranger, the company's rugged in-vehicle computer for trucks.

New York Hospital Says RFID Helps It Keep Tabs on Medical Devices, Consumables

Acute-care facility New York Hospital Queens, located in the Flushing section of New York City, is piloting radio frequency identification technology to help it manage its inventory of medical devices and consumables, including stents, catheters and filters used within its interventional radiology unit.

FPS Lanka Launches Weekly Consolidation From Sri Lanka to Maldives

Famous Pacific Shipping (FPS) Lanka Ltd. has launched a weekly ocean consolidation service from Sri Lanka to points throughout the Maldive Islands.

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

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

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