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Time to Wipe Out Modern-Day Slavery in Supply Chains

It's tough enough stopping the use of conflict minerals from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. How about attacking the larger issue of human trafficking throughout the supply chain?

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KANE Helps Club Store Chain Implement Cross Dock Strategy

Challenge: A major U.S. club store chain wanted a solution for more efficient cross docking.

Creating Global Data Standards

To successfully work with cross-functional groups around the world, you must be able to share data of every description, says David G. Thomas, director of global capacity planning for Ford Motor Co.

SAP: Lenovo's 'Disciplined' Supply Chain Drives Global Leadership

"Lenovo's been the number one PC company for over three years now," says Gerry Smith, an executive vice president at Lenovo and president of its Data Center Group, in a recent video.

Revolutionizing Your Supply Chain Planning

Company processes are disconnected because their supply chain planning has grown up in a siloed manner, says John Sicard, president and CEO of Kinaxis. Consequently, it's futile to follow that model and think you can optimize the supply chain one link at a time.

Fedex Fulfillment to Challenge Amazon for SME E-Commerce Services

FedEx Supply Chain has announced the launch of FedEx Fulfillment, a service designed to meet the shipping needs of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), and to challenge to Amazon's dominance of the e-commerce sector, the company says. FedEx Fulfillment delivers orders across multiple channels, including websites and online marketplaces, and manages inventory for participating retailers.

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Revolutionizing Supply Chain Planning

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Strategies for Effective Transfer of Knowledge

Even though some traditional forms of learning continue, companies are turning more and more to digital technology and learning tools to collect, analyze and share knowledge, says Sarah Sedgman, Kinaxis chief knowledge officer.

Apple Moves Closer to iPhone Assembly in India

The government of the Indian state of Karnataka says it welcomed a proposal from Apple Inc to begin initial manufacturing operations in the state, in a sign the tech company is slowly moving forward with plans to assemble iPhones in the country.

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Supply Chain May Be a Numbers Game, But It's Still Played by People

Supply-chain management today is very much a game of numbers. But the risk of getting lost in the math is real.

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The Role of IT as Competitive Global SCM Strategy

The long-term objective at Roland DG Corp. is to elevate its supply chain organization to the strategic decision-making level, says Zoltan Pekar, vice president of the company's global supply chain division.

How Smaller Companies Can Conquer Big Data

Big data is threatening to swamp small companies.

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