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Reflections on Port Safety for Dangerous Goods

The explosion at Tianjin Port last August should be seen as a spectacular example of why those operating throughout the global supply chains should examine their work practices and risk policies more thoroughly.

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How Retailers Can Survive the Rising Minimum Wage

A higher minimum wage - in some cases, as much as $15 an hour - is a certainty. How can businesses, especially retailers, cope with it?

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Refrigerated Goods Carrier Uses RFID to Stop Loading Errors

Trailiner, a U.S refrigerated goods carrier, recently announced that it is employing radio frequency identification to prevent loading and transportation errors, while saving the cost of manning its yard gate 24 hours a day.

New Tech for High-Tech: Radisys Updates Its Demand Planning App

The provider of platforms and systems for telecommunications companies moves to adopt an end-to-end means of conducting supply and demand planning in real time.

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Renewed Freight Payment and Audit Relationship Strengthens Supply Chain

Challenge: After working with a large manufacturer to manage their freight bill audit and payment, the client chose to move the business to a logistics provider to support these and other supply chain needs. After a period of time with the company, however; they determined they were not receiving an adequate return on investment for the services.

The Compliance Map Launches Country-of-Origin Tracking Tool

The Compliance Map, a developer of environmental-compliance software, has launched the Compliance Map Origin Determination Module.

Apprise Unveils Update of Mobile Sales-Management App

Apprise Software Inc., a provider of enterprise resource planning (ERP) and supply-chain management software for consumer goods companies, has created a new version of Apprise Mobile, its mobile sales-management application.

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Aspen Technology Issues Update of aspenONE Software

Aspen Technology, Inc., a provider of software and services to the process industries, has made generally available Version 9 of two applications, aspenONE Engineering and aspenONE Manufacturing and Supply Chain.

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GS1 US Issues Mobile Scan Service; Updates GDSN Standard

GS1 US has developed GS1 US Mobile Scan, a new barcoding service to aid in product identification for customers of retailers and brands.

Exec Discusses Target's Supply Chain Technology Transformation

At Target, the path to becoming an omnichannel retailer started with the supply chain.

How Companies Are Tackling the Challenge of Risk Management

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Around New Container-Weighing Rule, Confusion Reigns

Still confused about what shippers must do to comply with that new regulation on the weighing of loaded containers at ports? You've got plenty of company.

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

Recycled Tagging Fasteners: Small Changes Make a Big Impact

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

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