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Is the President's National Export Initiative a Dud?
It's been more than three years since the Obama Administration launched its National Export Initiative (NEI), with much ballyhoo. The stated goal of the massive effort was to double U.S. exports within five years - from $1.57tr in 2009 to a projected $3.14tn in 2015.
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hybris to Partner With LivePerson for Online Commerce
Commerce platform provider hybris is partnering with LivePerson Inc. to offer a service that will enable electronic-commerce sites to offer a live chat feature to their customers.
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How to Get Material-Handing Systems to Talk to One Another
It's the biggest headache that distribution operations face, when buying systems from multiple vendors. Craig Sinclair, systems integration manager with Hanel Storage Systems, offers advice on smoothing the path to integration.
Going Lean with Key Suppliers Can Reduce Your Production Costs
Many manufacturers that have applied lean concepts to their operations find that although they do achieve significant savings, their production costs remain high. This is, in most cases, attributable to material costs, which, depending on industry can range from 60 to 80 percent of total production costs.
Volatility Squeezing Global Private Label Supply Chain, Study Finds
Rising and increasingly volatile costs dominate retailers' top challenges sourcing private label goods, while changes in consumer behavior fueled by mobility and online shopping are driving the strategic importance of private label sourcing, according to Deloitte's study entitled Private Label Sourcing: Strategies to Differentiate and Defend.
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Dassault Systemes Offers New Products for Aerospace, Education, Automotive
Dassault Systemes, a vendor of software for product design and lifecycle management, has launched a new application for aerospace and defense companies.
DHL Expands Global Hub at Cincinnati/Kentucky Airport
DHL has inaugurated its expanded hub for the Americas at the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky (CVG) Airport.
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The Missing Piece of the Profit Economy
The profit economy. You won't get a lot of results if you Google the words. It's not a commonly heard term in the business world. You might even ask if it makes any sense. Isn't the economy all about profit?
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Embrace the Darkness: Moving to the Lights-Out Warehouse
There is an ancient proverb that says it is better to light a single candle than curse the darkness. For the materials handling world, however, not only should we not curse the darkness. it may finally be time to embrace it.
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Airfreight Competitiveness Rests on E-commerce Technology, Industry Group Says
The International Air Transport Association called for strong partnerships to promote air cargo competitiveness through e-commerce technology at a recent e-cargo conference in Geneva.
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Three Giant Container Lines Establish Alliance in East-West Trades
Three of the biggest ocean carriers in the container trades have established an operational space-sharing alliance, known as the P3 Network, on major East-West routes.
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How a Paper Products Manufacturer Got Its Transportation Costs Under Control
The Newark Group, a producer of recycled paperboard products, operates on extremely thin margins. It needed a transportation-management system that could automatically seek out the lowest-cost carriers, and search out opportunities for further savings through the booking of continuous moves.
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