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How The Right Insurance Can Help Protect Your Supply Chain

On March 11, 2011, a tsunami off the coast of Japan caused human tragedy on a massive scale, killing thousands and rendering more than half a million homeless. The tsunami also wreaked havoc on business supply chains worldwide. Toyota and Honda experienced a 30-percent and 60-percent decline in profit, respectively, which both attributed to production lags caused by limited supplies of parts after the tsunami. The tsunami caused an estimated $40bn in economic losses due to interruptions in global supply chains.

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Remanufacturing: A Strategy for Lowering Supply-Chain Costs

Don Olson, senior director of remanufacturing business operations with Alcatel-Lucent, explains how the concept of remanufacturing can reap cost, environmental and customer-service benefits for high-tech companies.

How Much Inventory Do You Really Need?

Inventory is evil. Inventory is essential. The two statements aren't necessarily contradictory. Not if companies can figure out a way to determine the absolute minimum amount of stock needed to keep customers happy, while maintaining a tight lid on costs.

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Aljex Software Integrates With Mobile Apps Smartphone Application

Aljex Software has integrated with Mobile Apps, a smartphone application from uFollowit Inc.

Inttra Offering Shippers Access to Marine Cargo Insurance

Inttra, a global, multi-carrier shipping network for ocean freight, is now offering its shipper members access to cargo insurance from Lloyd's of London broker FP Marine Risks.

The Critical Challenges of High-Tech Supply Chains

Perry Santia, senior vice president of Genpact, provides the "big picture" of how high-tech supply chains are coping with the challenges of serving customers today.

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Collaboration Is the Trend In Managing Today's Sustainable Supply Chains

There is only so much that a single organization is going to be able to achieve to improve the impact it has on the environment or society, without collaborating with the wider aspects of its supply chain.

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Though Traditional Supply Chain Collaboration Is Dead, Technology Can Help

A recent Deloitte survey of 600 executives at manufacturing and retail companies found that 63 percent were highly concerned about risks within the extended supply chain comprising vendors and customers, ranking it among their top-two concerns. The executives surveyed also cited "lack of acceptable cross-functional collaboration" as the number one obstacle to managing risk effectively. While these survey results indicating a serious lack of collaboration and coordination among trading partners are certainly worrisome, should they really come as a surprise?

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Oracle Debuts In-Memory Business Apps for Engineered Systems

Oracle Corp. has released a series of in-memory applications for Oracle Engineered Systems.

GE Capital Fleet Services Unveils Driver Accountability Tool

GE Capital Fleet Services has introduced Driver Accountability, a service that is intended to manage truck driver violations and related expenses.

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Penske Logistics Upgrades Data Center in Ohio

Penske Logistics has upgraded its data center, which is now located a few miles away from its previous site in Beachwood, Ohio.

Index of Supply Chain Excellence to Launch in Webinar April 25

This month, the Supply Chain Insights team will announce the Supply Chain Index, a formulaic representation of supply chain excellence based on market valuations. It will be launched during a webinar on April 25, 2013, and through a series of reports that will run in our May newsletter and throughout the summer. Here, I would like to share some background information on the Index and how I intend to use it in developing a higher level of research.

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