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UK Manufacturing Growth Hits Three-Year High

UK manufacturing growth rose to a three-year high in April, though suppliers are "struggling to keep up with demand," according the latest PMI.

How an ERP Debacle Triggered Supply-Chain Transformation at Finning Canada

The exclusive distributor of Caterpillar equipment and parts in Canada runs into a brick wall when attempting to implement a new ERP system. But the crisis ends up driving supply-chain transformation.

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The Changing Role of the CPO: With Respect Comes Responsibility

A "celebrity" chief procurement officer? Isn't that a contradiction in terms?

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UPS Tries a New Twist on Surge Pricing

United Parcel Service Inc., the world's largest delivery company, is pushing back against major retailers who order up capacity for vast numbers of packages during the holidays but don't meet their forecasts.

Companies Undergoing Digitization Need Protection Against Cyber Attacks

Several executives sound off about just what constitutes digital transformation of the enterprise, and the necessity to ward off cyber-attacks, especially as the IT and operations technology sides come together.

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Cocoa Producers Band Together to Fight Price Collapse

Cocoa-growing countries will fight a price rout by banding together and co-ordinating production strategies, the International Cocoa Organisation (ICCO) has said.

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Opinion: How to Keep Your Supply Chain From Killing You

Touring Delphi's Dayton brake assembly plant, now closed, in the spring of 2007, showed me how purchasing managers can kill companies.

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U.S. Manufacturing Expanded Less Than Forecast in April

America's factories expanded less than forecast in April as measures of orders and employment pulled back, Institute for Supply Management data showed this week.

Warehouse Optimization Needed - and Not Just During Holiday Season

Online retail continues to grow at a rapid rate, with a 14.6-percent increase in the category in 2015, totaling $341.7bn. That has major implications for warehouse optimization.

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MacroPoint Partners With Banyan Technology to Enhance LTL Visibility

MacroPoint, a global freight visibility provider, and Banyan Technology, a transportation management software company, have announced a partnership to expand the MacroPoint platform to include LTL carriers using Banyan's live carrier and application program interface (API) connectivity.

Q&A: Spurring Innovation Through Zero Waste

Lawrence Black sees the circular economy finally moving from theory and high-level strategy to practical applications in design, engineering, and marketing. He has a clear view of these changes as senior advisor to the Waste Management-McDonough Sustainable Innovation Collaborative, a partnership formed in 2013 to improve the recyclability of packaging and products.

Blockchain Could Be the Next Supply Chain, Analysts Say

Blockchain technology may be shaking up a supply chain near you. It's smarter, it's faster, and it gets more participants on board.

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