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Sustainable Procurement Driving Revenue, Report Says

Fortune 500 firms are not only investing heavily to ensure sustainability and CSR are ingrained across procurement and the supply chain but are also seeing major returns on this spend, according to a report.

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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.

Port of Oakland Spends $600M on Expansion

The U.S. Port of Oakland is spending $600m on new facilities to increase trade volume.

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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40 Percent of Shoppers Want Same-Day Delivery, Study Says

The availability of same-day delivery is still catching up with demand as retailers seek new ways to combat Amazon, according to a new study from L2 on the omnichannel fulfillment landscape and customer expectations. This could be an opportunity area for retailers as delivery partners can make same-day a reality across a wider swath of the country than Amazon, which covers 27 U.S. markets at present.

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Brexit Uncertainty Adds to Global Supply Chain Concerns

Brexit has already damaged businesses even before Prime Minister Theresa May triggers the start of Britain's withdrawal from the European Union, according to a survey of the country's largest companies.

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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.

DynaLogger Provides UHF RFID Temperature and Moisture Tracking

Dynamox, a technology company in Florianopolis, Brazil, is marketing a new ultrahigh-frequency (UHF) RFID-enabled data logger that serves as a low-cost option for tracking goods in a cold supply chain using RFID sensors.

China's E-Commerce Boom Can Be Tour Road for Couriers

Zhang Heng barged through an exam-room door, surprising a doctor and a patient. He didn't have time to knock. In Zhang's business, every second counts.

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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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