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British Forwarders Say It's Too Soon to Speculate on 'Brexit' Effect on Trade Procedures
Following the announcement that the UK will be leaving the European Union, the trade association that represents UK freight forwarders says in the run-up to that exit it will campaign to ensure that the movement of the UK's visible import and export trade does not become unduly burdened by overly complicated trade procedures.
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A.P. Moller-Maersk Ponders Whether to Break Group Into Separate Companies
Danish shipping and oil group A.P. Moller-Maersk could be split up into separate companies, its chairman said on Thursday after naming Soren Skou, the head of its container business, as chief executive.
For E-Tailers Today, the Box Is as Important as Its Contents
In the world of e-commerce, the packaging is more than just a box. It's meant to "inspire and inform" consumers.
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India Acts to Make Foreign Direct Investment Easier
In an attempt to attract more foreign funds to boost the nation's businesses, India's government this week relaxed the rules regulating the amount of foreign direct investment allowed across a wide spectrum of Indian business sectors, including the aviation industry.
Officer Shortage to Ease as Growth in Global Shipping Fleets Continues to Slow
Slowing growth in the size of the shipping fleet will reduce the shortage of officers over the coming years, according to the latest Manning report published by global shipping consultancy Drewry.
To Attract Millennials, Manufacturers Need to Show Them the Technology
Manufacturers are recruiting to attract skilled labor to a growing number of positions and to replenish a workforce from which baby boomers are retiring at a rapid pace. By 2025, there will be two million unfilled manufacturing jobs, according to a study by the Manufacturing Institute and Deloitte Consulting.
A New Law to Help Companies Protect Their Trade Secrets
U.S. businesses have been given another legal recourse, in their never-ending battle against trade-secret theft.
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Distributor of Fasteners Offers RFID Service That Automatically Replenishes Parts
Endries International, a distributor of fasteners and related production supplies, is offering its customers an RFID-driven service that automatically replenishes parts inventory. The service is designed to help its customers prevent out-of-stocks, speed up replenishment times and reduce the amount of inventory they need to keep on hand.
Cloud Usage in Manufacturing, Engineering to Triple by 2017, Study Finds
Global manufacturing companies say they have realized good results by adopting cloud applications, and they plan to accelerate cloud use dramatically by 2017 - especially in their manufacturing, engineering and operations groups. Some of the biggest benefits have come from lower IT costs, higher employee productivity, better data visibility and gains in process automation.
A Guide to Managed Sourcing: Successful Technology Implementation Requires the Power of People
Technology is an invaluable asset for sourcing teams, but it's not the end-all and be-all. In fact, for many organizations, evaluating vendors and deploying procurement technology can quickly become a major headache due to a lack of differentiation, long implementation time-lines and steep learning curves. Even when implementation goes smoothly, many procurement departments find themselves in a precarious position following deployment - they have a new, powerful technology at their disposal, but not enough people or internal resources to fully take advantage of its benefits and functionality.
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Diesel Predicted to Lose Its Dominant Position Among Class 8 Vehicles by 2021
In 2015, diesel engines made up 98.5 percent of the North American Class 8 vehicle market, but the forecast expects this dominance to lessen by 2021, according to a report by Americas Commercial Transportation (ACT) Research and Rhein Associates.
NetSuite Provides Unified Cloud Platform for Large Distributor
Challenge: A distributor of industrial equipment found itself saddled with siloed applications running in a fragmented IT environment that provided little visibility. Productivity suffered as staff had to manually process, import and export data across multiple systems, and a lack of real-time client information was causing needless delays and lost opportunities for sales and customer service.
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