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Blurring Line Between Direct, Indirect Procurement Can Be 'Dangerous'
There's been a great myth sweeping across the world of procurement. It's come about as procurement technology has grown widespread and companies are vying for customers to sign onto their solutions. The myth takes the form of an eraser, scrubbing away the lines between direct and indirect procurement.
Business Continues to Grow for Third-party Logistics Companies
Revenues for U.S. 3PLs, which provide services ranging from booking truck drivers to managing warehouses, rose 7.4 percent to $157.2bn last year, faster than the 2.8 percent growth in logistics spending overall, according to the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals, which recently released its annual State of Logistics report.
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Cloud Logistics Updates Application for TMS Users
Cloud Logistics has upgraded its cloud-based applications for users of its transportation management system (TMS) software.
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Choice Unveils Logistics Tracking and Event-Management App
Choice Logistics has introduced Service Sync, a multi-vendor, device-agnostic, global positioning system (GPS) tracking and event-management application for the logistics industry.
SkyBitz Integrates Tracking Product With ALK Maps
SkyBitz Inc., a provider of remote asset tracking and information-management services, has integrated its InSight asset tracking and management Web application into the ALK Maps app of ALK Technologies.
Merchants Ditch Costly, Fixed Point-of-Sale Systems for Mobile POS Tablets
Mobile point-of-sale systems are intended to roam free, meeting and checking out customers wherever they may be, but many merchants are anchoring the devices to the counter as a replacement for traditional POS terminals.
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Recovery in Offing for Dry Bulk Market in Atlantic Trades
Shipowners operating in the trans-Atlantic dry bulk market, where prices have been plumbing two-year lows on the back of acute vessel oversupply and shifting patterns in minerals demand, could be facing brighter days, according to the latest special report released by Platts.
136 Nations Ranked in Terms of Inflow of Foreign Direct Investment
Foreign direct investment has never been more important in catalyzing growth, whether in the developed or developing world. Although equity markets around the world have largely recovered since the financial crisis, global capital flows have contracted sharply. The Milken Institute's Global Opportunity Index provides policy makers and investors vital information on policies that can best attract foreign direct investment, expand economies and accelerate job creation. The index is also a guide for countries seeking to improve their business environments and attract investors who commit long-term capital, rather than move it around as a fleeting portfolio tactic.
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Dow: A Supply Chain Under Constant Change
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How Advanced Analytics Can Help Your Business
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Yusen Logistics Launches China-Japan LCL Service for Automotive
Yusen Logistics (China) Co. Ltd. has launched a direct less-than-containerload consolidation service from Nansha in Guangzhou, China to Nagoya, Japan.
GS1 US Publishes Guides to Best Practices in Data Governance
GS1 US has published two new guidance documents to help companies evaluate their data-quality programs.
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