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Hilton Plans to Ban Cages, Crates in Its Food Supply Chain
Hilton Worldwide has announced it will begin to eliminate the use of cages for egg-laying chickens and gestation crates for breeding pigs in its global food supply chain. The announcement was made in conjunction with the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), the nation's largest animal protection organization.
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How Would You Like to Have 120 Days to Pay Your Creditors?
Adopting a tactic widely used by 3G Capital, the Brazilian private investment group behind the recent merger of Heinz and Kraft Foods, a growing number of the world's largest food and packaged goods companies are asking their suppliers to give them as much as four months to pay their bills - even though they typically require payment from their own customers in 30 days.
Globe Tracker Partners With GIT on Intermodal Container Tracking
Globe Tracker International ApS, a vendor of asset tracking and monitoring systems, is collaborating with GIT Satellite Communications on technology to improve the satellite tracking of intermodal containers.
DB Schenker Teams With TÜV Rheinland on Transit Damage Detector
DB Schenker has partnered with TÜV Rheinland, a solar industry testing company, to develop a new system for detecting transit damage sustained by photovoltaic modules.
LLamasoft Acquires IBM's LogicTools Business Uni
LLamasoft has acquired IBM's LogicTools supply-chain applications business unit.
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What Shrinking Capacity, Increased Regulations and Driver Shortage Mean to You!
After years of truckload carriers wooing shippers with low rates, expanded service offerings and intense engagement models, a perfect storm is underway that puts shippers and logistics providers in the awkward position of wooing the carriers. Why has this happened? Take a look at the backbone of the U.S. market economy – supply and demand.
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China's Ascent to Become World's Largest Manufacturer Achieved Quickly, But in Making for Decades
China became the largest manufacturing economy in the world (with a 23.2 percent share of manufacturing activity) through extremely fast growth in the physical volume of value-added and modest inflation. The U.S. is in second place with a 17.2 percent share. China has more than four times the population of the United States, and though its manufacturing intensity of $1,978 per capita value-added in 2013 is high for a developing economy, it is well behind advanced countries such as the United States ($6,338).
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In U.S., Spot Freight Availability Up 12 Percent at End of March
Freight availability on the spot truckload market jumped 12 percent while available capacity was unchanged (-0.1 percent) during the week ending March 28, according to DAT Solutions, which operates the DAT network of load boards.
Truckload, Accessorials Continue to Drive Increases in Overall Freight Costs in Canada
The total cost of ground transportation for Canadian shippers increased by 2.4 percent in January 2015 when compared with December results, according to the Canadian General Freight Index.
Big Three U.S. Air Carriers Square Off Against Top Three Persian Gulf Airlines Over Open Skies Agreements
What began as a slow-simmering disagreement over the use of government subsidies - one that has lasted for years - has recently mushroomed into a thunderhead of angry rhetoric, threats of lawsuits and proposed legislative action to roll back open skies agreements. The major U.S.-based carriers continue to accuse Middle Eastern airlines of exploiting the American market with an unfair advantage.
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Financial Executives at Mid-sized Industrial U.S. Manufacturers Confident in Economy for 2015
The results of the seventh edition of Prime Advantage's Group CFO Survey of mid-sized manufacturers show continued optimism in the economy and positive growth expectations in several industries.
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