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Improving Economy Hits Discount Stores in the Pocketbook
The most recent earnings for Dollar General and Dollar Tree were healthier than rival Family Dollar's, but each one missed Wall Street's estimates as the economy has begun to improve.
U.S. Sees Positive Growth in Freight Shipment in March
Shipment volume and total freight payments continued to climb in March, ending the first quarter of the year on a high note. Bad weather continued to plague many parts of the country, but transportation seemed to be less affected than in January and February.
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Being Proactive to Manage Supplier Non-Compliance
The rise of global sourcing as a means to minimize costs has had the unintended consequence of increasing risk. Dependence on an increasing number of suppliers makes it difficult to monitor their performance without automated metrics. According to a 2013 Supply Chain Resilience Survey, 75 percent of organizations experienced at least one supply chain disruption incident in the past year.
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Sanitary Food Transportation Act in Focus
The Food and Drug Administration has the responsibility for implementing FSMA and has issued seven proposed rules on each of the critical elements. These include Hazard Analysis and Preventive Controls for both human and animal food; Produce Safety; Intentional Adulteration; Foreign Supplier Verification Programs; Accreditation of Third-party Auditors; and finally the Sanitary Food Transportation Act (SFTA).
Strategic Sourcing, Done Right, Is Win for Everyone
Some authors have suggested that strategic sourcing is often done in a win-lose style, without true collaboration between buyer and seller. Nothing could be further from the truth, as a win-lose relationship is the antithesis to strategic sourcing done the right way. Strategic sourcing, done right, can become a real competitive advantage.
CPG Suppliers: Drowning in the Sea of Big Data
No doubt about it - consumer packaged goods companies are drowning in data today.
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Global Semiconductor Provider Streamlines Compliance and Logistics with Amber Road
Challenge: Our customer, a global provider of high performance power semiconductors used in electronic devices, had grown quickly with eleven acquisitions over seven years, and they needed an effective global trade strategy. The company needed to prioritize export compliance, simplify international trade, and standardize worldwide business processes across its offices in 17 countries.
CaroTrans Launches Direct Le Havre-Houston LCL Export Service
CaroTrans International, a non-vessel operating common carrier and ocean freight consolidator, has launched a weekly less-than-containerload export service from Le Havre, France to Houston.
Reshoring Is No Fad - It's Invigorating the U.S. Supply Chain Network
Many past decisions to offshore manufacturing were based on price alone. Today, manufacturers are looking at more than just price when considering sourcing decisions and production locations.
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Different Approaches to Analytics Can Transform Logistics
Three stages are commonly used to categorize an organization's maturity in their use of business intelligence and analytics technologies: Descriptive, or what happened in the past? Predictive, or what will (probably) happen in the future? Prescriptive, or what should we do to change the future?
Study Shows Top Strategic Priorities for Global Supply Chains
Supply chain executives want to invest in powerful new technologies and business innovations to improve their supply chains, but are hampered by a shortage of qualified talent and never-ending pressure to cut costs, according to a new study by MHI and Deloitte Consulting LLP titled "The 2014 MHI Annual Industry Report – Innovations That Drive Supply Chains."
The Hurricane Sandy Response: Lessons Learned
Born in the wake of one devastating hurricane, the American Logistics Aid Network found itself in the eye of another.
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