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Private Company CEOs Less Optimistic as Regulatory, Political and Economic Uncertainty Weigh

Chief execs look to take advantage of growth opportunities while carefully managing against risks in the marketplace, PricewaterhouseCoopers reports; most hiring in smaller companies

Europe Sees Growth in Production, but Pace of Expansion to Slow in 2011

Manufacturers Alliance/MAPI European Industrial Outlook projects gradual recovery to take longer than expected, but no double-dip seen

Market for Higher Frequency RFID, RTLS-enabled Asset Management Systems Set to Explode

Revenues forecast to reach $845 million in 2014 as annual shipments of tags quadruple over next four years, predicts ABI Research

Friday Business Feature: Corporate Budgeting Should Be a Tool for Strategic Focus

Worldwide Enterprise IT Spending on Pace to Grow 2.9 Percent in 2010 - Gartner

Functions

Demand Management Trends

Unite and Conquer the Demand Plan

DRP is alive and well, but it is only as good as the collaboration that goes into it

Sourcing/Procurement Trends

Five Rules for Short-listing Supplier Performance Management Solutions

How to pick the best solution to enable world-class supplier management

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Fulfillment/Logistics Trends

Global Transportation and Logistics Sector M&A Deal Activity Continues Upward Momentum

Strong showing for Q2 mergers and acquisitions suggest industry is in recovery following bleak 2009, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers report; Asia and Oceania most active regions

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Integration/ERP Trends

Investment in Open Source Software Set to Rise

Quality overtakes cost as primary adoption driver, Accenture survey finds

Payment Trends

Economy Up or Down � 'Cash is always King'

Supply chain managers today need to be asking how they can improve their company's financial health by squeezing more cash out of their supply chains

Customer Relationship Management Trends

CA Technologies Builds 'Frictionless' B2B E-commerce Portal

RMDM unit of IT management software company using NetSuite OneWorld solution to enable partner-friendly sales and renewal platform, strengthening company's reseller ecosystem

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Decision Support Trends

Private Company CEOs Less Optimistic as Regulatory, Political and Economic Uncertainty Weigh

Chief execs look to take advantage of growth opportunities while carefully managing against risks in the marketplace, PricewaterhouseCoopers reports; most hiring in smaller companies

Product Lifecycle Management Trends

India Poised to Be Dominant Player as Global Engineering R&D Market Seen Hitting $1.4 Trillion by 2020

Global spending is driven by a heightened focus on innovation and an increased emphasis on emerging markets, study finds

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Industry Trends

Auto/Aerospace Trends

India Poised to Be Dominant Player as Global Engineering R&D Market Seen Hitting $1.4 Trillion by 2020

Global spending is driven by a heightened focus on innovation and an increased emphasis on emerging markets, study finds

Consumer Trends

Traditional Peak Season for Retail Container Imports into US Market May Be 'Melting Away'

Retailers moving to restock shelves earlier, shipping capacity increasing, suggests NRF's latest Global Port Tracker report; 2010 retail container traffic projected to be up 15 percent

Other Discrete Manufacturing Trends

M&A Revving up for Automotive and Global Chemicals, Cool for Industrial and Global Metals

PricewaterhouseCoopers updates outlook for mergers and acquisitions, offers advice for M&A due diligence in the 'New Normal'

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Process Manufacturing Trends

M&A Revving up for Automotive and Global Chemicals, Cool for Industrial and Global Metals

PricewaterhouseCoopers updates outlook for mergers and acquisitions, offers advice for M&A due diligence in the 'New Normal'

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Non-Manufacturing Trends

Group Buys: Good for the Supplier and Good for the Buyer

As manufacturers tighten their belts, GPOs could represent an untapped opportunity to increase revenues; the case for tapping into a group purchase organization

Transportation/Logistics Trends