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Global E-Commerce Great Opportunity for Logistics

E-commerce offers significant opportunities to the logistics industry, including ocean carriers, according to retailers.

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Three Technologies to Ease the Supply Chain Industry’s Call for Big Data

Data can be a supply chain organization’s biggest asset, but having the ability to properly manage and make sense of it is the difference between leverage and liability.

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Sears’ Supplier Relationships Fragile Amidst Financial Woes

While the end of Sears' Whirlpool relationship was reportedly unrelated to its precarious financial position, other suppliers have expressed concerns regarding the company's ability to stay in business.

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There Is No One Size Fits All Approach to Transportation

While choosing a provider that offers a custom business model for your transportation and logistics needs will benefit the company’s bottom line, not all providers are created equal.

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Consolidation in Manufacturing Leads to Opportunities in Service

Here are three ways manufacturers can adapt today to navigate this changing world quickly and successfully.

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High-tech Goodwill Warehouse Provides Workers with Crucial Skills

With a mission to hire and train people who face employment obstacles Goodwill is working to ensure that its clients learn the right skills to land jobs in the technology economy.

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Demand for Apple’s iPhone X Exceeds Supply as Expected

Within two hours of going on sale, buyers in the United States are now having to wait as long as five-to-six weeks for the high spec phone.

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Internet of Things in Retail Market to Surpass $30 Billion by 2024

Increasing adoption of IoT by retailers to enhance the customer experience, reduce costs and improve overall performance is expected to drive the IoT in retail market growth over the forecast timeline.

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Deep Learning Helps Manufacturers Expose Weak Links in Their Workforce

With so many moving parts to track, businesses like manufacturers can leverage automation and deep learning technology to maximize employee utilization.

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Amazon Launches Prime Service for the Workplace

The service looks to replicate in the workplace the quick delivery of online orders that made it a go-to shopping destination for households.

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LoadExpress Expands Freight Matching Platform, Providing Greater Capabilities for 3PLs and Brokers

3PLs, shippers and carriers can tender loads, accept bids and execute transportation in one integrated transportation execution platform.

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Developing a Successful Supply Chain Collaboration Program

Data reliability and cloud-based synchronization allows retailers, distributors and manufacturers to efficiently collaborate with a number of business partners.

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