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AirBridgeCargo Airlines Adds L.A., Vietnam to Freighter Network

April 9, 2015

AirBridgeCargo Airlines has added points to its freighter network. It is now offering twice-weekly flights to Los Angeles as part of its North America freighter service, linking the U.S. West Coast with its global network.

Daikin Reefer Launches Controlled-Atmosphere Device

April 9, 2015

Daikin Reefer

Daikin Reefer, a global supplier of container-refrigeration machinery, has launched its new Active CA device, a unit that creates a controlled atmosphere inside refrigerated containers transporting perishable goods.

Hilton Plans to Ban Cages, Crates in Its Food Supply Chain

April 9, 2015

Hilton Worldwide

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.

How Would You Like to Have 120 Days to Pay Your Creditors?

April 9, 2015

New York Times

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.

Your Next Perfect Employee or Job Is Waiting

April 8, 2015

SupplyChainBrain

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China's Ascent to Become World's Largest Manufacturer Achieved Quickly, But in Making for Decades

April 8, 2015

MAPI

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).

Closure of Amazon's Webstore Would Affect Many Small, Mid-Sized Businesses and Manufacturers

April 7, 2015

MultiChannel Merchant

Several reports have confirmed that Amazon will shutter its Webstore service by July 2016. Amazon has notified its online retailers that are using the ecommerce platform on their own sites of the shutdown, according to SmartBusinessTrends.com.

A Small Business Copes With Supply Chain Growth

April 2, 2015

SupplyChainBrain

Maverik is a chain of convenience stores that is currently in an aggressive growth mode. Procurement manager Bart Ward tells how the company is handling the transition, and adjusting its supply chain accordingly.

Rates on Major East-West Ocean Cargo Lanes on Rise for First Time in Years

April 2, 2015

Drewry

Ocean freight rates for cargoes moving under contracts on major East-West routes have increased for the first time in years, according to Drewry's Benchmarking Club, a closed user group of multinational retailers and manufacturers seeking to more closely monitor their international freight costs.

Best Buy Canada Launches In-store, Online Strategy as It Rebrands Future Shop Stores Under Best Buy Name

April 1, 2015

Best Buy Canada

Best Buy Canada, a subsidiary of Best Buy Co., announced it is consolidating the Future Shop and Best Buy stores and websites under the Best Buy brand and unveiled a plan to build a leading multichannel customer experience.