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C.H. Robinson Unveils New Global Technology Platform

November 28, 2012

C.H. Robinson Worldwide Inc.

C.H. Robinson Worldwide Inc. has developed a new version of its global technology platform.

U.S. Celebrates Re-shoring, But Mexico Crashes the Party

November 26, 2012

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

On its way back to the U.S. from China, might manufacturing take a detour into Mexico? Does our neighbor south of the border stand ready to quash the Great American Industrial Revival?

Is This the Unlikeliest Place to Put a Manufacturing Plant?

November 19, 2012

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

What does it take to convince a manufacturer to locate a plant in the U.S.? How about in California, one of the most highly regulated and difficult states in which to operate? (It ranked 40th in CNBC's latest survey "America's Top States for Business." What about the San Francisco Bay Area, with its prohibitive cost of living, high population density and even more onerous regulatory environment?

Trace One Enhances PLM Suite for Private-Label Products

November 15, 2012

Trace One

Trace One has enhanced PL PLM, its product lifecycle-management application for private labels.

LLamasoft Launches Transportation Guru for Network Design, Analysis

November 15, 2012

LLamasoft Inc.

LLamasoft Inc., a vendor of applications for supply-chain network design, has launched Transportation Guru.

Sageworks Releases Business Credit Report to Track Partner Stability

November 14, 2012

Sageworks Inc.

Sageworks Inc. has released a Business Credit Report, to help companies assess the likelihood that a business partner will default on its financial obligations.

Synchronet Intermodal Debuts Door-to-Door Service for Ocean Containers

November 13, 2012

Synchronet Intermodal Services, Inc.

Synchronet Intermodal Services Inc. has launched a new door-to-door service for ocean containers.

Vendormate Creates Medzo Service to Link Healthcare Buyers, Suppliers

November 9, 2012

Vendormate

Vendormate, creator of a vendor-information network that brings together healthcare providers and suppliers, has developed a new online resource called Medzo.

Can Logistics Industry Breach Great Wall of China?

November 6, 2012

Jones Lang LaSalle

China is evolving from an export-driven manufacturing economy to a more balanced consumer-driven developed economy, and its logistics landscape is under pressure to adapt, according to new research by Jones Lang LaSalle. China's evolution has driven three key trends: the rise of the domestic middle class, rising wages and diminished cost advantages in manufacturing, as well as the rapid development of domestic infrastructure. And these trends are creating long-term opportunities for U.S. companies.