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Progress Reported in Making Bangladesh Apparel Factories Safer for Workers, NRF Says

September 11, 2015

National Retail Federation executives returning from a visit to Bangladesh said a report issued by the Alliance for Bangladesh Worker Safety reflects improvements in garment worker safety they saw during tours of factories and other facilities.

Screening Solution Expected to Reduce Risk Worldwide for Jacobs Douwe Egberts Coffee, Tea Business

September 11, 2015

Amber Road

Jacobs Douwe Egberts, in the process of developing a global corporate compliance strategy, has adopted the Amber Road trade management solution to enable restricted-party screening.

Are You Overlooking or Underestimating the Value of Chief Supply Chain Officer?

September 11, 2015

Forbes

The presence of a chief supply chain officer indicates a certain amount of intelligence around the boardroom.

Vessels in or Near Tianjin Explosions May Be Contaminated With Hazardous Chemicals, Maritime Administration Warns

September 11, 2015

Maritime Executive

The United States Maritime Administration has issued Advisory 2015-02 concerning possible contamination by hazardous materials caused by the explosions that occurred last month at the Port of Tianjin, in China.

Reshoring: Reality or Hype?

September 10, 2015

SupplyChainBrain

Are companies really shifting their manufacturing operations out of China and back to the West? The answer isn't a simple one, says Akhil Oltikar, vice president of supply chain solutions at Riverwood Solutions. He looks at the many issues that global manufacturers take into account when deciding where to site their operations.

Hospital Launches Project to Learn What Its Services Actually Cost to Perform

September 10, 2015

The New York Times

What do the goods and services provided by hospitals actually cost?

LED Lamp Market to Surpass $216Bn by 2024, Report Finds

September 10, 2015

Navigant Research

Global revenue from light-emitting diode (LED) lamps and modules is expected to total $216bn from 2015 to 2024, according to a report from Navigant Research.

Robots Can Be Scaled to Safely, Efficiently Work Alongside Humans

September 10, 2015

Industry Week

Robot installations are estimated to increase an average of 12 percent per year from 2015 to 2017, according to the International Federation of Robotics. Those IFR statistics note that "human-machine collaboration will open up new applications and attract new customers."

Every Employee, From Top to Bottom, Must Participate for 'Cyber-security Culture' to Work

September 9, 2015

CSO

Cyber-security involves many different technical and informational solutions that must be adopted and implemented to position an organization for the greatest chance of resiliency in a complex threat landscape.

Has the Barcode Seen Its Best Days?

September 9, 2015

FierceRetailIT

The tried and true barcode may be approaching its twilight. Because of the increasing demand for information about products, the 41-year-old technology is due for an evolutionary replacement.