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How Business Can Tackle Deforestation – Collaborate Effectively With NGOs, Understand Policy and Enforcement Trends

Shale Gas Boom in U.S. Has European Chemical Companies Concerned About Their Costly Processes

The U.S. petrochemical resurgence is being closely watched in Europe where companies are wondering whether the deluge of North American shale gas will sap away their competitive advantage.

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Bayer Commits to Sustainable Supply Chain Worldwide

Bayer MaterialScience and bluesign technologies have joined forces to advance a sustainable textile industry supply chain globally.

High Risk, High Reward: Develop World Class Compliance for Competitive Advantage

Quality Carriers Expands Into Charleston Market

Quality Carriers Inc., a North American-based bulk chemical carrier, has expanded into the Charleston, S.C. market through a partnership with sister company Boasso America Corp.

Should Even Nuclear Command and Control Go Into the Cloud, Defense CIO Asks

For all the enthusiasm surrounding the government's move to the cloud - and there's no shortage - one prominent federal CIO is emphatic that cloud computing, for all its virtues, is no panacea for the government's technology challenges.

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Farmers and Their Crops Wait for Transport as Crude Oil Monopolizes N.D. Rail

The furious pace of energy exploration in North Dakota is creating a crisis for farmers whose grain shipments have been held up by a vast new movement of oil by rail, leading to millions of dollars in agricultural losses and slower production for breakfast cereal giants like General Mills.

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Automating Upstream Supply Chain Leads to Efficiencies, Cost Savings in Oil & Gas Industry

The rapid progress of technology, such as big data and analytics, sensors, and control systems, offers oil and gas companies the chance to automate high-cost, dangerous or error-prone tasks. Most oil and gas operators are starting to capture these opportunities and would do well to accelerate their efforts. Companies that successfully employ automation can significantly improve their bottom line.

Global TMS Delivers Savings through Harmonization of Systems and Practices

Challenge: Our client was looking for a single, centralized solution to harmonize their transportation planning and execution processes. With business operating units in US, Europe, China and Brazil, they had been using different, customized software solutions to manage fragmented transportation practices at each and realized they were hemorrhaging costs on transportation spend, freight bill settlement, operational overhead, and IT support.

U.S. Seeks to Redefine 'Reverse Logistics' of Hazardous Materials

The U.S. Transportation Department’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration has proposed revising hazardous materials regulations when it comes to return shipments of certain hazardous materials by motor vehicle.

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Chemical Manufacturer Gains Visibility with Acsis Serialization and Partner Management

Challenge: A major chemical manufacturer was rolling out a new product across multiple geographies. This product was highly susceptible to both counterfeiting and diversion, and if used incorrectly could cause harm to the user as well as pose an environmental safety hazard.

Supertanker - Super Savings: Running a Tight Ship with Automated Dock Scheduling

Liquid bulk shipping requires complex planning and scheduling. For many oil, gas and chemical companies, getting the business in shape to manage incoming and outgoing shipments drives competitive edge. As prices fluctuate on a daily basis, understanding the options on large crude oil vessels and having up-to-date market information is vital when bidding on spot cargo to accurately schedule your fleet. Being able to take all unassigned ships to a legal berth, with all constraints considered, is a logistic and economic challenge. So, how can companies maximize profitability and avoid unnecessary demurrage costs?

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