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The Rise of the Agile, Networked Platform

Don't get left behind by more companies with more innovative and agile supply chains. Supply chain digitization is happening now. New networked technology platforms are co-evolving with new networked business models, together enabling companies to rapidly find, assess and integrate with trading partners in order to swiftly create and deliver unique and valuable products and services.

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U.S. Ban on Trans Fat to Bring Big Shift in Supply to Food Industry

Artificial trans fat will be banned from the U.S. food supply over the next three years under a ruling by regulators that the products pose health risks that contribute to heart disease, the leading killer of Americans.

Pilot Enhances Services Offered to Retail Industry

Pilot Freight Services has added Retail Services to its repertoire of transportation and logistics solutions. These services involve managing and coordinating the logistics requirements associated with store planning and design, as well as visual merchandising. Under its Retail Services offering, Pilot will expand its work with brick-and-mortar retailers on projects, including opening new stores, rolling out new seasonal displays, and remodeling stores.

Chemical Industry Urged to Pump More into Export Logistics

The boom in natural gas production in the U.S. is "rippling downstream" to the plastics industry, and chemical companies will need to invest more in export logistics facilities as they ramp up U.S. plastics production, says Owen Kean, senior director of the American Chemistry Council. "For the most part, what's happening in the chemical industry is largely an export story."

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Changing the Flu Vaccine Delivery Model By 600%

Challenge: DMLogic was challenged by a major pharmaceutical manufacturer to help change the delivery model of their seasonal flu vaccine from wholesale's distribution to direct shipments to physicians' offices and retail outlets. The impact was to radically change their shipping operations from 500 cases to 30,000 individual doses per week.

Shift Freight Adds Service Points in Michigan and Ohio

Shift Freight, a less-than-truckload (LTL) carrier, is adding 1,400 direct service points in Michigan and Ohio.

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How RFID Can Ensure Product Quality and Reduce Recalls

You can't tackle the problem of product recalls without data.

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Effects of the Latest 'Perfect Storm' on Logistics & Manufacturing

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Banner Health: Balancing Supply-Chain Cost and Quality

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Is Your Order Fulfillment Cycle Fast Enough?

A conversation with Andrew J. Breckenridge, executive vice president of Fortna.

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How Retailers Can Ensure Their Supply Chains Deliver on Consumers' Expectations

Retailers and their suppliers are under more pressure than ever before to deliver more goods to more destinations faster. To stay competitive, "retailers need to know where things are at all times so they can redirect shipments, rebalance inventories and respond to new demands on the fly," says Rich Becks, general manager, Industry Value Chains, E2open, which delivers cloud-based supply chain collaboration solutions.

Subaru Is Incredibly Successful. Would Expansion Change That?

Since 2011, Subaru's global sales have surged 45 percent to 913,100 vehicles, a pace bested only by a few burgeoning Chinese brands and Fiat Chrysler, which has been intent on making Jeep a popular choice in Europe and Asia. In the U.S., Tesla is the only car company that has increased sales as quickly in that period. And Subaru has done all this while cranking out the best profit margin in the industry.

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How a Leading U.S. Floral Distribution Company Reduced Warehouse Labor Costs by 45% with RFID

Recycled Tagging Fasteners: Small Changes Make a Big Impact

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Enhancing High-Value Electronics Shipment Security with Tive's Real-Time Tracking

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