June, 2011

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Who said supply chains are boring?: By the Numbers: IBM's Supply.

Supply Chains Rock

'Who said supply chains are boring? Whenever I tell a friend, colleague or family member about my job as soon as the words "supply chain" are muttered I immediately see glassy eyes followed by a yawn or two. Little do they realize that every time they discard or recycle a carton of milk they are completing the end of the supply chain cycle. Without supply chains consumers would be stuck using products that they had to make or grow with their own two hands.

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Netsuite Expands Cloud-Based Inventory Management with New Demand Planning Capabilities

Supply Chain Network

'NetSuite Inc. (NYSE: N), the industry’s leading provider of cloud-based financials / ERP software suites, today (June 7th) announced that the company has extended its cloud -based business management suite with new demand planning features. Designed to enable wholesalers, manufacturers, retailers, and distributors to achieve best-in-class inventory management practices, NetSuite Demand Planning enables companies to forecast peaks and troughs in demand and minimize capital tied up in inven

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Top Five Benefits of Supply Chain Outsourcing - Value Unchained

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Production of Lead-Acid Batteries Indefinitely Suspended in China

EcoVadis

Recently, Chinese authorities launched a national wide campaign to fight against the lead pollution of the battery industry in China. From the statics of ILBF CHINA 2011 (8th International Lead Battery Fair), China’s annual output of lead-acid batteries in 2009 was about 120 million kVA, with a total sale of more than 100 billion yuan. Lead-acid batteries account for 30% of Chinese battery output and in the past five years, the Chinese exports of lead-acid batteries has had a growth rate o

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Scaling Logistics for Success: A White Claw Story

Speaker: Scott Campbell and Molly Feller

As the demand for your products skyrockets 🚀, you're likely experiencing logistical challenges that are preventing you from scaling your business. The sudden surge in demand can be exciting, but it can also put a strain on your supply chain and logistics operations. In this webinar, join Scott Campbell, Vice President, Logistics & Demand at Mark Anthony Services and Molly Feller, VP Logistics as a Service Operations at e2open, as they explore the challenges that arise when companies expe

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Cathay eyes 20% rise in MidEast passenger traffic.

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Collaboration: The New Battle Cry of Supply Chain

Supply Chain Network

'If the mantra of the real estate industry is “Location, Location, Location”, the new mantra of supply chain executives is fast becoming “Collaboration, Collaboration, Collaboration”. Why? If the events of the past few months have taught us anything, the ability to create and sustain collaborative processes with global supply chain partners is crucial to properly manage, and in some cases, capitalize on complexity.

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Checkpoint Launches First RFID-Based EAS Solution for Apparel Retailers

Supply Chain Network

'Checkpoint Systems, Inc. (NYSE:CKP), a leading global supplier of shrink management, merchandise visibility and apparel labeling solutions for the retail industry, today announced here at NRF Loss Prevention Conference & Expo its RFID Overhead EAS Solution, delivering benefits both for loss prevention and inventory visibility at the point-of-exit.

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Logistics Industry’s Slow Economic Comeback Continues in Spite of Challenges

Supply Chain Network

'The Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) released its 22nd “Annual State of Logistics Report®,” presented by Penske Logistics, today at a press conference at the National Press Club in Washington, DC. The report reveals that business logistics costs rose to 8.3 percent of U.S. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2010, as compared to 7.7 percent the previous year.

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What will it take for your company to establish a Sustainable Procurement Policy?

EcoVadis

Last week Greenpeace launched a global campaign against Mattel Inc. which effectively persuaded the largest toy company in the world to promise to establish a sustainable procurement policy. The campaign leveraged the face of Barbie, perhaps one of the most recognized dolls across the globe, to tell the story in 18 languages of how the Barbie packaging is sourced from suppliers which contribute to deforestation.

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2024 Annual T&L M&A Report

Tenney Group, an industry specialized M&A Advisory firm in the T&L space, produced the 2024 Annual M&A Report. The report contains an in depth overview of 2023 notable deals and the market, while also providing the outlook for 2024 M&A.

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Six Tips for Selecting the Right Supply Chain Outsourcing Partner

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Supply Chain Risks: How Well Do You Know Your Suppliers?

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Monetizing Access to Digital Content - Value Unchained - ModusLink

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Four Outsourcing Misconceptions Demystified - Value Unchained

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The Big Payoff of Application Analytics

Outdated or absent analytics won’t cut it in today’s data-driven applications – not for your end users, your development team, or your business. That’s what drove the five companies in this e-book to change their approach to analytics. Download this e-book to learn about the unique problems each company faced and how they achieved huge returns beyond expectation by embedding analytics into applications.

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Information Technology in the Value Chain - Value Unchained

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Wondering Why Your Company Does Not Appear in the Gartner.

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Webinar Alert: Monetizing Access to Digital Content

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