11/11/2013

Value Chain vs. Supply Chain

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           The concept of the value chain was introduced by Michael Porter in his seminal text 'Competitive Strategy' (Porter, ...

Time Could Be 'Pot of Gold' That Big Data Brings

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Simplifying the decision-making process is a fundamental goal for CFOs, given the competitive necessities of agility and speed. Unfort...

Amazon's On-site Presence in Clients' Warehouses Reportedly Upsets Some Retailers

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E-tailing giant Amazon (Nasdaq: AMZN) always seems to find a way to do business more efficiently and at a cost below its competitors. Th...

GDP number not much to get excited about

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The United States Department of Commerce said this week that the advance estimate for third quarter GDP is 2.8 percent, up from 2.5 perc...

70 Percent of Companies Have Been Affected by Fraud in past year

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The number of companies falling victim to fraud has increased in the past year, according to the 2013 Kroll Global Fraud Report. Overall...

YRC Freight opens talks with Teamsters on more givebacks

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Financially struggling  YRC Worldwide Inc ., parent of the second-largest LTL carrier in the nation that has lost more than $2.6 billion ...

Surveyed SC Execs Reveal Plans to Expand DC Networks

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In a survey of supply chain executives across industries, Motorola Solutions found that more than a third are planning to either expand ...
11/09/2013

CMA CGM and SAP have entered into a strategic partnership

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This partnership aims to develop a unique Information System in the shipping industry. CMA CGM, a global leader in container shipping, ...

October Sees Freight Dip Along with the Economy

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October was a depressed month for freight and the economy in general. The number of shipments and freight expenditures both declined fro...

Karma Wi-Fi Provider Moving to Sprint's LTE Network

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IDG News Service (San Francisco Bureau) — Karma, the startup that offers pay-as-you-go mobile data through a portable Wi-Fi hotspot, wil...