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Study: How SCM software helps businesses improve operation

Software Advice analyzed 200 of these interactions to help other buyers understand what those trends are, and how they can improve their business’s operations with a new software solution.
February 16, 2017
Software Advice, Austin, Texas, surveyed hundreds of supply chain professionals from a variety of industries seeking to implement new software for their business to gain insight into the broader trends in supply chain management (SCM).
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Survey: Focus on sustainable procurement intensifies across the globe

In 2017, the two largest obstacles for sustainable procurement programs were a lack of internal resources and difficulty tracking supplier sustainability performance.
February 14, 2017
Sustainable procurement programs are more integral and widespread than ever before, but face a critical juncture as they scale to reach the next level of maturity.
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Technavio reveals cost-saving opportunities for 3PL providers

The adoption of cost optimization levers can help buyers of 3PL services realize cost savings and achieve category management and value benefits.
February 14, 2017
The global 3PL services market is expected to grow at a CAGR of more than 5% over the next five years due to the difficulties in handling the vast geographic presence of supply chain operations driven by globalization, according to a procurement intelligence report from Technavio, London.
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New developments position Port of Savannah as U.S. gateway port

The new development is less than five miles from the Garden City Container Terminal and can accommodate up to 5 million square feet of logistics space.
February 7, 2017
The Georgia Ports Authority (GPA), Garden City, Ga., announced the sale of 500 acres of property for commercial development to accommodate growing customer demand for warehousing, distribution and transload facilities near the Port of Savannah.
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Report addresses supply chain efficiency, port congestion

The study outlines that investment in workforce development is needed to equip workers to adjust to changing vessel sizes, cargo flow demands and technologies.
February 6, 2017
The U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC), Washington, D.C., unveiled a report aimed at enhancing U.S supply chain efficiency and competitiveness and reducing port congestion.
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Supply chain managers offer Top 7 manufacturing technology predictions

In a new white paper from IHS Markit, manufacturing technology analysts were asked to provide their informed predictions for the global manufacturing technology market in 2017.
February 3, 2017
After a disappointing 2016 in automation sales, declining revenues for many equipment suppliers and investment uncertainties in numerous end markets, vendors in industrial automation are hoping for a brighter 2017.
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Study: IoT spending led by manufacturing, transportation, utilities investments

The industries forecast to make the largest IoT investments in 2016 are manufacturing ($178 billion), transportation ($78 billion) and utilities ($69 billion).
February 3, 2017
Worldwide spending on the Internet of Things (IoT) is forecast to reach $737 billion in 2016, as organizations invest in the hardware, software, services and connectivity that enable the Internet of Things.
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