The inaugural ExpoProducción — an annual trade show focused on serving the complete apparel, home textiles and technical textiles production supply chain in Mexico and Central America — was held Feb. 6-8, 2013, at the ...
Today's global value chains used by U.S. apparel companies offer job creation opportunities in the United States, according to Analyzing the Value Chain for Apparel Designed in the United States and Manufactured Overseas, a new report ...
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CargoGuard has selected Telenor Connexion as supplier for its end-to-end security solution for international supply chains. This enables CargoGuard to monitor, control and secure the complete logistics from the sender to the destination ...
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• Green Product1 sales increased to 45% of total sales (EUR 11.3 billion) in 2012 • Total investments in Green Innovation at EUR 569 million in 2012, mainly driven by investments in sustainable LED lighting • ...
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Automating Control Panel ManufacturingPatrick Boyer, Komax Corp.; Van Miller, Kiesling USA; and Christine Knapik, ePlan Software & Services Today the manufacturing of control panels is traditionally a labor-intensive process with few ...
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The product recall in mid-January when equine DNA was found in supermarket burgers has rapidly turned into an international scandal exposing complex cross-border supply chains. Seven top tips could help to take the drama out of your ...
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The Textile Recycling Association celebrated its 100th Anniversary by holding a Reception and its AGM at the Houses of Parliament in London. Hosted by Right Honourable Tracey Crouch MP, delegates heard the annual TRA President’s ...
Reusable plastic containers (RPC) provider in the US, IFCO Systems has joined The Sustainability Consortium (TSC) in the food, beverage and agriculture sector of the organization. IFCO Strategic Market Development director Hillary Femal ...
Supply Chain School, a division of the Logistics Bureau Group, kicks off on 12 and 13 March. The school, based in Parramatta, is now being offered to LAA members as part of the LAA ‘suite’ of training-related services. Group ...
Victoria’s $1.6 billion Port Capacity Project has been given the go-ahead following a decision by Planning Minister Matthew Guy to provide the planning approval for works to commence at Melbourne’s Webb Dock. The planning ...
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A timely switch back to plastic crates has helped Brisbane-based produce supplier Favco reduce spoilage in its shipments of citrus fruits after a brief flirtation with using cardboard boxes. Favco was established in July 1999 as a joint ...
Ericsson and SAP have signed an agreement to jointly market and sell cloud-based M2M solutions and services to enterprises via operators around the globe, Ericsson CEO Hans Vestberg announced at Mobile World Congress today. The solutions ...
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In 2012, Baosteel Co.,Ltd. taps potentials and furthers heavy plate manufacturing capability advancement work. The proportion of highly difficult varieties increase by 7.62% compared with same period last year. Highly difficult product ...
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"In a perfect world, all of us retailers that are utilizing iPads in the store would love to see each and every one of our manufacturers develop their own apps. Within these apps, we should be able to access the complete catalog as well as ...
Global consumer packaging company Rexam has announced plans to invest 115m over three years to build a new beverage can plant in Widnau, Switzerland, in a bid to meet growth in energy drinks globally. According to the company, the latest ...
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