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Strong manufacturing sector worldwide permitting many companies to increase budgets for maintenance and capital expenditures; Latin America, Asia-Pacific, E. Europe look good

Domestic and international airfares reached record levels in Q2 2008 as capacity restrictions, fuel costs take toll, American Express reports; best practices key to holding line on costs

Executives looking to link enterprise strategy to supply chain execution first need to understand the cause and effect of daily operational actions in the context of meeting corporate objectives

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Demand Management Trends

Executives looking to link enterprise strategy to supply chain execution first need to understand the cause and effect of daily operational actions in the context of meeting corporate objectives
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Sourcing/Procurement Trends

Domestic and international airfares reached record levels in Q2 2008 as capacity restrictions, fuel costs take toll, American Express reports; best practices key to holding line on costs
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Fulfillment/Logistics Trends

Your business may be sitting on an important tax deduction and you probably don't even realize it
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Integration/ERP Trends

Strong manufacturing sector worldwide permitting many companies to increase budgets for maintenance and capital expenditures; Latin America, Asia-Pacific, E. Europe look good
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Payment Trends

Organizations leveraging both financial and supply chain strategies to aid WCO initiatives, Aberdeen finds; best-in-class companies gain four day advantage in days payable outstanding
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Customer Relationship Management Trends

Mobile productivity software company uses BigMachines with salesforce.com to improve quoting and proposal generation
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Decision Support Trends

Executives looking to link enterprise strategy to supply chain execution first need to understand the cause and effect of daily operational actions in the context of meeting corporate objectives
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Product Lifecycle Management Trends

Uncovering the dangers buried in the IT systems that run your supply chain.
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Industry Trends

Auto/Aerospace Trends

Making the case for leveraging Web-based technologies to increase collaboration — and competitiveness — in Detroit and beyond

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Consumer Trends

Managing a successful global supply chain can deliver unprecedented results and propel companies to become industry leaders

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Other Discrete Manufacturing Trends

For medical products company J.T. Posey, building a manufacturing base in China began by leveraging a "factory within a factory"

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Process Manufacturing Trends

Exactech increases productivity, reduces energy costs and improves the work environment at distribution center

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Non-Manufacturing Trends

Dollar decline, U.S. export growth seen continuing; China, India and Mexico likely to see slowdowns, Manufacturers Alliance/MAPI projects

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Transportation/Logistics Trends

Most companies seeking to make their logistics operations more environmentally friendly want someone else to cover the costs, Transport Intelligence/Kewill survey finds

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Distribution/Wholesale Trends

Exactech increases productivity, reduces energy costs and improves the work environment at distribution center

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Retail Trends

Best-in-class performers achieve top-line revenue growth and bottom-line cost savings while boosting customer loyalty, Aberdeen reports

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