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Flat growth over first two months of 2010 suggests a strong March needed to sustain GDP growth, Ceridian-UCLA reports

Strong start to year seen as flat capacity translates into better yields and stronger revenues, but International Air Transport Association head Bisignani warns on oil price, overcapacity

Retail container traffic to be up 13 percent in March as retailers continue to anticipate improving economy, NRF and Hackett Associates report in latest Global Port Tracker

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Demand Management Trends

Industry association sees semi supply chain poised for growth in 2010 as moderate growth in demand fuels recovery
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Sourcing/Procurement Trends

Searching for sustainability value drivers along the Green Procurement Excellence Evolution Curve with BrainNet
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Fulfillment/Logistics Trends

Flat growth over first two months of 2010 suggests a strong March needed to sustain GDP growth, Ceridian-UCLA reports
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Integration/ERP Trends

Government IT spending driven by desires to modernize technology, reduce costs and enhance productivity, CompTIA study finds; SaaS, cloud-based solutions gaining interest
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Payment Trends

New technology options can help LSPs streamline overall operations and optimize financial risk, says CargoWise edi's Simon Clark
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Customer Relationship Management Trends

Expanded portfolio of software-as-a-service (SaaS) pricing solutions aims to help customers realize rapid time to value with minimal IT investment, says price management specialist
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Decision Support Trends

Companies continue to fight effects of financial crisis, yet refuse to put social and environmental responsibilities on the back burner, Consumer Goods Forum Top of Mind Survey reveals
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Product Lifecycle Management Trends

Why agriculture technology advances depend more than ever on relationships to protect and advance our healthy, abundant and economical food supply.
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Industry Trends

Auto/Aerospace Trends

As auto sector looks to new technologies to fuel future growth, the 'Periodic Table on Wheels' poses particular challenges for traditional purchasing strategies, BrainNet argues

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Consumer Trends

Companies continue to fight effects of financial crisis, yet refuse to put social and environmental responsibilities on the back burner, Consumer Goods Forum Top of Mind Survey reveals

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Other Discrete Manufacturing Trends

Manufacturer uses Latitude warehouse management solution from PathGuide to drive dramatic improvement in customer satisfaction

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Process Manufacturing Trends

Organizations are taking control of own futures, looking for new markets, new channels to drive growth in unsteady market, ThomasNet Industry Market Barometer finds

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Non-Manufacturing Trends

As manufacturers tighten their belts, GPOs could represent an untapped opportunity to increase revenues; the case for tapping into a group purchase organization

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Transportation/Logistics Trends

Flat growth over first two months of 2010 suggests a strong March needed to sustain GDP growth, Ceridian-UCLA reports

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Distribution/Wholesale Trends

SBC Fulfillment turns to enterprise resource planning solution from Compiere to integrate operations, improve productivity and meet growth objectives

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Retail Trends

With fierce price competition, majority of suppliers maintaining or decreasing prices, focusing on improving operating efficiency to reduce costs, according to China Sourcing Report

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