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Following the links of the total cost of life for chain

Process and Control Today 15 Jun 2018

Plant engineers and machine designers are advised to look at the ‘total cost of ownership’ rather than the purchase price when buying components such as transmission chain. Derek Mack, Sales Director at chain maker Tsubakimoto UK, says a few minutes lost production due to unexpected machine stoppage is often far more expensive than the extra cost of quality parts ... better off thanks to upgrades in chain quality....

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Akron area attorney Thomas G. Knoll named 2018 recipient of Polsky award

Akron Beacon Journal 15 Jun 2018

Knoll will be the 51st recipient of the award, named for the founder of the former Polsky department store chain and a founding trustee of the Akron Community Foundation ... He and his wife, Ginny, have also served as co-chairs of several charity campaigns, including the 2018 Summa Health Sapphire Ball and Habitat for Humanity’s ......

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Ruff Chain COO Zhou Yan Delievers a Speech on How Blockchain Helps SMEs Build Credit Mechanisms at the Global Blockchain Leadership Summit

Market Watch 15 Jun 2018

During the summit, Ruff Chain COO Zhou Yan delivered a speech titled "Supply Chain Finance in the Blockchain Era" that looked at how small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) build credit mechanisms using blockchain technology.The following is the essence of his speech.. The essence of supply chain finance is that core enterprises increase credit for upstream and downstream enterprises ... SOURCE Ruff Chain....

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Iceland profits pegged back by investment and supply chain problems

Irish Independent 15 Jun 2018

Profits at supermarket Iceland dipped last year after the firm invested in price cuts and was hit by supply chain issues over the critical Christmas trading period ... Iceland said that price cuts, extra marketing investment and supply chain problems were contributory factors ... Like-for-like sales were up 2.3% over the year and Iceland expanded its Food Warehouse chain to 59 stores through 23 new openings....

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American Manganese Joins the Responsible Cobalt Initiative

Stockhouse 15 Jun 2018

(“American Manganese” or “AMY” or the “Company”), (TSX.V.  AMY OTC.US. AMYZF FSE. 2AM), is pleased to announce that the Company has been accepted as the 33rd full-time member of the Responsible Cobalt Initiative (“RCI”), an industry group set up to tackle risks in the cobalt supply chain ... win-win solution in the cobalt supply chain....

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Global SaaS-based SCM Market 2018-2022 - Market to Grow at a CAGR of 20.52% - ResearchAndMarkets.com

Odessa American 15 Jun 2018

Software-as-a-service (SaaS)-based supply chain management (SCM) is a software application and tool installed on-premise and in the cloud. It facilitates the completion of activities of the entire supply chain by providing accurate information and an end-to-end view of each element across the supply chain process ... Supply chain visibility and event management (SCVEM) is a software that improves logistics and SCM performance....

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Q&A; With Nate Zou, Co-Founder of ALZA

NewsBTC 15 Jun 2018

ALZA is an off-chain technology designed to make micropayments involving cryptocurrencies better, and that’s their official line ... We use off-chain technology that allows transactions between nodes to be processed within our payment field (which is off-chain) and handle money settlement in batches. In this case, we bring the cost down by splitting one on-chain transaction fee into multiple off-chain transactions....

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Local fish isn't always local

Rocky Mount Telegram 15 Jun 2018

— Caterers in Washington tweeted a photo of maroon sashimi appetizers served to 700 guests attending the governor’s inaugural ball last year ... An Associated Press investigation traced the supply chain of national distributor Sea To Table to other parts of the world, where fishermen described working under slave-like conditions with little regard for marine life ... For caterers serving at the ball for Washington Gov....

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Local fish isn’t always local, investigation finds

Akron Beacon Journal 15 Jun 2018

Caterers in Washington tweeted a photo of maroon sashimi appetizers served to 700 guests attending the governor’s inaugural ball last year ... An Associated Press investigation traced the supply chain of national distributor Sea To Table to other parts of the world, where fishermen described working under slave-like conditions with little regard for marine life....

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We visited the regional chain that beat Trader Joe's for the title of best grocery store in America. Here's what it's like to shop there.

Business Insider 15 Jun 2018

The best grocery chain in the United States is one that most Americans have likely never visited ... 1 spot on Market Force Information's annual survey of Americans' favorite grocery store chains....

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Iceland profits begged back by investment and supply chain problems

Irish Independent 15 Jun 2018

Profits at supermarket Iceland dipped last year after the firm invested in price cuts and was hit by supply chain issues over the critical Christmas trading period ... Iceland said that price cuts, extra marketing investment and supply chain problems were contributory factors ... Like-for-like sales were up 2.3pc over the year and Iceland expanded its Food Warehouse chain to 59 stores through 23 new openings....

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In the Loop: ‘You’re just like your dad’

The Sentinel Echo 15 Jun 2018

For a boy that grew up in Arjay, Kentucky, without running water in the house until he was 16, my dad had every excuse to not break through the chains of poverty ... Yet during every T-ball game, softball game or soccer game, he was there with a cup full of my lucky purple gum balls and giving me the calming advice I needed ... hitting and fielding balls....

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New Blockchain-Based Supply Chain System Is Presented by Microsoft and Ardents

The Bitcoin News 15 Jun 2018

The system offers end-to-end traceability and visibility from the point of origin along the whole supply chain, allowing users to trace single product items within a case ... Our deep roots and successes in serialization and traceability, enhanced by Microsoft Azure Cloud technology, will provide our clients total transparency all along their supply chains and secure product authenticity for end users.”....

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