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Legitimate concern: Electronic registration stops fraudulent returns without compromising consumer privacy

Data out of New York-based Accenture says the electronics industry alone experiences product returns—legitimate and otherwise—of approximately $14 billion a year. New technology offered by Siras prevents fraudulent and unwarranted returns, simplifies returns reconciliation, prevents cross-retailer returns, avoids free trade-ups to newer technology, and validates warranty entitlement with full anonymity to customers.
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Manual mix: Consumer goods companies fail to address, automate global supply chain risk

Supply chain collaboration platform specialist TradeCard has the numbers to confirm that 66 percent of companies surveyed use actual factory visits to manage risk, with many still relying on fax, email, and the phone to complete supplier transactions.
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Planning perk: Adexa delivers Safe Harbor program to i2 customers

Adexa's Safe Harbor Program gives i2 Technologies supply chain planning customers a one-to-one exchange of Adexa's next-generation supply chain planning applications that are equivalent to previously owned i2 products, at no cost. The initiative provides a committed solution road map to reduce uncertainties and disruptions related to the acquisition of i2 and its future technology direction.
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White paper: Conduct business without borders

Grupo Tress International, a global human resources consulting & services firm based in Tijuana, Mexico, has given a number of well-known manufacturers a glimpse of a world without borders, thanks to use of technology from LINX Data Terminals. Learn more now about LINX Data solutions for global business development.
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