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The Defense Department, an institution that once issued an eight-page specification for doughnuts, is now buying the technology for its advanced cargo tracking system off the shelf. It's even offering to share what it learns with the rest of the logistics world.
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Technology that keeps the lines of communication open is helping consumer goods companies satisfy even their fussiest customers: the big box retailers.
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