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Canada's auto sector a "loser" in European trade deal: report
Canada's free trade deal with Europe will almost certainly be a winner for some sectors, but Ontario's automakers can expect the mostly one-way traffic in trade to worsen once the pact is implemented, according to a new study on the issue. Learn more.

New spam law a deal breaker
Come this July, your ability to use email as a marketing or fundraising tool will be significantly restricted. Canada's Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL) comes into effect July 1, 2014, and with it some of the world's strictest anti-spam rules. Learn more.

Corporate Canada under fire amid labour controversies
In recent weeks, Canadian businesses — sitting on historically massive cash reserves — have been under fire for using temporary foreign workers or unpaid interns, and chided by political leaders for failing to raise wages or invest in employee training. Learn more.

Deal to save the Heinz Leamington plant is complete
Food giant Heinz says a deal to prevent closing a food processing plant in Leamington, Ont., is now complete, saving at least 250 jobs. Learn more.

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Managing Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity and Ambiguity With ERP

VUCA, or volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity, is an acronym coined by the US military that is also used in the business world. In recent years we have seen hurricanes, tsunamis accompanied by nuclear meltdowns, economic meltdowns and now a re-freezing of cold war borders threatening supply chains and showing how important it is for manufacturers to manage VUCA.
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Auto factory uses wireless radios to help eliminate assembly line crashes
We've all seen car crashes. Most of us have had one or two in our lifetime. But imagine a car crash where neither car has a steering wheel, or wheels of any sort. Hard to picture? Not if you are watching an assembly line in an automobile manufacturing plant. Needless to say, having cars crash before they have been completely assembled is not good for the bottom line. That was the problem Automoviles del Ecuador S.A. was experiencing in its Hyundai truck manufacturing plant in Ecuador. Learn how they solved the problem.

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