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Cutting Out the Middleman: Suppliers Adopt Direct-to-Consumer
Here are three ways to strategically grow wholesale distribution.
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COVID-19 and the End of the Annual Shipper RFP
What do this year's disruptions mean for shipping procurement strategies moving forward?
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Eight Reasons Service Technicians Slip Up — and How to Help Prevent It
About 25% of service calls require at least one additional visit.
Who Should Own Inventory Risk?
It's time to fundamentally change the way we think of inventory — and the tools we use for managing it.
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How Customer-Centric Supply Chains Can Fuel Growth
Just 10% of companies are investing in their supply chains to meet evolving customer experience demands, according to a recent survey.
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Four Approaches to Manufacturing Spurred by COVID-19
As the COVID-19 pandemic took hold around the world, it delivered a shock to the system that tested manufacturers’ ability to adapt to change.
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To Reduce Risk, Consider the Employee Background Re-Check
More than 50% of companies are considering or planning to re-screen employees who have been furloughed during the coronavirus pandemic, according to a recent poll.
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Combatting the Complexity of E-Commerce Fulfillment
Supply chains are transforming into “supply networks,” and omnichannel fulfillment is increasing the complexity.
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How to Choose Eco-Conscious Suppliers
Many companies today are guilty of “greenwashing” or “green sheen” — marketing themselves as green while merely going through the motions.
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A Transport Tech Company Brings Manufacturing Back to the U.S.
In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic and rising overseas production costs, many American companies are thinking about returning at least some manufacturing to the United States. But XStream Trucking Inc. has wasted no time in doing just that.
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Pandemic Reshoring: Five Things to Consider Before Making a Move
An appetite for reshoring and onshoring may be growing due to the coronavirus pandemic, with more than two-thirds of North American manufacturers looking to bring production back home.
A U.S. flag is displayed on a factory floor in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Photo: Bloomberg.
Why the U.S. Can’t Break China’s Monopoly on Rare Earth Metals — Part 3
These are the necessary steps toward developing a research-and-development partnership among the private sector, government and academia to wrest control of the REE supply chain from China.
Lithium ore falls from a chute onto a stockpile at Bald Hill Lithium and Tantalum Mine outside of Widgiemooltha, Australia. Photo: Bloomberg.
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