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How Digital-First Retailers Will Succeed This Holiday Season

How can retailers foresee what the must-have holiday gifts will be — and, most importantly, manage increased activity accordingly?

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CEOs Publicly Reject ‘Shareholder Primacy.’ Do They Really Mean It?

For more than 20 years, the Business Roundtable, a lobbying group consisting entirely of chief executive officers, has maintained that the primary mission of corporations is to serve the interests of their shareholders. Now the group wants the world to believe that it values other fundamentals as well.

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Building Resilient Supply Chains Across a Volatile Business Landscape

Bad weather isn’t the only event that threatens the efficient operation of global supply chains.

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Future Jobs Are In Logistics, Not Red Tape and Brown Steel

While watching the latest Democratic presidential debate, it occurred to me that both political parties are missing a critical issue when it comes to job creation.

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For Supply Chains, Customer Experience Is the New Differentiator

Customer experience is disrupting and changing the supply-chain world from the inside out.

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The Environmental Impact of Cross-Border E-Commerce

Retailers need to take the lead in educating consumers about the environmental impact of last-mile delivery options.

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A University Lawsuit Highlights the Interdependence of Global Supply Chains

When it comes to products that infringe on patents, retailers that sell them are just as vulnerable to legal action as the manufacturers that make them.

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Intelligent Automation Helps Manufacturers Work Like Tomorrow, Today

“Intelligent automation” is the key to a futuristic manufacturing environment.

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Four Reasons Why Supply-Chain Managers Need Location Technology

Detailed location technology can have a significant impact on the efficiency and effectiveness of supply chains. Here are four ways in which the technology can prove critical to business operations.

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How a New Lease-Accounting Standard Will Impact Transportation and Logistics

Transportation and logistics companies need to pay close attention to a new standard for lease accounting, issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board.

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Slow-Paying Businesses Are Playing a Dangerous Game With Suppliers

Manufacturers, retailers and distributors looking to make better use of working capital have a number of creative options at their disposal. But many prefer simply to slow-pay their suppliers.

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Responding to Trade War Worries: A Six Sigma Strategy

The hidden risk of a protracted trade war goes beyond the most obvious downside of losing valued trading partners, disrupting the supply chain and increasing costs.

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