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Survey: Consumers Are Looking at Product Origins, Demanding More Transparency

Home goods and apparel manufacturers: Consumers are voicing their concerns. With a new president focused on protecting products born in the U.S., consumers may be looking more closely at product origins, and could demand more transparency, according to a survey conducted by Harris Poll.

Procurement Project for Standard Ambulance Uniform Will Save $4M

A procurement project to standardize the uniform for U.K. ambulance workers is set to deliver savings of £3.4m ($4.28m) for the National Health Service.

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How Can We Drive Organizational Change?

At some point, every organization must change in order to survive. How do we combat the natural human tendency to resist it?

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Report: Supply Chain Audits Work For Corporations, But Not Planet

A new report argues that supply chain audits are ineffective at improving compliance and act merely to embed an unhealthy status quo in multinational offshore sourcing.

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Agricultural Giant Takes On Supply Chain Deforestation

One of the world's largest privately-owned corporations has taken steps to tackle deforestation in its supply chains.

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Small Business Optimism Index Surges By Most Since 1980

Optimism among America's small businesses soared in December by the most since 1980 as expectations about the economy's prospects improved dramatically in the aftermath of the presidential election.

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Produce Industry Releases Plan For Ending Abusive Mexican Farm Labor Conditions

North America's largest produce industry groups have unveiled a plan aimed at ridding abusive labor conditions from supply chains, in a closely watched effort prompted by growing demand from consumers to know more about the food they eat.

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LGBT-Certified Suppliers Jump As Big Companies Seek New Sources

The number of businesses identifying themselves as "LGBT-certified" has tripled in the past five years as large companies, including Northrup Grumman Corp. and Major League Baseball, seek more diversity among suppliers.

AI Adoption Linked To Faster Revenue Growth, Research Shows

Organizations who reported faster growth in revenue over the past three years were also more likely to be further ahead in using artificial intelligence, according to new research by IT consulting company Infosys.

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Wal-Mart To Shake Up Online Team, Cut Prices In Amazon Fight

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is overhauling its e-commerce team and elevating executives from its recently acquired Jet.com business, aiming to better challenge Amazon.com Inc.with more selection and lower prices.

RFID Saves Man-Hours, Boosts Safety At Middle East Construction Project

Consolidated Contracting Co. (CCC), one of the largest construction and engineering companies in the Middle East, has built and tested an active radio frequency identification-based tool to automatically capture data regarding the comings and goings of thousands of workers at several gas-production plants in the region.

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How a Leading U.S. Floral Distribution Company Reduced Warehouse Labor Costs by 45% with RFID

Recycled Tagging Fasteners: Small Changes Make a Big Impact

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Enhancing High-Value Electronics Shipment Security with Tive's Real-Time Tracking

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