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China's Chickens Need to Lay a Billion Eggs a Day. Here's How They're Going to Do It.

Behind a row of sealed red incubator doors in a new facility in northern China, about 400,000 chicks are hatched every day, part of the rapidly modernizing supply chain in China’s $37bn egg industry, the world’s biggest.

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Manufacturing Grows in June, But Supply Chains Struggle, ISM Reports

Economic activity in the manufacturing sector expanded in June, and the overall economy grew for the 110th consecutive month, say the nation’s supply executives in the latest Manufacturing ISM Report On Business.

World’s Shortest Supply Chain? Belgian Supermarket Tries Farm-to-Table Growing on Its Own Roof

Trying to create the shortest supply chain possible, a supermarket in Brussels is selling produce grown on its own roof only hours after being harvested.

Global Employee Confidence in Business Conditions Hits Five-Year High, Report Says

As the nation’s economy continues its upward trajectory, almost 46 percent of U.S. employees have a high intent to stay in their current positions, well above the international average of 32.4 percent, according to Gartner, Inc.

Tesla Says Model 3 Production Nearly Tripled Last Quarter, But It Still Disappointed

Last month, Tesla Inc. cobbled together an additional production line in a tent on the grounds of its Fremont, Calif., factory to try to boost production of the company’s Model 3 electric sedans.

How Michael Dell Transformed a Struggling PC Business Into $30Bn

"Dell Can’t Lose," read the cover of Forbes on November 18, 2013, as the magazine chronicled how personal computer billionaire Michael Dell relented against Carl Icahn to take his company private in what was dubbed “the nastiest tech buyout ever.”

Target, Tesco and CVS to Require Environmental Impact Data From Suppliers

Target, Tesco and CVS Health have joined Walmart in an agreement to collect data from suppliers, through non-profit CDP, regarding their overall environmental footprint.

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Emergency Rooms Run Out of Vital Drugs, and Patients Are Feeling It

George Vander Linde tapped a code into the emergency room’s automated medicine cabinet. A drawer slid open and he flipped the lid, but found nothing inside.

Ensuring Workers’ Rights in Global Supply Chains

All the well-intentioned statements of corporate responsibility mean nothing if you can’t implant the message on the factory floor.

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While Elon Musk Loves Tesla's New Tent Factory, Others Aren't So Sure

Elon Musk has few days to make good on his pledge that Tesla will be pumping out 5,000 Model 3 sedans a week by the end of the month. If he succeeds, it may be thanks to the curious structure outside the company’s factory. It’s a tent the size of two football fields that Musk calls “pretty sweet” and that manufacturing experts deride as, basically, nuts.

Saving Your Company After a Data Breach

Other than press the panic button, what actions should your company take in the event of a data security breach?

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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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