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Five Essential Things to Consider when Optimizing Your Supply Network

In a world of constrained supply, manufacturers and suppliers are challenged to manage risk by balancing inventory availability and working capital commitments. Here are five factors to consider when embarking on the effort to optimize supply networks.

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Watch: How Micro-Fulfillment Slashes Carbon Emissions

Micro-fulfillment reduces carbon emissions by placing warehousing and delivery operations closer to final-mile destinations, says Julien Seret, vice president of network supply chain at Attabotics.

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Five Mistakes Companies Make in Managing Supply Chain Risk

The pandemic has inflicted serious damage in the last two and a half years, but there may be a silver lining for companies smart enough to take advantage of the opportunity to develop a more resilient supply chain.

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Nike Feels Squeeze From Strong Dollar and Discounts

The sportswear giant, which makes over half of its revenue outside North America, doubled how much it thinks the soaring dollar will hit its annual revenue.

Supply-Chain Tech Startup Noodle.ai Gets Fresh Corporate Backing

Logistics technology startups are getting attention, and financial backing, from some tech sector heavyweights.

Dollars in cash.

Electric Vehicle Charging Stations Get Green Light Across U.S.

Funding for the EV charging network will come from the bipartisan infrastructure bill that was passed last year.

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Hong Kong Will Keep Reopening Unless New Variant Emerges, Lo Says

Hong Kong will stick with its push to reopen to the world unless a dangerous new virus variant emerges, while stressing the financial hub has an obligation to protect mainland China from major COVID-19 outbreaks.

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Podcast | The Unfashionable Supply Chain of the Fashion Industry

If only the fashion industry were as up-to-date with its supply chain as it is with consumer trends in apparel.

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No Time for Final-Mile Complacency

Congestion and inflation appear to be easing and schedule reliability has improved, but market signals suggest more of a lull in the current supply chain chaos than an end in sight.

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A ‘Minimal’ Approach to Creating Supply Chain Software

Business leaders, from entrepreneurs to in-house technology innovators, have long succeeded by creating “minimal viable products” (MVPs).

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Crisis in Food Supply Chains: What’s Cooking Up the Global Disruptions?

The food industry as a whole has met widespread challenges.

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Ian’s Aftermath Even Harder to Fix With Supply Chain in Tatters

The difficult job of rebuilding communities pummeled by Hurricane Ian is expected to be made even worse by a problem that’s lingered since the early days of the pandemic: snarled supply chains.

A flooded trailer park following Hurricane Ian in Fort Myers, Florida, on Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022. Hurricane Ian, one of the strongest hurricanes to hit the U.S., weakened to a tropical storm but continues to dump rain on the state as it makes its way up the U.S. Southeast. Photo: Bloomberg

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