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Supply Chain Nightmares: What Keeps a Buyer Up at Night

Managing risk is a critical aspect of any buyer's job — and globalization has made that task more difficult than ever.

Amazon’s Latest Crusade in the Grocery Delivery Wars: Thanksgiving Dinner

The turkey is browning, your guests are on route, and you suddenly remember a forgotten ingredient. Amazon stands ready to bail you out.

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Holiday Hiring Demystified: The Power of Advanced Analytics

Combined with a strong link between supply-chain and finance departments, advanced analytics can make holiday hiring easy as pie.

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U.S. Factory Production Continues Growth Streak

U.S. factory production expanded in October for a fifth straight month, the longest streak since 2011 and indicating a solid start to the fourth quarter, Federal Reserve data shows.

These Retailers Scored Best in Latest Chemical Policy Review

The report ranks companies on how much information they disclose about potentially harmful ingredients in the products they sell — and the steps they’ve taken to eliminate them.

Kellogg Is the Latest Food Company Looking to Shed Brands

Kellogg is looking for buyers of its cookies and fruit snacks businesses as the cereal maker seeks to refocus on the fast-growing parts of its business.

Asian Grocers in U.S. Are Bearing the Brunt of China Trade War

Asian-focused retailers are particularly vulnerable to President Donald Trump’s escalating tariffs, including the latest round in September covering $200bn of imports from the Middle Kingdom.

Coty CEO Is Frustrated With Supply Chain Snags at Beauty Brands

Coty Inc. suffered multiple disruptions to its supply chain in Europe and North America that hindered the beauty giant’s operations and stifled sales last quarter.

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Automating Information Helps Logistics Co. Optimize Its Contract Packaging Supply Chain

Challenge: A global logistics company’s contract packaging operations relied on a paper-based system. Outdated processes increased complexity, response time for track-and-trace requests, and errors from manual data entry.

Winter (Shopping) Is Coming. Are You Prepared?

When the days get shorter and the weather gets colder, retailers have one thing on their minds: the peak-season holiday shopping rush.

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Packages Delivered Via Robot? Now There’s an App for That.

Starship Technologies plans to broaden its delivery service beyond food to include packages, a move that led it to declare itself “the world’s first robot package delivery service.”

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'Performance Follows Culture': IBP Helps Strengthen Cultural Footing

Challenge: A mobile-device case manufacturer was experiencing astronomical growth at a breakneck pace. Without enough resources to serve customers, the company’s core value of integrity was at stake.

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

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

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