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First BlackBerry Loses Customers, Now a Manufacturer Wants to Hang Up on It

Consumers have moved on from BlackBerry. T-Mobile will no longer sell the company's smartphones in its stores. And now a manufacturing partner wants out.

Basware Teams With BravoSolution for Source-to-Pay Service

Basware has joined forces with BravoSolution to create a source-to-pay service for procurement and finance managers.

There's Been a Shift in Sourcing & Manufacturing Strategies

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Non-Retail Barcode Scanner Market Expected to Be Worth $775M by 2018

ABI Research forecasts that cumulative shipments of handheld and fixed/stationary barcode scanners totaling 6.3 million units will be delivered into the asset management, logistics and authentication market by 2018. Revenues are expected to hit just over the $775m mark for the same year.

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U.S. Production of Household Appliances Strong, Expected to Rise 7 Percent This Year

Household appliance production in the United States is projected to increase 7 percent in 2013, 4 percent in 2014, and 4 percent in 2015, according to the Manufacturers Alliance for Productivity and Innovation. Overall, U.S. production was at a strong pace in the first quarter of 2013, decreased slightly in the second quarter, but is expected to accelerate in the coming months.

Taking a Snapshot of U.S. Manufacturing

Surveys are snapshots. They don't tell you what respondents were thinking a year earlier, or a day later. They offer up opinions that are frozen in time.

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Graybar Opens Full-Service Branch in Columbia, Mo.

Graybar, the distributor of electrical, communications and data-networking products, and provider of related supply-chain management and logistics services, has opened a full-service branch in Columbia, Mo.

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Food Manufacturer Scales Company Growth with Managed Transportation Services

Challenge: A food manufacturer's current transportation management structure was unable to scale and support their pace of growth. Their resources were also inadequate to support future growth, and they needed to gain better control of transportation expenses and delivery service.

Achieve Unprecedented Supply Chain Visibility | Enable Rapid International Growth/Expansion

Challenge: This multinational technology corporation was quickly expanding its trading partner connections with global manufacturers (ODMs) and retailers. However, the scope of the project outstripped internal skills and resources. The company needed to quickly integrate thousands of partners, more than 300 transaction types and update/consolidate three legacy B2B platforms.

Can American Manufacturers Compete With the Chinese - in China?

So the Chinese are gearing up to sell their branded merchandise in the U.S. But what about the other way around? Can American manufacturers capture a healthy share of China's burgeoning consumer market?

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Many Electronics Retailers Have No E-waste Recycling Programs At All, Report Says

When it comes to e-waste recycling, most electronics retailers aren't just struggling; they're downright failing. At least according to the Electronics TakeBack Coalition, which took the industry to task in a recent report.

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Manufacturer Saves $70k Monthly on Expedited Shipping Costs Using UltraShipTMS

Challenge: Procurement frequently relied upon expedite requests to meet sales orders to satisfy a "just-in-time" materials sourcing strategy. Consistent cost overruns due to inefficient use of expedited shipping and the resulting high premiums were not identified until month-end transportation audits. By then, the money had already been spent.

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