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Walmart Says It Wants to Do More Business with American Manufacturers

Walmart welcomed more than 500 manufacturers recently at its world headquarters, during the company's first Made in the USA open call. Suppliers met with senior company officials and merchants to pitch products for stores, clubs and online.

White House Pushes Program to Get Small Business Vendors Paid Within 15 Days of Service

Small business vendors that frequently have to chase down larger clients to get paid might have reason to rejoice. According to a story in The Wall Street Journal, the White House has launched an initiative that will either speed payments to small suppliers or help them access "lower-cost capital."

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Small Business Finds 3D Printing Can Bring Cost Savings

Since David Friedfeld took over ClearVision Optical from his father in 1985, he's seen most eyewear manufacturing move overseas. The 120-employee company, based in Hauppauge, N.Y., is bringing a small piece of it back. Last year, Friedfeld purchased an entry-level 3D printer for just under $3,000. He still does the bulk of his manufacturing abroad, but he can now print eyeglass prototypes in-house.

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Hyper-innovation Redefines 'Possible' in Today's Manufacturing

The manufacturing world is entering an era of hyper-innovation where advances in technology and material science are rapidly changing what we consider "possible" and creating new business opportunities along the way.

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Banning Big-Box Stores Can Hurt Local Retailers, Study Says

Sometimes city governments issue zoning requirements prohibiting the construction of giant retail stores. The latest: Swansboro, North Carolina, where town residents are hotly debating an ordinance that, in effect, would ban construction of a Walmart.

A New Way of Measuring Supply-Chain Excellence

There's a new tool for ranking the world's best supply chains.

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Foxconn to Use 'Foxbots' to Assemble Devices from Apple, Others in China

The largest private employer in China and one of the biggest supply chain manufacturers in the world, Foxconn, announced it will soon start using robots to help assemble devices at its several sprawling factories across China. Apple, one of Foxconn's biggest partners to help assemble its iPhones, iPads, will be the first company to use the new service.

Your Next Perfect Employee or Job Is Waiting

SupplyChainBrain and JobsInLogistics have joined forces in 2014 for the specialized purpose of:

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Panjiva Expands Its Inventory of Chinese Trade Data

Panjiva has expanded its inventory of Chinese trade data within its platform.

How Manufacturers Can Better Utilize Data

Jay Lee, a speaker at the marcus evans Manufacturing CXO Summit 2013, on what the manufacturing industry is missing today.

Iran Sees Growing Number of Foreign Ships Docking at Its Southern Port

Despite sanctions, Iran says the number of foreign trade vessels berthing at the country's southern port of Shahid Rajayee has considerably increased.

The Continued Push to be 'Green' in Transportation

Investing in ways to become more environmentally friendly is good for business. It makes financial sense and helps to differentiate transport providers in an increasingly crowded market.

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