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Sourcing Parts Faster With Digital Manufacturing

The emergence of e-commerce for ordering parts has made the experience as easy as buying a book or toaster on Amazon.com, enabling supply chain managers, product designers, engineers and others to carry out the process quickly and on demand.

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Supply Chain Greenwashing? Six Certifications to Look For

In recent years, consumers have become increasingly interested in shopping sustainably. With that increasing interest has come a lot of confusion — 64% of Americans are willing to pay more for sustainable products, but 26% don’t know how to identify them.

A shopper and her partner read the label on a grocery item. Photo: Pexels.

How to Make the Most of Supplier Rebate Programs

Wholesale distributors are facing a wide range of global supply chain disruptions — ongoing shortages, longer lead times, higher logistics costs and more — forcing many businesses to seek new avenues to drive revenue.

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Advanced EV Batteries Move From Labs to Mass Production

A handful of scientists and the companies they founded are building factories to produce next-generation battery cells, allowing carmakers to begin road testing the technologies and determine whether they are safe and reliable.

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U.S. Will Back Miners to Stop China's Weaponization of Battery Metals

Developers of battery metals projects can win support from the U.S. government as it seeks to counter the dominance of China in clean-technology supply chains.

Cut cobalt cathodes sit stacked. Photo: Bloomberg.

Walmart Blocks Amazon From Buying Canoo’s Electric Delivery Vans

Walmart Inc.’s deal backing an electric-vehicle startup has some strings, including a provision preventing sales to rival Amazon.

Tractor trailers sit parked outside a Walmart Inc. distribution center in Bentonville, Arkansas. Photo: Bloomberg.

For Medical Supplies Industry, Supply Chain Reverts to Status Quo

The medical supplies industry is reverting to the supply chain strategies they used before COVID-19, despite severe ongoing challenges.

From Smartphones to Cars, Chip Supply Woes Baffle Investors

It’s getting complicated for investors in semiconductors, with last year’s big chip shortage morphing into an inventory glut for some companies, and others getting caught up in geopolitics.

A row of iPhone smartphones on display inside an Apple store. Photo: Bloomberg.

Global Energy Crisis May Get Worse, IEA Warns

A global squeeze on energy supply that’s triggered crippling shortages and sent power and fuel prices surging may get worse, according to the head of the International Energy Agency.

A silhouette of transmission towers and power lines at dusk. Photo: Pok Rie/ Pexels.

Optimizing Last-Mile Delivery With Branded Mobile Communication

Innovative branded communication, which allows a seller to display its name, logo and reason for calling on a recipient’s mobile device, is one way to help businesses optimize last-mile delivery.

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Mexico’s Beer Shortage Culprit Isn’t Just Supply — It’s Demand

Mexican beer sellers who’ve struggled through bottle and can shortages are facing a new challenge keeping their shelves stocked: robust demand.

Podcast | Wake Up! Why Aren’t Companies Addressing Sourcing Risk?

Will supply chains ever learn the need for true risk management and resilience?

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