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Retailers Officially Launch Holiday Shopping Season

This year’s holiday shopping season was off and running Thursday, right after Halloween ended.

'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.

Visibility That Increases Competitive Edge

Challenge: A customer needed real-time visibility for interactions between manufacturing plants, distribution centers, customer service locations and third-party carriers.

For Lean Production Processes to Work, a Company Needs to Be All In

For a company in Chesterfield, Mo., it involved something as seemingly simple as attaching a trash can to an employee’s chair.

Drones to Deliver Vaccines in Vanuatu in World-First Trial

Drones will take delicate drugs to dozens of remote villages in a test that could be replicated around the world.

1101 Dronesto Deliver Vaccines

A Store Had to Move Thousands of Books. So a Human Chain Was Formed.

The bookstore's old-school — yet innovative — transportation solution: “Care to lend a hand?”

1105 A Store Hadto Move

Analysts: Seven Digital Disruptions You Might Not See Coming

Try to keep up: Gartner is calling attention to seven new digital disruptors that organizations may not be prepared for.

1101 Analysts Seven Digital Disruptions

Ocean Shock: Big Aquaculture Is Bulldozing Its Way Through Malaysia

Unfolding across Asia and around the world, a revolution in aquaculture farming could help mitigate the impacts of climate change — or make them even worse.

How Walmart's Sam's Club Is Following Amazon Into Cashierless Stores

Walmart’s retail warehouse club, Sam’s Club, is moving ahead with its tests of new automated-store technology.

Google Uses Virtual Reality to Show Supplier Transparency

Google has produced a series of virtual reality videos which purportedly show what life is like working for two of its suppliers in Africa and China.

Companies Say They're Ready to Move Supply Chains From China

A common theme this earnings season: U.S. business executives are ready to relocate their supply chains if the cost of importing Chinese goods becomes prohibitive.

1031 Companies Say Theyre Ready

A New Target in the Fight Against Plastic: Paper Cups

Companies and countries focus on collecting cups for recycling amid the rise of cafes — and increased awareness of environmental impact.

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

Recycled Tagging Fasteners: Small Changes Make a Big Impact

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

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