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Technology Leader Saves $21M Annually in Parts, Labor Dispatching

Challenge: This Fortune 500 company was paying premium prices for replacement part transportation and labor — and suffered from late returns. Manual, siloed methods for managing dispatching made supply chain processes inefficient and error-prone.

Really Fast Fashion: How to Get Bespoke Clothes With the Click of a Button

Style trends are moving faster than ever in an age when a shopper can spot an outfit on Instagram and buy it with just a few clicks. That immediacy is prompting some in the fashion industry to experiment with a business model some are calling “click, buy and make.”

What’s Inside Made-in-China Electronics Should Worry Federal Customers, Study Says

The U.S. government is dangerously vulnerable to Chinese espionage or cyberattack because of its dependence on electronics and software made in China, a risk that threatens to grow as Beijing seeks global technological dominance, according to a study for a congressionally chartered advisory commission.

Customs Union Q&A: What Is It — and Can the U.K. Manage Without It?

Theresa May has ruled out staying in a customs union after Brexit, but are her proposals workable?

U.K. Manufacturing Quality Hampered by Supply Chain Issues, Survey Says

Achieving quality in the supply chain is a major concern for manufacturers, and access to good raw materials is a growing issue, a survey of 200 U.K. manufacturers has found.

‘Try Before You Buy’: A Huge Logistics Challenge for E-Tailers

Selling apparel and other merchandise over the internet is difficult enough for retailers as it is. Now they want to make it even tougher on themselves.

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Opinion: Aviation Industry May Be Vulnerable to Cyberattack Through Its Global Supply Chain

In March, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Bureau of Investigation issued a troubling alert: Since the same month two years before, Russian state-sponsored hackers had been infiltrating the nation’s electricity grid and various infrastructure industries, including aviation, collecting information on how the networks were organized and what systems’ controls they had in place.

Bringing Blockchain to the Coffee Cup

Do you take your coffee with cream, sugar or blockchain?

How Crowdsourcing Can Help to Assess Financial Risk

How do you tell if your supply-chain partners are financially solvent? The crowd knows.

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Will Livestock Exporters Release Unedited Footage?

RSPCA Australia has called for the immediate public release of unedited footage taken of conditions aboard the livestock carrier Maysora last week.

Electric Carmakers Face Growing Risk in Battery Supply Chain

Auto manufacturers could face potentially significant supply chain disruption when it comes to batteries for electric vehicles, according to an insurance broker.

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Wrangler Shows Economic Benefits of Sustainable Cotton Farming

Wrangler analyzed dozens of scientific studies to show that sustainable cotton farming techniques improve crop yields and reduce costs while slashing greenhouse gas emissions.

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