The dominant player in the market for cell-phone chargers figures out where the money is being spent-then takes steps to reduce it.

Mercy ROi's bold supply chain initiatives are changing traditional distribution models in the healthcare industry. Even more importantly, they mitigate the nation's 8th largest cause of death.

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A conversation with Mike Miller, executive director of corporate business systems at Pemstar, an electronics manufacturing services (EMS) company headquartered in Rochester, Minn.