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How to Deal With Longer Component Lead Times
Quick and efficient arrival of electronic components is essential for any equipment manufacturer to run successfully, but long lead times are increasingly causing halts in production. Here's a breakdown of today's blockages — and how to deal with the disruption.
0731 Electronic Components
The Economics of Sustainability in a Post-Pandemic World
Here are three segments of your business to reconsider.
0722 The Economicsof Sustainability
Optimizing the Healthcare Supply Chain With a WMS
Hospitals and healthcare facilities may not have large inventories or warehouses, but their complex needs stand to benefit from a warehouse management system.
Source: Bloomberg
How the Pandemic Taught a Lesson to Food Supply Chains
Among the many “gifts” of the coronavirus pandemic is a hard lesson about the fragility of food supply chains.
0720 Food Supply Chains
Why the U.S. Can’t Break China’s Monopoly on Rare Earth Metals — Part 2
It's unrealistic to believe the U.S. can break China’s monopoly over the rare earth element market through private investment and the opening of new domestic mines.
Lithium ore falls from a chute onto a stockpile at Bald Hill Lithium and Tantalum Mine outside of Widgiemooltha, Australia. Photo: Bloomberg.
For Peace of Mind, Know Your Supplier’s Financial Stability
Consider these three steps as a guideline.
A financial analyst at work. Photo: Bloomberg.
How E-Commerce Became Crucial to Retail Survival
While overall retail sales are expected to drop more than 10% this year, e-commerce will jump an unprecedented 18%.
0716 How E Commerce Became Crucial
The Importance of Last-Mile Visibility in the U.S.
In order to stay competitive in the rising e-commerce and mobile world, retailers will need to make continued investments in their final-mile strategies.
FedEx Corp. couriers unload packages from a delivery truck. Photo: Bloomberg.
Four Post-Pandemic Lessons for E-Commerce Supply Chains
The first and most obvious lesson has been to diversify product sourcing across different countries.
0715 Lessonsfor E Commerce
Building, Not Breaking, the Supply-Chain Backbone
Supply chains are having a moment. It took a major transformative event to highlight the importance and fragility of the global and interdependent supply-chain network.
How CIOs Can Limit the Risk of Outsourcing I.T.
Businesses are increasingly turning over their information technology functions to outside service providers.
0714 How Ci Os Limit Risk
How Supply Chains Can Weather the Next Pandemic Wave
The key to mitigating abrupt and unexpected disruptions in any company’s global supply chain is timely, actionable information.
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