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The Role of Confidence and Strategy in Contract Negotiation

Negotiation is an intricate dance of strategy, psychology and skill. Success often hinges on the ability to balance confidence with a strategic mindset.

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A ‘Shift-Left’ Strategy Moves Supply Chain Planning Further Upstream

Manufacturers are now asking whether they should reach further back in the chain, in their pursuit of both resilience and growth opportunities.

Designers and supply chain managers need to communicate. Photo: iStock/vm

A Pharma Giant Invests in the Future of Tech for Managing the Cold Chain

If you’re looking to get a glimpse into the future of technology for managing the pharmaceutical cold chain, pay attention to where investors are placing their bets.

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Limble Improves Machine Maintenance for Tara Manufacturing

Tara Manufacturing reduced its downtime by 75%, saving the company $100,000 in the first year after implementing Limble’s services.

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Boeing’s Instructions to Workers Criticized as Complicated, Confusing

The complaints were raised during the second day of an extensive hearing held by the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board.

An Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max-9 aircraft at Los Angeles International Airport, January, 2024. Photo: Eric Thayer/Bloomberg

Timely, Detailed Employee Feedback Can Alleviate Warehouse Labor Retention Problems

Traditionally, it’s been tough to gather detailed, timely feedback on employees’ experiences, mood, suggestions and likelihood of quitting. Until now.

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U.S. Dept. of Energy Highlights 'Major Gaps' in Hydropower Supply Chain

The DOE found that for some hydropower system components, there are only one or two domestic suppliers, while in some cases, there aren't any.

A hydropower dam on the Columbia River in Washington state. Photo: iStock / nkurtzman

Boeing Workers Allege Culture of Rushed Work, Low Safety Standards

One worker claimed that his team was "replacing doors like we were replacing our underwear," and that planes would arrive "jacked up every day."

Boeing and SpiritAerosystems executives testifying in front of the National Transportation Safety Board on August 6. Photo: CSPAN

New York Cannabis Dispensaries Struggle With 'Supply Crunch'

CANY blames the issues on changes in growing practices, with 26% of cultivators saying they planted less in 2024 than they did in the previous year.

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Visibility Is Key to Transportation Management Success

A survey by Descartes shows a correlation between financial performance and the strategic importance that senior management places on transportation management and related technology.

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Boeing Names New CEO as Company Reports $1.4B in Q2 Losses

The company has not logged a profitable year since 2019, reporting a combined $33.3 billion in losses in the years that have followed.

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Norfolk Southern Accused of Delaying Amtrak Passenger Trains

The railroad has routinely given freight trains preference over passenger trains along a 1,140-mile stretch of the Crescent Route, a violation of federal law.

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

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