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U.S. Used-Car Glut Is a Dealer's Dream, Automakers' Nightmare

Three years ago if a customer walked onto Dan Reel's used car lot seeking a late-model off-lease Ford Escape, his answer was short: tough luck.

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Seeking Higher Ground: How One EMS Provider Is Redefining an Industry

There was a time when contract manufacturers performed one specific task: making products, usually of a high-tech nature, while staying well behind the scenes. But that time is long gone.

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U.S. Industrial Production Rises Most in More Than Three Years

American factories flexed some muscle in April, boosting output by the most since February 2014 in broad fashion. Along with gains at mines and utilities, total industrial output was also the strongest in more than three years, Federal Reserve data showed this week.

A Map Like This Persuaded Trump to Save Nafta - For Now

Location is everything in the real-estate biz, so it's not entirely surprising that a map changed former developer Donald Trump's mind.

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Uber Has a Department That Spies on Its Rivals - and It's Not Alone

How far would you go to figure out what the competition is up to?

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Planned Obsolescence: A 'Crisis of Civilization'?

Can't wait to ditch that old phone, computer, car or sweater? You're a victim of planned obsolescence.

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April Car Sales Plummet Could Signal a Longer-Term Decline

Wages are growing and surveys show consumer confidence is high. So why are motor vehicle sales taking a hit?

U.S. Manufacturing Expanded Less Than Forecast in April

America's factories expanded less than forecast in April as measures of orders and employment pulled back, Institute for Supply Management data showed this week.

Google's Autonomous Cars to Get Their First Real Riders

After almost a decade of research, Google's autonomous car project is close to becoming a real service.

Opinion: Supply Chain Underestimates the Threat of War

Supply chain risk management has enjoyed a rise in prominence over the past decade as events like Japan's tsunami, Thailand's floods and the US west coast port strike have shone a light on the value of resilience. Hot risk factors today include data security, logistics disruptions and trade policy uncertainty.

Amazon Forms Team to Focus on Driverless Technology

Amazon.com Inc. has created a team focused on driverless-vehicle technology to help navigate the retail giant's role in the shake-up of transportation, according to people briefed on the matter.

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Gaming the System: How One Manufacturing Company Saved Itself With Radical Transparency

There are three basic conditions if you want to work for Jack Stack, and they go for everybody from senior executives down to the people who clean his company's bathrooms. The first is you have to learn how to read and understand the company's financials, the second is you really have to believe there is no "I" in "team," and the third is you have to get into the habit of asking, "What could go wrong, and what are we going to do when it does?"

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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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