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More Manufacturers Are Turning to Supply Chain Finance to Prep for Growth

Manufacturing is having a moment. Optimism on Wall Street and rising levels of consumer and business confidence have put manufacturing squarely back into growth territory. One index that tracks global manufacturing performance, the JPMorgan Global Manufacturing PMI, is the highest it's been since 2011. Production growth rates are at a three-year high. So is the rate of expansion in new orders. And factory payrolls are growing faster than they have in over five years.

Better Government Procurement Could Save $1Tr Globally, Report Says

Smarter procurement could save around 15 percent of government spending globally and improve outcomes, a report has said.

Companies Undergoing Digitization Need Protection Against Cyber Attacks

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Blockchain Used to Power Brooklyn Microgrid for Solar Energy Re-Sale

Residents of the Park Slope area of Brooklyn are now able to sell power generated from rooftop solar panels via a microgrid enabled by a blockchain ledger that records every transaction made with a local utility.

Disruptive Influences: 20 Tech Companies to Watch

In areas from cyber defense to tax compliance to database management, these 20 companies are changing how businesses operate.

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Opinion: Big Data and an Outside-in View of Your Supply Chain

Enterprise applications have data and generate content, but it is largely internally generated content. It is content that is generated from transactions occurring inside the four walls of the enterprise. But in the supply chain world we need an end to end view of the supply chain that includes content external to the enterprise. New Content as a Service offerings can help provide this perspective.

Darkstore Takes Airbnb Approach to E-Commerce Fulfillment

App-driven startup Darkstore, which matches e-commerce shippers with urban fulfillment centers that have excess capacity to facilitate same-day delivery, will use a new cash infusion to expand beyond the three markets it currently serves.

Robotics Are Source of Advantage - or Disruption, Survey Finds

Eight in 10 supply chain and manufacturing executives believe digital supply chains will predominate in the future while 16 percent believe they already do, according to a survey.

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IoT Sensor Solution Identifies Equipment Failures Before They Happen

Field service technology company Servicemax has partnered with software and services firm PTC to offer an Internet of Things system using radio frequency identification, satellite, long-range low-power (LoRa) RF or Wi-Fi technology to report when a piece of equipment starts to malfunction - even, in some cases, before a user notices the problem.

Buyers Prioritise Track Record Over Innovation, Study Says

One in 20 buyers prioritise innovation when choosing a supplier, a survey of procurement professionals has found.

CHAMP Integrates Hands-Free Amazon Technology Into Airfreight

Trying to track down your latest shipments? Try giving them a shout.

The Life of an Apple Supplier Is Getting Even Tougher

Imagination Technologies Group Plc discovered how fickle life can be as an Apple Inc.supplier when it was ditched this month by the iPhone maker. More suppliers may suffer the same fate as the world's largest technology company faces a shrinking number of semiconductor makers and expands into areas that need special chips designed in-house.

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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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