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Supreme Court Rules Patent Laws Can't Be Used to Prevent Reselling
The Supreme Court on Tuesday placed sharp limits on how much control patent holders have over how their products are used after they are sold.
ShelfAware RFID System Brings Visibility to Industrial Components
O-ring Sales & Service, a Kansas City-based distributor of o-rings and specialized components, is offering its industrial manufacturer customers an RFID-based solution to manage their inventory at manufacturing sites.
Opinion: Uber Your Supply Chain
The sharing economy, aka Uberization, may be the biggest disruptor to supply chain strategic thinking since lean. Surprisingly, it still ranks last among our Future of Supply Chain survey respondents as a "disruptive and important technology." I suspect this will change soon.
Opinion: Why the Last Mile Is a First Priority for Today's Retailers
The "last mile" is a telecom term for delivering telephone, cable or internet services to the customer. With the most connections to make, it's the bottleneck of the system. It's also the most expensive and difficult to upgrade. These words also aptly describe retail's woes in delivering orders to the consumer.
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April Jobs Report Hints at Growth in Logistics Industry
Businesses tied to e-commerce fulfillment resumed hiring at a rapid clip in April, bolstering payrolls to meet changes in the consumer economy.
How FDA's Rule on Medical-Device Tracking Can Cure a Sick Supply Chain
Regulation is usually viewed by the private sector as a burden. But sometimes it makes good business sense.
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After-Sales Service: An Area Where the Customer Is King
Most manufacturers understand that skillful management of service parts operations is critical to reducing costs and optimizing stock levels throughout a supply chain network. But very few are actively leveraging the after-sales side of business as a source of greater profits.
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UK Manufacturing Growth Hits Three-Year High
UK manufacturing growth rose to a three-year high in April, though suppliers are "struggling to keep up with demand," according the latest PMI.
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.
Amazon Rival Boxed Sees Narrow Inventory as an Edge
Chieh Huang has borrowed a lot from Amazon.com Inc. to expand his e-commerce startup Boxed Wholesale, which sells bulk packages of paper towels, granola bars and maxi pads, including free delivery within two days on most orders and an inexpensive house brand of products. And, like Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, Huang started the company in his garage in 2013.
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Why Are Traditional Retailers Failing?
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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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