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Securing the Pickleball Supply Chain

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Or, alternatively, a company carries too much inventory, storage for excess inventory must be purchased, and cash flows become tight. The Franklin Sports Supply Chain 75% of Franklin Sports goods products, by revenue, are produced by third party contract manufacturers. 25% of the products are purchased and then kitted by the company.

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Additive Manufacturing continues to Mature

Enterra Insights

For nearly a decade, pundits have been touting the transformative effects of additive manufacturing (aka 3D printing). ”[1] Most analysts include additive manufacturing in their list of technologies that collectively are fostering the next industrial revolution, which is often referred to as Industry 4.0.

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Customer Segmentation Remains Relevant and Necessary

Enterra Insights

Today you hear a lot about personalization in marketing and customization in manufacturing. After all, customer segmentation can be traced back to the earliest eras of marketing and manufacturing when people intuitively understood that, for the most part, men and women were looking to buy different goods.

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The Pullback From China: Will it Be Harder for SMEs?

Logistics Bureau

Whether to relocate supply or manufacturing from China to another low-cost country or switch to a near-shoring or re-shoring strategy is not a decision to take lightly. Nike: The world-famous sportswear brand has been moving manufacturing from China to some African and Southeast Asian countries.

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The Changing Landscape of Direct-to-Consumer Sales

Enterra Insights

The introduction of e-commerce inevitably meant consumers would use the digital path to purchase more regularly. In fact, every year the percentage of purchases made online increases. Manufacturers aren’t blind to this trend and some of them have developed direct-to-consumer (DTC/D2C) strategies. ”[1] They are: 1.

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Industrial IoT: Supporters and Skeptics

Enterra Insights

Jordan Appleson ( @jordanisonfire ), CEO at Hark, explains, “A subset of IoT is the Industrial Internet of Things which refers to creating interconnections between industrial equipment, facilities, personnel and processes. .”[1] ”[4] There are numerous reasons manufacturers should consider implementing IIoT systems.

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10 Must-Watch Negotiation Movies: Master the Art of Persuasion with These Gripping Films

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Negotiation, a crucial skill in the realms of business and procurement, demands the ability to remain calm, collected, and confident even in the most challenging situations. These films were chosen to inspire and educate both aspiring negotiators and seasoned procurement managers.