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What Is Old Is New Again. Maybe, Just Maybe, the Emperor Is Getting Some Clothes.

Supply Chain Shaman

It was funded by 50 large consumer products manufacturing companies (CPG). In the dawn of e-commerce, conservative manufacturers, anteed up $240 million in four months. In the height of the e-commerce craze, the marketplace offerings started with a focus on e-procurement. The stories border on the ridiculous.

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Contracts, Cancellations, and Closures: Persistent Trends Leave a Pre-Peak Season Logistics Industry on Edge

Intelligent Audit

Speaking at a recent event in Las Vegas, Patton said, “ This business model is hurting to a degree where my company individually has to see change from FedEx Ground,” according to reporting from SupplyChainDive. In 2014, the Postal Service worked with about 4,000 highway contractors. Now that’s around 1,700. 803 billion U.S.

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Supply Chain Management:Infosys team at Pulse 2012 - Day 1

Infosys Supply Chain Management

Industrial Manufacturing. Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. Woke up with a nice sunrise view as seen from my hotel (Tropicana Las Vegas) window. Automotive. Communication Services. Consumer Packaged Goods. Healthcare.

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Supply Chain Management:Infosys team at Pulse 2012 - Day 2

Infosys Supply Chain Management

Industrial Manufacturing. Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. Organizations are spending more money in maintenance of servers than on procurement. Automotive. Communication Services. Consumer Packaged Goods. Financial Services.

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Rebirth of the Motor City

3PL Insights

Auto-manufacturing is not Detroit’s sole industry: the construction sector has experienced high levels of growth in recent years, contributing to around 10,000 jobs per year from the end of 2014 through 2017. Shangri-La (Orchard Lake). Sources: [link]. Build it and they will come. Tourism boost. billion every year.

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