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Securing the Pickleball Supply Chain

Logistics Viewpoints

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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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 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.

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COVID-19 accelerates four trends and changes within global supply chains

Proxima

2020 has introduced new logistical blueprints to follow and the push to get work done with fewer employees has grown exponentially as social distancing directives continue to influence the nation’s manufacturing. Lockdowns have given a new edge to e-commerce as returns for online purchases tend to be three-fold compared to in-store purchases.

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Supply Chain Risk Management Highlighted by a Tiny Computer Chip

Enterra Insights

Jordan Robertson and Michael Riley explain what happened next.[2]. Multiple people familiar with the matter say investigators found that the chips had been inserted at factories run by manufacturing subcontractors in China.” 2] Jordan Robertson and Michael Riley, “ The Big Hack: How China Used a Tiny Chip to Infiltrate U.S.