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Image via Flickr by upton After two decades of economic growth and prosperity in China, the country has finally started to slow down. Countries that typically outsource to China are finding less expensive places to do business. Plus, China is not replenishing its population at a fast enough rate to replenish the workforce. Despite the…
Image via Flickr cokestories Truck platooning happens when a fleet of trucks drives closely together with very little following distance between each vehicle. It is a way of maximizing the capacity of a road while also saving on fuel consumption. The University of Purdue aims to study truck platooning technologies to help industry partners with…
Image via Flickr by Grandma & Grandpa T. Not long ago, people became supply chain employees through another outlet such as an MBA. Now, more schools are responding to job opportunities in the industry and are offering degree programs to fill the needs within the industry. Businessweek suggests that careers within the supply chain are…
Image via Flickr by liewcf In an uncertain world, there were still things people believed they could depend on. Some of these things included our need for consumer electronics like alarm clocks and home telephones. However, the introduction of the smartphone to the market has uprooted a number of key supply chains, leaving once-thriving industries…
Image via Flickr by Marcin Wichary While a company is small, procurement is simple. As the organization grows, however, the process gets muddled and becomes less efficient. For example, the federal government has grown to the point of inefficiency at which it spends $800 per American per year on goods and services! If your procurement…
Image via Flickr by chipmunk_1 As more producers seek to placate local foodies and decrease global hunger, they come up with incredibly innovative ideas. Of these, vertical farming is quickly taking the world by storm. The most important question involves whether this type of farming is sustainable —and if it’ll do any good. Oops! You…