manufacturing

Redesigning The Apparel Supply Chain With Production Innovation
Redesigning The Apparel Supply Chain With Production Innovation
December 12, 2019  |  Retail

Generally speaking, fashion companies do not own the manufacturing process that produces the items sell, which can be a big limiter of innovation. Fashion brands...

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Zetwerk Raises $32M Series B Led By Lightspeed, Greenoaks Capital
Zetwerk Raises $32M Series B Led By Lightspeed, Greenoaks Capital
December 11, 2019  |  Investments

Indian business-to-business (B2B) marketplace startup Zetwerk has raised $32 million in funding, led by new investors Lightspeed and Greenoaks Capital, reports said on Tuesday (Dec....

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How Order To Cash Eases Cash Flow Woes
How Order To Cash Eases Cash Flow Woes
December 10, 2019  |  Payments Innovation

Paper — it’s like the nightmare we can’t wake up from. In 2019, 42 percent of B2B invoices were paid by paper check. Add to...

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Curing The $2.4T Manufacturing Sector’s Cash-Flow Crunch
Curing The $2.4T Manufacturing Sector’s Cash-Flow Crunch
December 05, 2019  |  Order To Cash

The U.S. manufacturing sector, valued at approximately $2.4 trillion, accounts for an estimated 11 percent of the national gross domestic product (GDP). However, U.S. manufacturing...

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The Order To Cash Cycle Seeks Its Automated Reinvention
The Order To Cash Cycle Seeks Its Automated Reinvention
October 10, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Managing supply chains and B2B payments means firms have to navigate complex order to cash (O2C) cycles. Brandon Spear, president at MSTS, tells Karen Webster...

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China To Send Gov’t. Reps To Private Firms To ‘Boost Local Manufacturing Industry’
China To Send Gov’t. Reps To Private Firms To ‘Boost Local Manufacturing Industry’
September 23, 2019  |  Cross-border Payments

China is set to assign government officials to work with 100 private companies, including eCommerce giant Alibaba, to “boost the local manufacturing industry,” according to...

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Apple Shows Reliance On China Ahead Of New Tariffs
Apple Shows Reliance On China Ahead Of New Tariffs
August 28, 2019  |  Cross-border Payments

Supply chain data from Apple indicates the tech firm is still dependent on China despite using manufacturing plants in Brazil and India, Reuters reported on...

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Rethreading How Apparel Gets Made
Rethreading How Apparel Gets Made
July 24, 2019  |  Retail

The apparel industry is famous, or perhaps more appropriately infamous, for its high and growing level of environmental impact. Globally, consumers purchased 60 percent more clothing...

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Manufacturing Slowdown Could Reveal Deeper Issues Among SMBs
Manufacturing Slowdown Could Reveal Deeper Issues Among SMBs
April 01, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Small businesses (SMBs) make up more than 98 percent of the U.S. manufacturing sector, according to the National Association of Manufacturers. So when small business...

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