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Manufacturers Loosen Budgets To Make Tech Upgrades
Tech Center // July 13, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic may have brought manufacturing to a halt, but that hasn’t stopped these same companies from investing in software upgrades and technology initiatives to stay competitive. The Wall Street Journal reported companies such as Xylem Inc., the New York water technology company, SPX...

How Mom-and-Pops Can Survive Retail’s Apocalypse
Retail // January 10, 2020

Serving the needs of Americas millions of micro-merchants and mom-and-pop shops is one of those business plans that always sounds much easier in theory than it turns out to be in practice. The simple reason? Diversity. Other than being small, they’re a rather diffused group...

Knowles Releases Development Kit For Wake-On-Voice Alexa Headsets
Alexa // June 12, 2019

The Knowles Corporation has announced the creation of a new hands-free solution, enabling original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and original design manufacturers (ODMs) to build headphones, headsets and wireless earbuds that allow users to talk directly to Alexa. The Knowles AISonic SmartMic Headset Development Kit for...

Supply Chain Compliance In The Amazon Era
B2B Payments // April 26, 2019

In the world of supply chain compliance, complex regulatory requirements like Know Your Customer (KYC) and anti-money laundering (AML) probably come to mind. There are also the challenges of supplier management, tax legislation, cross-border compliance, worker protection and more. However, in the Amazon age, where...

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How Mom-and-Pops Can Survive Retail’s Apocalypse

January 10, 2020
Serving the needs of Americas millions of micro-merchants and mom-and-pop shops is one of those business plans that always sounds much easier in theory than it turns out to be in practice. The simple reason? Diversity. Other than being small, they’re a rather diffused group in terms of who they serve, what they sell, their […]

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Manufacturers Loosen Budgets To Make Tech Upgrades

July 13, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic may have brought manufacturing to a halt, but that hasn’t stopped these same companies from investing in software upgrades and technology initiatives to stay competitive. The Wall Street Journal reported companies such as Xylem Inc., the New York water technology company, SPX Flow Inc. a maker of engineered flow components in North […]

Knowles Releases Development Kit For Wake-On-Voice Alexa Headsets

June 12, 2019
The Knowles Corporation has announced the creation of a new hands-free solution, enabling original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and original design manufacturers (ODMs) to build headphones, headsets and wireless earbuds that...

Lessons In Global Supply Chain Management

August 23, 2018
It’s widely accepted that a chain is only as strong as its weakest link – and based on the past few weeks, it appears some global supply chain links are...

What Europe’s Digital Marketplace Is Missing

February 18, 2015
European manufacturers are now pushing for a consistent Eurozone-wide internet that can function as both a digital marketplace and a network for manufacturers to interoperate, the Wall Street Journal reported...