April, 2012

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Apparel E-Commerce and the Collapse of Big Box Retail

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People are buying stuff more than ever. They’re just increasingly choosing to do so from home in their skivvies. This rise in e-commerce is absolutely killing certain sectors of the retail industry. Just take a look at Best Buy's ongoing slow-motion collapse. According to Moneybox : The bottom line is that while Best Buy is no doubt facing some firm-specific challenges, the big story is broad sectoral decline of this sort of retailing.

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Supply Chain Management:Increase in Operational Efficiency.

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Apparel Supply Chain Threats: Invest in Resiliency

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The Bangkok Post made a good point about the effects of political unrest recently in the wake of tragic bombings in southern Thailand last week: These appalling events serve as a harsh reminder that radicals intent on harming innocent civilians can strike anywhere, it also are a reminder that terrorism both domestically and globally is a real and significant threat to our supply chains -- and one that few companies, emergency services and local authorities are ever fully prepared for.

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The Dallas Apparel 3PL Advantage

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From sailing the high seas of ocean freight rate management to navigating the narrow straits of customs brokerage management, we simply can’t stop circling the globe in search of the most optimal distant corners for apparel supply chain management. But it’s all anchored right here in Lewisville, smack dab in the middle of North Texas, just 20 miles from Dallas-Ft.

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Rethinking warehouse work culture: Can automation create better workplaces?

Heico Sandee, CEO of Smart Robotics, explores how automation redefines warehouse culture. By shifting repetitive tasks to skill-based roles, automation improves safety, fosters collaboration, and makes warehousing more appealing to today’s workforce.

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In Supply Chain Management, Embrace the Supply Chain Chaos Monkey

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Natural disasters. Market shifts. Political meddling or domestic unrest in distant countries. Supply chains were born to be disrupted, and the results for ill-prepared apparel companies can be simply devastating. Simply put, it’s not unusual for supply chains to look more like supply spiderwebs that span across multiple countries around the globe.

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Supply Chain Management:Best practices for defining Asset Register

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