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E-Commerce
COVID Made Your Website More Important than Ever
But are you open for business?
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E-Commerce
How One Distributor Uses E-Commerce to 'Meet Customers Where They Want to Buy'
As companies continue to enhance their offerings, best practices change.
November 22, 2022
An Amtrak passenger train departs Chicago in the early evening headed south on Sept. 14, 2022, in Chicago. American consumers and nearly every industry will be affected if freight trains grind to a halt in December. Roughly half of all commuter rail systems rely at least in part on tracks that are owned by freight railroads, and nearly all of Amtrak’s long-distance trains run over the freight network.
Logistics
A Rail Strike Looms and Impact on U.S. Economy Could be Broad
Many businesses only have a few days’ worth of raw materials and space for finished goods.
November 22, 2022
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Mergers & Acquisitions
New South Construction Supply Acquires Malone Steel Corp.
The deal adds a second New South location in Florida.
November 18, 2022
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Company Expansion & Consolidation
US LBM Opens New Jersey Universal Supply Branch
The location will expand the company's reach in metro New York.
November 18, 2022
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Technology & Software
Three Principles for Success in Deploying AI
Without taking the proper steps, your business could fail to see the largest possible ROI.
November 18, 2022
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October 7, 2022
José Muñoz, global president and COO of Hyundai Motor Company and the president and CEO of Hyundai and Genesis Motor North America, speaks at the AutoMobility LA Auto Show Thursday, Nov. 17, 2022, in Los Angeles.
Operations
Hyundai Reveals New Georgia Plant's $1B Parts Supplier
Hyundai has announced a second large supplier for its new electric car plant on the Georgia coast.
November 28, 2022
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Logistics
Railroad Unions, Employers at Impasse
Freight-halting strikes are rare, and this would be the first in three decades.
November 23, 2022
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Economy
High Rates, Inflation Expected to Slow Global Growth
The OECD forecast expects a drop in growth this year — and an even worse 2023.
November 23, 2022
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Operations
Walter Relocates U.S. Headquarters
The company's new technology center will showcase digitally networked metal cutting.
November 23, 2022
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Operations
Distribution Solutions Group Appoints OneSource Founder to Board
Robert Zamarripa also served as a Sonepar executive.
November 23, 2022
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Technology & Software
Security Breach: Embracing the Devil Inside
Simple tactics for winning the battle against opportunistic hackers and their increasingly sophisticated attacks.
November 22, 2022
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Operations
DXP Enterprises Raises More than $100M
The company said the funding would provide flexibility to invest in organic growth and targeted acquisitions.
November 22, 2022
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Operations
Young Adults in China Don't Want Factory Jobs
By 2025, there could be a shortage of close to 30 million manufacturing workers.
November 22, 2022
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Staffing Changes
Builders FirstSource CEO Steps Down
The company said he accepted an opportunity outside the industry.
November 22, 2022
People arrive for work at an Amazon distribution center in Staten Island, New York, Oct. 25, 2021.
E-Commerce
Amazon Ordered to Stop Retaliating Against Organizers
But the mixed ruling also handed a loss to federal labor officials.
November 22, 2022
A Norfolk Southern freight train approaches a crossing in Homestead, Pa., April 27, 2022.
Mergers & Acquisitions
Norfolk Southern to Buy Regional Railroad for $1.6B
A company subsidiary already operates the busy Cincinnati Southern Railroad.
November 22, 2022
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Company Expansion & Consolidation
Kimball Midwest Opens Connecticut Distribution Center
The company overhauled the 142,000-square-foot facility after acquiring it last year.
November 21, 2022
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Associations
ISA Opens Registration for 2023 Convention
The show will be held in Phoenix in mid-April.
November 21, 2022
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Rebuilding World's Largest Plane; 'Alien' Metal; Beretta's New Factory | Today in Manufacturing Ep. 94
Also on the podcast, problem at Quadrant Magnetics, engineer chops car to make motorcycle, Amazon debuts robot arm, Toyota premieres new Prius and a 3D-printed bike/EV hybrid.
November 21, 2022