GOOD QUESTION What’s your controversial take on a supply chain issue?
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12 How the sporting goods industry stays in the game
INFOCUS 1 INFO SNACKS
12 VERTICAL FOCUS: SPORTS EQUIPMENT 14 NOTED 16 TAKEAWAYS 64 PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT: WEARABLES 66 IN BRIEF 72 LAST MILE Made in the USA? How companies earn that label
26 HEALTHCARE Transportation when life is on the line 28 SC RESILIENCY 4 ways to leverage the cloud 30 SMART MOVES How to counter a hazy warehouse employment outlook INFO 56 SUPPLY CHAIN INSIGHTS 58 WEB_CITE CITY 68 CALENDAR 70 RESOURCE CENTER
CONTENT PARTNERS 20 Cloud-Based Freight Procurement Solution Helps 3PL Optimize RFP Events Offered by SMC 3 22 Balancing Exception Management and Customer Satisfaction Offered by WSI Avoiding compliance pitfalls 24 GREEN LANDSCAPE 5 ways to design a sustainable supply chain INSIGHT 4 CHECKING IN DC diversification: direct-to- consumer reigns 6 GOOD QUESTION What’s your controversial take on a supply chain issue? 8 10 TIPS
INPRACTICE 10 READER PROFILE As part of his Lean journey, Theron Reese, chief operating officer with Integrated Supply Network, (pictured above) is always looking for the next bottleneck and working to tackle it.
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The latest wearables and hands-free solutions
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