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How much money are supply chain disruptions costing companies?

by Sabri Ben-Achour , Meredith Garretson , Erika Soderstrom and Alex Schroeder
Aug 6, 2020
Cyberattacks, trade disputes, the coronavirus, natural disasters — it is exceedingly difficult to manage a complex web of business relationships
To make supply chains more resilient, companies can digitize them, hold more inventory and simplify product designs, says Susan Lund of McKinsey. Pictured: Items being transferred at an automated logistics center in Shandong in China's eastern Qingdao province.
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Online mattress startups are disrupting the market

by Erika Beras
Oct 5, 2018
The industry is crowded with internet competition, forcing one retailer into Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
People check out Serta mattresses at the 2015 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
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The Mayo Clinic wants you to see the doctor less

by David Brancaccio and Ali Oshinskie
May 24, 2018
CEO and president Dr. John Noseworthy says a lot of waste comes from not getting the answer right the first time.
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Is Amazon finally poised for a complete retail takeover?

by Adriene Hill and Sean McHenry
Oct 27, 2017
Spencer Soper of Bloomberg thinks the online store's future lies in the business marketplace.
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The Next Big Tech Hub

The next big tech hub might surprise us all

by Ben Johnson and Janet Nguyen
Apr 18, 2017
Don't count out New Orleans, or Omaha, Nebraska.
Thomas Edison works on the electric light bulb in his laboratory. 
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Tech and finance team up and give banks a scare

by Molly Wood
Dec 14, 2015
FinTech is pulling in business that banks gave up. And now they want it back.
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Goldman to improve its consumer Sachs appeal

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Jun 16, 2015
The institution ventures into online lending. Why have banks been so slow?
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