United Natural Foods has changed its produce operations and adopted the Share-ify quality control program to achieve faster delivery times and offer fresher fruits and vegetables. "In line with UNFI's overall strategy to harness technology and data to serve our customers better, these initiatives allow us to remove over a day from our supply chain and provide a fresher product to our customers and their shoppers," said Dorn Wenninger, UNFI's senior vice president of produce.
US LMB has acquired Deco Truss, which manufactures floor and roof trusses at a facility in Miami. Deco Truss, which is US LBM's fourth acquisition this year, will operate as part of US LMB's Raymond Building Supply.
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Monitoring vendors' ESG efforts is "an enormous undertaking" that can be made easier with advanced supplier relationship management software, writes Eric Linxwiler, senior vice president of CBX Software. Such software can minimize human errors, save time and notify about red flags, allowing quick action, Linxwiler notes.
Chinese exports have grown faster than expected, as the trade surplus reaches a record high, while a Chinese military exercise might signal shipping risk in the Taiwan Strait. Meanwhile, falling Rhine River levels are jeopardizing EU shipments, and Canada is criticizing US tariffs on softwood lumber.
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The length of the business-to-business buying timeline has increased for 55% of purchasers, with 20% of buyers saying it has increased significantly, according to a DemandBase survey. In addition, 38% have escalated purchases due to changing needs, and 63% of buyers say their top expectation is content that's relevant for their company and easy to find.
Bold moves in your career can be challenging if you are already feeling burned out as a result of competing personal and professional priorities, writes speaker and author Christie Hunter Arscott. The solution lies "in getting smarter around the needs, expectations, and desires of those who matter to you and have a stake in your career and time and energy investments to produce the best returns," Arscott writes.
Companies can become more attractive to talented employees by providing mentoring, opportunities to develop new skills and gain promotions, or ways to change the pace of work for those nearing retirement, writes Dave Coffaro. "A mindful approach to capitalizing on team members' ability to contribute in a different way than people who are earlier in their career creates talent-sharing opportunities that often are overlooked," Coffaro writes.
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