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Inventory Shortages Cost Million$: Can 3-D Printing Keep Us Moving When Cargo Ships Can’t?

Inventory Shortages Cost Million$: Can 3-D Printing Keep Us Moving When Cargo Ships Can't?

Some companies apply the virtual magic of 3-D printing to save millions of dollars, even as container ships languish off the coast.

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Embrace the Economic Suck: Learning to Love Empty Shelves in the Soviet States of America

Embrace the Economic Suck: Learning to Love Empty Shelves in the Soviet States of America

A Washington Post columnist tells us to lower expectations — in effect, to embrace the economic suck of short inventories and staffing and endless delays.