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Approved Vendor List
Supply Chain
January 16, 2025

Checking the Boxes on Your Approved Vendor List

11 reasons why Protolabs should be on your Approved Vendor List (AVL).
By Protolabs
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Supply Chain
June 13, 2023

Five Effective Strategies for Strengthening Your Supply Chain

Economic, political, and other disruptions make it important to strengthen your supply chain.
By Protolabs
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Loading containers onto a truck
Supply Chain
April 17, 2023

How a Modified, Just-in-Time Manufacturing Approach Evolved for Supply Chains

Just-in-time manufacturing was created to cure supply chain woes, but something happened…
By Bernie Henderson
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People working in warehouse
Supply Chain
March 24, 2023

Friendshoring Can Mitigate Supply Risks, But Getting There is Tricky

One of the latest trends in supply chain strategies is friendshoring—find out why!
By Bernie Henderson
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Cargo ships loading at a port
Supply Chain
August 9, 2022

Onshoring Supply Chains Help Relieve Supply Pains

Learn the key benefits of integrating onshore suppliers into your supply chain to better respond to global events and challeneges.
By Rob Young
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Tame Demand Volatility with a Digital Supplier
Supply Chain
May 17, 2019

Taming Demand Volatility with a Digital Supply Chain

Tame the beast of demand volatility with the help of a digital manufacturing supplier that can help create efficiencies and reduce costs.
By Protolabs
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