New York TimesFrom New York TimesAll LogisticsChina September Exports Fall More Than Expected, General Administration of Customs ReportsChina's September exports fell 10 percent from a year earlier, while imports shrank 1.9 percent after picking up in August, suggesting signs of steadying in the world's second-largest economy may be short-lived.October 17, 2016Global Trade ManagementDismantling NAFTA Is Much Easier to Talk About Than DoWhen you buy an "American-made" car, you are probably buying a car that has an immensely complicated mix of components that were also made in Mexico and Canada. The same is true for many electronics, and advanced textiles like carpeting. The beef in your grocery store might be from a cow that was fattened and slaughtered in the United States, but that was very likely born across the border in Mexico.October 5, 2016All LogisticsDriverless Transport? Don't Take Your Hands Off the Wheel Just YetJitendra Malik, a researcher in computer vision for three decades, doesn't own a Tesla, but he has advice for people who do. "Knowing what I know about computer vision, I wouldn't take my hands off the steering wheel," he said.September 20, 2016Business Strategy Alignment3D Printing, Smartphones Upend Retail, E-commerceThe assembly line at Feetz has 100 humming 3-D printers. Their sole purpose is to make shoes.September 16, 2016All TechnologyUpdate Your Automobile While You Sleep?Tired of your vehicle and its aging, limited features? Don't trade it in just yet. Download new software instead.September 12, 2016All LogisticsCorporate America Does About-Face, Moves Back DowntownFor decades, many of the nation's biggest companies staked their futures far from the fraying downtowns of aging East Coast and Midwestern cities. One after another, they decamped for sprawling campuses in the suburbs and exurbs. Now, corporate America is moving in the other direction.August 8, 2016Logistics OutsourcingIkea to Recall Furniture in China, But Not in EuropeBowing to two weeks of rising public pressure in China, the Swedish furniture maker Ikea on Tuesday said it would extend its recent recall to a country where so far it has enjoyed strong sales.July 13, 2016Global Supply Chain ManagementChipotle's Experience Shows Difficulty of Bouncing Back from Business DisruptionFollowing a food safety scare last year in which hundreds of people fell ill after eating Chipotle products contaminated with E. coli bacteria or noroviruses, the company - which has long advertised its fresh, high-quality ingredients - has seen its stock price fall by double digits.July 12, 2016Quality & MetricsF.D.A. Warns Whole Foods on Failure to Address Food Safety ProblemsPrepared foods are an increasingly important part of the grocery business, delivering fat margins at a time when sales of traditional packaged foods are lackluster. But the strategy also comes with serious risks.June 17, 2016All LogisticsWalmart Puts Drones Through Warehouse Inventory Management TrialsSoon, the labyrinthine aisles at Walmart's distribution centers - stocked high with canned beans, toys and many other products - could also have a low humming sound.June 8, 2016Page 1 of 6Next Page
