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Opinion: The Best Answers to #WhoMadeMyClothes This Fashion Revolution Week

Fashion Revolution Week came to the end of a noise-making celebration of five years since its launch late last month. This year, over 100 countries took part with events calling for a more transparent and ethical fashion industry, it was covered by many major fashion titles, and social media was abuzz with conscious fashion consumers putting their favorite brands to the test over their supply chains.

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Tinker, Tailor, Robot Maker: In China, Trade War Threat Casts Long Shadow

At its high-tech laboratories in the Chinese manufacturing hub of Shenzhen, Beike Biotechnology is developing medical robots that could help treat cancer. It has big plans to export these to markets like the United States.

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Supply Chain Slavery Victims Secure Legal Aid in U.K. Govt U-Turn

Modern slavery survivors wishing to stay in Britain have secured the right to free government legal advice following a case hailed by campaigners on Tuesday as a boost for victim support.

More Than Half of Companies Aren't Prepared to Use Today's Top Technologies

In 2013, Michael Dell shocked the world by taking his namesake computer company private in the largest leveraged buyout since the Great Depression. He shocked it again in 2015 when he announced that the Texas company would merge with Massachusetts’ EMC, another tech industry stalwart, in one of the biggest deals in business, worth $67.7bn.

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Freight Railroads Get Boost from Tight Trucking Markets

Freight railroads are capitalizing on a historically tight trucking market as companies move more shipments from highways to rails.

California High School Takes On Commercial Truck Driver Shortage

With a commercial truck driver shortage looming, a high school in Patterson, Calif., decided to take a proactive approach by creating a truck driving school program dedicated to bringing new drivers into the industry.

How IBM Uses Watson for Procurement

The procurement team at IBM is using the company’s powerful Watson computer to analyze suppliers, rate contracts and manage risk.

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Truck Maker Volvo Rides Demand Boom but Supply Chain Feels Strain

Truck maker AB Volvo beat first-quarter expectations thanks to strong demand for trucks and construction equipment across most markets but cautioned that its supply chain was coming under pressure.

Half of Employers Are Struggling to Find Procurement Talent, Report Says

More than half (56 percent) of employers said they have struggled to find procurement talent in the last 12 months, according to the 2018 CIPS/Hays Procurement Salary Guide and Insights.

IBM Is Tackling Blood Diamonds With Blockchain

International Business Machines Corp., a group of four gold and diamond industry companies and an independent laboratory are developing a blockchain network for tracing the provenance of finished pieces of jewelry from mine to store.

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Big Brands From Nestle to Walmart Back Sustainable Supply Chain Drive

Some of the world’s biggest retailers and food companies including Kellogg Co, Walmart Inc, and Nestle backed a new initiative on Wednesday to improve global supply chains amid rising consumer demand for slave-free goods and services.

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U.S. Is Way Behind Other Nations on Workers' Readiness for Jobs of the Future, Report Says

The United States lags behind other countries in readiness for an increasingly automated world, placing ninth on a ranking of 25 advanced economies, according to a new report from Swiss technology giant ABB.

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How a Leading U.S. Floral Distribution Company Reduced Warehouse Labor Costs by 45% with RFID

Recycled Tagging Fasteners: Small Changes Make a Big Impact

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Enhancing High-Value Electronics Shipment Security with Tive's Real-Time Tracking

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