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Hog Herds to Shrink as U.S. Farms Lose Money, Smithfield Warns

American pig growers are losing as much as $80 a hog according to Shane Smith, the chief executive officer of Smithfield Foods.

Nicasio, California. May 2020. Photo: Bloomberg

The Circular Supply Chain Is Driving Corporate Decarbonization

The growth of the circular economy and the logistics evolution that supports it are placing responsible action at the core of business culture and conduct.

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U.S. Business Logistics Costs Reach All-Time High

U.S. business logistics costs grew by 19.6% year-on-year in 2022 after coming in at $1.937 trillion in 2021, according to CSCMP's annual State of Logistics Report.

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A Checklist for Disaster Preparedness and Recovery

Disaster recovery is reactive in nature, based on things that are out of our control. There are scenarios, however, where the right preparations can help you avoid problems before they occur,

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Revolutionizing the Supply Chain Industry with 3D scanners

3D scanning technology is able to reduce error rates, optimize productivity, and improve accuracy, ultimately driving cost savings across the entire supply chain.

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U.S. Factory Output Nearly Stalls as Sector Struggles for Traction

Manufacturing outputs during May 2023 rose 0.1% compared to the previous month but were still 0.3% lower than levels during May 2022.

Smyrna, Tennessee. May 2021. Photo: Bloomberg

Port of LA Cargo Volumes Improved for Third Consecutive Month

The Port of Los Angeles handled 779,140 Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units during May 2023, a 60% increase when compared to February 2023.

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U.S. Slips in Supply Chain Ranks After Child-Labor Violations

The U.S. saw its ranking decline on almost all metrics, according to an analysis published June 14 by the ESG advisory and analytics company Elevate.

This photo, included in DoL court filings in November, 2022, shows a Packers Sanitation Services Inc. employee at the JBS Beef Plant in Grand Island, Nebraska. Photo: U.S. Department of Labor, taken by WHI Lopez

U.K.’s Centrica Warns More Gas Storage Needed for Energy Security

The CEO of Centrica, the U.K.'s largest natural gas supplier, said the partial reopening of the country's biggest gas storage facility isn't enough to ensure energy security.

Isle of Grain, U.K. August 2022. Photo: Bloomberg

The Value of Automating the Vendor Onboarding Process

Among all areas of the supply chain, the vendor onboarding process is one that is particularly due for improvement.

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Slumping Cardboard-Box Sales Signal U.S. Consumer Spending Slowdown

Shipments of empty boxes during March 2023 were down 11% from a year earlier, indicating a downward trend in sales for the U.S. corrugated products industry.

Holland, Michigan. December 2022. Photo: Bloomberg

White House Claims Supply Chain Resiliency Has Improved Since 2020

The backlog of anchored vessels has decreased from 155 to roughly a dozen while 92% of goods in grocery and drug stores are in stock, exceeding pre-pandemic levels.

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

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