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Only a Quarter of Suppliers Use Real-Time Tracking Tools to Manage Cargo

Just 25% of suppliers use real-time shipping visibility tools even though 73% of supply chain professionals say real-time shipment visibility is a “must-have” feature.

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Industry 5.0: The Future of Unified Manufacturing

Industry 5.0 is the next stage of the digital, environmental and human transformation of global manufacturing.

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Oracle Introduces New SCM AI and Automation Capabilities

Oracle's newly launched update for its Oracle Fusion Cloud Application Suite will help customers with supply chain planning, operational efficiency and financial accuracy.

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Global Supply Chains Are Operating More Efficiently, Report Finds

The report also found that global transportation costs have fallen below their long-term average thanks to lessening pressures on shipping, rail, air and road freight.

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Half of Suppliers are Being Paid Late, Survey Finds

Late payments also add to the financial pressures impacting suppliers, with 42% saying they expect to face increased borrowing costs over the next 12 months.

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Apple Plans to Use 100% Recycled Cobalt in its Batteries by 2025

Apple plans to use 100% recycled cobalt, completely recycled rare Earth elements, 100% recycled tin soldering and 100% recycled gold plating in its products by 2025.

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Snowflake Launches New Product to Improve Supply Chain Performance

Snowflake recently launched the Manufacturing Data Cloud which allows manufacturers to improve supply chain performances, product quality and factory efficiency.

Watch: Combatting Greenwashing With Supply Chain Data

Bart De Muynck, chief industry officer of project44, discusses how companies can make real progress in measuring the carbon emissions of their supply chain partners.

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Watch: How to Evaluate Freight Technology Providers

Krenar Komoni, founder and chief executive officer of Tive, offers advice on evaluating freight-tech providers, and emphasizes the need for collaboration as the basis for making key decisions in the supply chain.

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Solving Supply Chain Problems by Reinventing Product Design

We asked experts about how product-design decisions taken at their firms have impacted their supply chain ecosystems.

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Drug-Resistant Bacteria Tied to Products Imported from India

The FDA has long been criticized for lapses in inspections of overseas manufacturing in China and India, which are the two major producers of drugs and raw ingredients for medicines.

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Bringing the Supply Chain Closer: Nearshoring Is Here

In recent years, nearshoring has emerged as a popular strategy for companies looking to optimize their supply chains.

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