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For Trucking Regulation, It's a Foggy Road Ahead

GPS technology can tell a commercial trucker all about routes and traffic conditions. But when it comes to predicting the regulatory landscape, the road ahead is a lot less clear.

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ISO Standard Aims to Make Supply Chain Traceability Easier

Traceability is vital to supply chain management. Need proof? Just ask Target, which suffered a supply chain disaster this summer over falsely labeled Egyptian cotton sheets, prompting other major retailers including Walmart, JC Penney and Bed Bath & Beyond to investigate the labeling and sourcing of their Welspun-made sheets and other textiles.

Time to Wipe Out Modern-Day Slavery in Supply Chains

It's tough enough stopping the use of conflict minerals from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. How about attacking the larger issue of human trafficking throughout the supply chain?

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Trump's Threats to Booming Mexico Auto Industry Worry Executives

It was supposed to be a victory party. Carmakers from across the globe had planned to celebrate their head-spinning boom in Mexico at the Automotive Logistics conference held in Mexico City last week. Then Donald Trump won the U.S. presidential election.

More Manufacturers Tell U.S. Congress to Invest in Infrastructure

America's manufacturers testified before Congress last week and asked lawmakers to spend money to beef up infrastructure, which they said would reduce cost to consumers and improve the efficiencies of organizations and their supply chains.

What It Takes to Get a Corona From Mexico to a U.S. Heartland Bar

Ordering a bottle of Corona beer at a bar in the United States is a simple proposition. But getting it there from its brewery in Mexico involves a complex, cross-border supply network that will likely get more complicated if U.S. president Donald Trump follows through on vows to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) or tax imports.

Supply Chain Audits Lack Legal Weight, NGO Says

Auditing firms need to be held legally liable for incidents of worker abuse or health and safety failings that they fail to uncover, a human rights NGO has said.

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U.S. Trade Policy: Taking a New Direction, or Mired in Chaos?

With the new Administration less than two weeks old, U.S. trade policy is in a state of extreme uncertainty, if not chaos. So where do we go from here?

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Holding Supply Chains Accountable for Carbon Emissions Saves Money, CDP Reports

A sustainable supply chain will result in a lot fewer carbon emissions, reports CDP, which looked at 89 supply chain members that cut those heat-trapping emissions by 434 million tons in 2016.

Protecting the Internet of Things From Hackers and Cyber Thieves

Cyber thieves, hackers and terrorists are targeting the Internet of Things.

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U.K. Offshore Wind Costs Fall Nearly a Third in Four Years

The cost of producing electricity from wind farms off the coast of Britain has fallen 32 percent in the past four years, meeting a government target four years early, an industry report said.

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'Made in America' Strategy Isn't Enough to Shield Toyota From Trump

When Trump administration appointee Wilbur Ross sat for a hearing on his commerce secretary nomination, one name kept coming up: Toyota. A senator from Vice President Mike Pence's home state asked to be reassured trade reforms wouldn't compromise Indiana jobs. Another from Mississippi said he was "tickled to death" Corollas are built in his state.

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