General SCM > Regulation & Compliance | SupplyChainBrain

Regulation & Compliance: Page 452

Little Being Done to Focus on Underlying Costs of Healthcare Supply Chains

In spite of several laws passed in the last decade, we have not begun to scratch the surface of addressing the cost of healthcare.

The California Tax Man Cometh, and He's Headed for Internet Merchants

State tax collectors are preparing to crack down on renegade internet merchants who don't collect sales taxes, and nearly 100 new state auditors, lawyers and other specialists are being hired to help over the next three years.

Serialization, Data Management Combat Counterfeiting in Food and Pharmaceutical Supply Chains

Attention is mounting by consumers, government, industry, and media to address the growing counterfeit challenges in the US.

U.S. Trade with NAFTA Partners in June Up 6.6 Percent Over Same Period in 2011

Trade using surface transportation between the United States and its North American Free Trade Agreement partners, Canada and Mexico, was 6.6 percent higher in June 2012 than in June 2011, totaling $82.6bn, unadjusted for inflation, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics of the U.S. Department of Transportation.

The Wait's Over: SEC Finally Acts on Rule to Track Conflict Minerals

Moving at the blinding speed of bureaucracy, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has finally adopted a rule that requires manufacturers to report on their use of conflict minerals from the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Think Tank Blog Icon A6423e

The Wait's Over: SEC Finally Acts on Rule to Track Conflict Minerals

Think Tank 20

Product Protection Rises as a Top Supply Chain Concern Among Healthcare Execs

Healthcare executives around the world are investing in their supply chains as they prepare for continued global growth in an increasingly complex and dynamic environment, according to data from the fifth annual UPS "Pain in the (Supply) Chain" healthcare survey.

Because of Drought, Critics of Ethanol Policy Say, Stop Feeding Your Car Corn

The worst U.S. drought in more than half a century has rallied critics of the federal renewable fuel standard, which will reserve about 40 percent of the nation's corn crop for ethanol production this year.

Why Europe's Economic Woes Spell Bad News for U.S. Exporters

Schadenfreude is the act of deriving pleasure from observing the misfortunes of others. It helps to explain our enjoyment of tragedy, comedy and reality TV. It's also a convenient emotion to access when we read about economies that are in worse shape than ours. We would be well-advised, however, not to submit to the urge to feel superior to the slow-motion train wreck that is the European Union. What's happening in that dysfunctional coalition promises to have severe consequences for U.S. exporters.

Think Tank Blog Icon A9f735

U.S. Efforts to Fight Conflict Minerals Causes Fight with Businesses

U.S. officials deployed new financial weapons to try to end the bloodshed in Central Africa and the exploitation of natural resources worldwide, raising the ire of corporations that said the rules could cost them billions of dollars.

Government Regulations Seriously Impacting U.S. Manufacturing Output, Industry Report Says

Regulations on U.S. manufacturing may reduce output by as much as $500bn this year, according to an industry-sponsored study that cast doubts on President Barack Obama's efforts to trim red tape in the federal government.

Analysis of the 23rd Annual State of Logistics Report

The logistics sector in 2011 was characterized by flat freight volume and higher rates, says Rosalyn Wilson, senior business analyst at Delcan, who researches and writes the annual State of Logistics report. The report is underwritten by the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals and Penske Logistics.

Page 452 of 586

Featured Product

Photo: iStock/Anastasiia Yanishevska

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

Mobile geolocation service for track delivery, cargo shipment and freight transportation. Logistic Import Export business (Elements of this image furnished by NASA)

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

Franchise business e-commerce online e-marketplace or digital marketing branch expansion for growth or use technology to analyze product consumer data website management plan for sale service concept.

Moving Robots Site-to-Site